Special Structural Analysis Engineer 3

Sargent & Lundy•Chicago, IL

12d•$74,353 - $113,595

About The Position

This is an 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 and interface with engineers from other disciplines. You will work with a structural engineering team on engineering projects for new nuclear facilities and upgrades and modifications to nuclear power plants and other safety-related structures in the following areas: 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 design calculations, develop specifications, and support designers with drawing development. You will also have the opportunity to guide others in the development of engineering deliverables. Using our state-of-the-art computer tools, you will perform the structural analysis of safety-related structures under various loading conditions, such seismic loading, impactive/impulsive loading. 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

Requirements

MS degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Structural Engineering from an ABET-accredited program
Three 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 SAP2000, STRUDL, SASSI, ANSYS, or LS-DYNA
Proficiency with analysis and design codes and standards such as ASCE 4, ASCE 43, ASCE 7, AISC, and ACI
Good written and verbal communication skills
Willingness or ability to solve problems using modern tools
Willingness or ability to take engineering problems from issue to solution using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs
Willingness or ability to build or use automation to create calculations, summarize technical documents, or draft design documentation, including appropriate use of agentic AI tools, with strong engineering judgment and verification of results

Nice To Haves

Ph.D. degree
Experience with design and analysis of power plant and/or industrial structures
On site construction support experience
PE or SE license
Programming or scripting (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate calculations, design checks, reporting, or data transformation
Additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other training in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that helps you apply automation or agentic AI to real engineering problems

Responsibilities

Prepare design calculations
Develop specifications
Support designers with drawing development
Guide others in the development of engineering deliverables
Perform the structural analysis of safety-related structures under various loading conditions, such seismic loading, impactive/impulsive loading
Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews
Travel to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs
Take engineering problems from issue to solution using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs
Build or use automation to create calculations, summarize technical documents, or draft design documentation, including appropriate use of agentic AI tools, with strong engineering judgment and verification of results