Design Engineer Sr.

Ameron Pole Products•Tulsa, OK

About The Position

The Senior Design Engineer develops new products and improves existing products to address customer needs, expand market opportunities, and strengthen Ameron’s competitive position. The role evaluates product concepts for structural performance, functionality, manufacturability, and cost, and develops engineering calculations, models, drawings, renderings, and technical documentation to support evaluation and implementation. The position plans and supports prototyping and testing, evaluates results, and refines designs. It establishes design methods and technical guidance that transition new products and options into routine engineering and production workflows. The engineer also supports the shop by clarifying design requirements and resolving manufacturing-related technical questions, incorporating production feedback to improve manufacturability while maintaining required performance. The role maintains and improves engineering analysis methods and software for applicable design codes, products, materials, and requirements. It translates engineering requirements into documented calculation methods and software functionality, advances existing tools toward integrated engineering applications, and builds consistency, automation, and traceability across the design workflow. Calculations and software outputs are verified and validated against established methods, independent checks, and test results where appropriate, with assumptions, limitations, revisions, and validation results documented.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, civil, structural engineering, or a related discipline.
Active Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in at least one state in which the company operates or conducts business.
Substantial engineering experience with demonstrated ownership of complex technical work.
Strong capabilities in engineering analysis, product design, and practical problem-solving.
Experience developing or improving engineering calculation tools, software, or automated workflows.
Ability to translate customer and business needs into clear technical requirements and implemented solutions.
Effective communication and collaboration across engineering, detailing, commercial, and production teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience with structural products, steel fabrication, or prestressed concrete.
Experience with engineering software development and integration.
Experience with parametric CAD, engineering automation, and technical visualization.
Experience with product testing and validation.
Knowledge of applicable structural design codes and standards.

Responsibilities

Develop new products and enhance existing products to address customer needs, expand market opportunities, and strengthen Ameron’s competitive position.
Evaluate product concepts for structural performance, functionality, manufacturability, and cost.
Develop engineering calculations, models, drawings, renderings, and technical documentation to support concept evaluation and product implementation.
Plan and support prototyping and testing, evaluate results, and refine designs.
Establish design methods and technical guidance that transition new products and options into routine engineering and production workflows.
Provide engineering support to the shop by clarifying product design requirements and resolving technical questions related to manufacturing.
Incorporate production feedback into product designs to improve manufacturability while maintaining required performance.
Maintain and improve engineering analysis methods and software to accommodate applicable design codes, new products, materials, and design requirements.
Translate engineering requirements into documented calculation methods and software functionality.
Advance existing analysis tools and support their continued development into integrated engineering applications.
Develop engineering tools with an understanding of the complete design workflow, from customer requirements through analysis and design outputs.
Build consistency, automation, and traceability into engineering tools to reduce repetitive data entry and support reliable use of project information.
Verify and validate calculations and software outputs against established methods, independent checks, and test results where appropriate.
Document assumptions, limitations, revisions, and validation results to support consistent and reliable use.