Tunnel Design Engineer

The Boring Company; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Equity for permanent employees

Job summary

A technology-driven tunneling company seeks a Geotechnical Engineer to create geotechnical reports and provide construction recommendations. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field and experience in rock mechanics or tunneling. This on-site position in Nashville includes responsibilities for ground settlement analysis and monitoring. Benefits include comprehensive medical coverage and a competitive compensation package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Geology or related discipline.
• Experience in rock mechanics and tunneling or mining.
• PE in Geotechnical Engineering required, ideally in TN.

Responsibilities

• Create geotechnical data and design reports for tunnel construction.
• Oversee geotechnical investigations and reporting.
• Provide recommendations for construction means and methods.

Skills

Rock mechanics

Geotechnical design

Construction impact analysis

Settlement monitoring

Geotechnical investigation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering

Job description

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

Responsibilities

• Create geotechnical data reports, geotechnical interpretation reports, geotechnical design reports for tunnel and shaft construction.
• Create temporary support of excavation designs, reports, and drawings.
• Produce tunnel lining design documentation, including lateral earth pressure calculations.
• Perform ground settlement and construction impact analysis of subsurface structures (e.g., shafts, tunnels) and 3rd party infrastructure (e.g., buildings, utilities).
• Create and oversee the implementation of settlement monitoring plans.
• Plan and execute geotechnical investigations.
• Assist in the collection and review of as-built drawings and existing geotechnical data for subsurface due diligence.
• Provide geotechnical recommendations for construction means and methods.
• Perform construction period observation and inspection.
• Support brick operations with geotechnical recommendations and testing oversight.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Geology, Engineering Geology or related discipline.
• Previous experience working in rock mechanics, or in hard rock conditions (tunneling, mining).
• PE in Geotechnical Engineering, ideally in TN otherwise must be within the USA.

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Master of Science in Geotechnical or Structural Engineering.
• Coursework in geotechnical engineering (soils and rock mechanics), structural analysis, foundation engineering, hydrology, earthquake engineering, engineering geology, tunnel engineering, reinforced concrete design, steel design, and constitutive modeling.
• Preliminary and final analysis and design experience (geotechnical investigation, slope stability analysis, support of excavation, construction impact to adjacent buildings and utilities, providing geotechnical design parameter recommendations).

Additional Requirements

• The position may require extended hours and weekend work.
• This role is on site / in person in Nashville, TN (relocation will be supported).
• The position will require periodic work inside tunnels. Candidates should be comfortable with this.
• Able to travel for short and extended trips as needed. Up to 10% travel.

Culture

We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.

Benefits

We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.

The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.