Structural Engineer III

Sukup Manufacturing Co.; Sheffield (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sukup Manufacturing Co. in Sheffield, IA, seeks a senior structural engineer to design custom steel grain storage structures and ensure safety and code compliance. You will work with sales to engineer projects and oversee detailed drawings for fabrication.

The role requires PE licensure and a Master’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering (or a Bachelor’s with extensive experience). CAD, SolidWorks, and PDM tooling experience are valued.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s with extensive structural engineering experience.
• PE licensure required for the role.
• Knowledge of building codes for agricultural applications is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute project concepts and detailed drawings.
• Ensure compliance with IBC/ASCE 7/AISC standards.
• Calculate loads and stresses and assess member safety.
• Coordinate design with designer/drafter for final manufacture.
• Mentor EITs in structural engineering.
• Triage manufacturing issues and propose repairs.

Skills

Tower/overhead catwalk exp

IBC/ASCE 7 knowledge

Structural load calculations

CAD coordination

Education

Master’s degree in Civil/Structural Eng

PE licensure

Bachelor’s degree (optional path)

Tools

Solidworks

Solidworks Enterprise PDM

RISA

Job description

Job Summary

To design custom steel grain storage bins, ensuring safety and compliance. This role involves collaborating with sales staff, providing technical advice, inspecting project sites, and overseeing the preparation of detailed engineering drawings. Additionally, the individual will coordinate design to designers and/or drafters for final design and manufacture.

Location: Sheffield, IA

Essential Job Requirements

A Master’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering with ten years of work experience or a Bachelor’s degree with fifteen years of work experience is required. Professional Engineering licensure also required. The ideal candidate should have experience with tower support structures for overhead catwalks, catwalks for agricultural conveying equipment, and support structures for elevated tanks. Knowledge of building codes related to agricultural applications and a basic understanding of agriculture and grain storage are beneficial. Proficiency in Solidworks or other solid modeling CAD software is helpful, and preferred experience with RISA.

Preferred Skills

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft O365, Solidworks experience, and Solidworks Enterprise PDM software experience

Job Duties

• Manages and directs the concepts, design, and execution of project
• Extensive knowledge of applicable building codes and design standards (IBC, ASCE 7, AISC) with the ability to reasonably interpret
• Calculates loads and stresses on structures, investigates the strength of members and beams, and determines whether a structure can function safely
• Works with sales staff to engineer custom steel structures to required specifications
• Coordinates design to designer/drafter for final design and manufacture
• Assists with troubleshooting manufacturing issues and issues with steel structures in real world applications and recommend repair and/or modification
• Checks work to ensure accuracy of spelling, drawing format and organization, dimension and tolerance convention, and conformance with Engineering Standards
• Conduct structure evaluations and forensic investigation
• Knowledge of bin foundation design as it pertains to issues caused by foundation problems
• Mentor EIT’s in structural engineering
• Comfortable with and ability to make critical engineering decisions with minimal oversight

• must be eligible

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is, and will continue to be, the policy of Sukup Manufacturing Co. to practice a program of equal employment designed to assure that all employment decisions and advancement opportunities are made available to all employees and applicants on the basis of individual qualifications and without unlawful regard to race, religion, veteran status, national origin, disability, age or sex.

In addition to providing equal employment opportunities, it is also our policy to provide an environment free from unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment. Any alleged violation of this policy will be investigated and disciplinary action will follow as required.

Immigration Sponsorship

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. Sukup Manufacturing Co. is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time unless explicitly annotated within the individual job posting.