Structural Engineer

Thornton Tomasetti • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

As a Structural Engineer in Thornton Tomasetti’s Protective Design & Security practice, you will support risk-based engineering and physical security design to strengthen the safety, resilience, and security of buildings and infrastructure. You will apply threat-informed engineering to structural hardening, blast effects, and progressive collapse, connecting protective measures with architecture, site design, electronic security, and operations across buildings, campuses, and mixed-use environments. With team support, you will work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment while developing technical, analytical, and project coordination skills.

Thornton Tomasetti’s Protective Design & Security team develops risk-led solutions to mitigate security risks in the built environment and protect people, property, and operations from intentional harm. The practice combines security planning, physical security, and electronic security to develop layered protection strategies, including secure site planning, physical hardening, access control, surveillance, and detection integrated with security operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in structural engineering, civil engineering, or a closely related field.
• Interest in protective design, security, resilience, and hazard-resistant engineering.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Familiarity with design, visualization, documentation, and computational tools such as Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino/Grasshopper, Adobe Creative Suite, Bluebeam, SAP2000, ETABS, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Support protective design concepts and design studies involving blast effects, progressive collapse, structural hardening, and risk-informed design.
• Assist with analysis, modeling, and calculation tasks and integrate structural and physical security measures into project designs.
• Help prepare diagrams, calculations, technical narratives, presentations, and design documentation that clearly communicate protection measures.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, planners, and security specialists in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Participate in on-site assessments, field surveys, and construction-phase activities.
• Build familiarity with the company’s culture, services, and collaborative working style while developing technical and professional skills.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability, and other voluntary benefits, depending on employment status.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and childcare expenses.
• Paid Time Off.
• Family leave for new parents.
• Volunteer time.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Commuter transit benefits where available.
• 401(k) retirement savings with company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Wellness, diversity/inclusion, and employee resource programs and initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level