Engineer (Civil/Structural)

ITW • Earth City, MO

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About The Position

Alpine, an ITW company, is a leading provider of building component software, equipment, and the industry’s best service to component manufacturers. Partnering with our customers, we help to improve their businesses and make them more productive. We are a leader in delivering software solutions to the construction industry to increase profitability. ITW offers its employees a path for advancement, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to help employees care for themselves, their families, and their futures. Position Summary: Provides customers with Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) truss designs that are both economically feasible and structurally sound using design aids and engineering judgment. Independently evaluates, selects, and applies standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria, using judgment in making minor adaptations and modifications to truss designs. Provide support and technical input for Alpine’s TrusSteel engineering software development.

Requirements

• BS, Civil Engineering or related discipline where statics, strength of materials, structural analysis and structural design are core requirements.
• Fully familiar with drafting techniques and presentation of truss designs.
• Knowledgeable of truss terms and technical engineering terms and their use.
• Able to read and interpret roof and floor truss layouts that have been presented in the job plans. From these, determine the proper truss configurations.
• Proficiency in plan takeoffs and determination of the best structural solutions and most economical systems.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and CAD software, such as AutoCad
• Good communication and documentation skills with the ability to work independently and in teams.

Nice To Haves

• EIT Certification strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reviews, corrects and completes all customer-generated designs, as they are assigned according to design specifications and appropriate engineering principles.
• Correctly applies general engineering notes as required.
• Provides technical consultation to customers regarding engineering needs and reviews assigned customer-generated designs and processes according to targeted timetable.
• Also provides routine consultation services for customers to resolve questions, design information, and special drawing requests i.e., design improvements, calculation of special loads, etc., as needed.
• Designs trusses with the aid of the computerized, proprietary truss analysis and design software with information taken from documents, verbal instructions, or from the framing layout plans submitted by the customer.
• Applies engineering principles to daily design work with specific proficiency in statics and strength of materials.
• Performs nonstandard or moderately complex designs and frame analyses for simple repairs of designs, provided a re-evaluation of the entire structural system is not needed.
• Reviews assignments of Designer/Drafter/Technician employees for completeness and technical accuracy prior to sending to customers.
• Proficiency with cold-formed steel connection methods and general notes and their application.
• Proficient knowledge of design policies, applicable design standards and building codes.
• Provides high quality customer service to all internal and external customers.
• Meets all deadlines for turn-around time of design jobs.

Benefits

• ITW offers its employees a path for advancement, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to help employees care for themselves, their families, and their futures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees