Senior Structural Engineer 1 - Nuclear

Sargent & Lundy•Chattanooga, TN

1d•$82,380 - $125,860•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a senior engineering position that offers a variety of interesting and challenging opportunities in structural engineering and will provide an excellent opportunity to advance your career. You will collaborate with a team of structural engineers, interface with engineers from other disciplines, and guide the work of less experienced project team members. You will work with a structural engineering team on engineering projects for new nuclear facilities and upgrades and modifications to nuclear power plants. This position will offer you the ability to directly apply your knowledge of materials, structural analysis, structural steel design, and reinforced concrete design. As a member of an engineering and design team, you will work on a wide range of projects for various clients. You will prepare and review design calculations, develop specifications, and support designers with drawing development. Using state-of-the-art computer tools, you will perform the structural analysis and design of steel frames, connections, concrete members, equipment and piping supports, and foundations. Additionally, you will conduct structural analyses, which include loading conditions such as wind and seismic. There is the potential for you to travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs. This position is based on a hybrid work schedule and will require in-office work 3 days per week. In this role, you are expected to lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs. Leaders in these roles often direct automation and process-improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation and guiding when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked.

Requirements

BSCE with emphasis in Structural Engineering from an ABET-accredited program
5 or more years of experience working as a member of a project team in the design and analysis of structures
Proficiency with structural analysis software such as STAAD, SAP2000, SAFE, STRUDL, or ANSYS
Familiarity with design codes and standards such as IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, and ACI
Proficiency with MS Office applications
Good written and verbal communication skills
Willingness or ability to lead others who use modern tools (automation and AI)
Expected to lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs

Nice To Haves

MSCE degree
Experience with design and analysis of power plant and/or industrial structures
On site construction support experience
PE or SE license
Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs
Additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows

Responsibilities

Collaborate with a team of structural engineers
Interface with engineers from other disciplines
Guide the work of less experienced project team members
Work on engineering projects for new nuclear facilities and upgrades and modifications to nuclear power plants
Directly apply knowledge of materials, structural analysis, structural steel design, and reinforced concrete design
Prepare and review design calculations
Develop specifications
Support designers with drawing development
Perform the structural analysis and design of steel frames, connections, concrete members, equipment and piping supports, and foundations using state-of-the-art computer tools
Conduct structural analyses, which include loading conditions such as wind and seismic
Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs (potential)
Lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs
Direct automation and process-improvement work (e.g., how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation)
Guide when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked