Senior Structural Engineer 1 - Nuclear

Sargent & Lundy•Midland, TX

16h•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 our 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.

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.

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.
Experience with AI & Automation at Sargent & Lundy.
Experience with modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs.
Experience directing automation and process-improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation.
Experience guiding when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked.
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.
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.
Conduct structural analyses, including loading conditions such as wind and seismic.
Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews.
Travel to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs.
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.
Oversee engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs.