Structural Engineer

Thornton Tomasetti • Los Angeles, CA

18h • $78,000 - $92,000

About The Position

Thornton Tomasetti is hiring a Structural Engineer for its Protective Design & Security practice. The role supports risk-based engineering and physical security design to strengthen the safety, resilience, and security of buildings and infrastructure. The engineer 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. The position is in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team and offers opportunities to develop technical, analytical, and project coordination skills.

The 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 and emerging threats. Its work integrates security planning, physical security, and electronic security into layered protection strategies, including secure site planning, physical hardening, access control, surveillance, detection, and security operations.

The stated annual compensation range is $78,000–$92,000 for a successful California applicant; compensation may vary based on location, education, qualifications, experience, operational needs, and other permitted considerations. Benefits may depend on employment status. The employer is an equal employment opportunity workplace and will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records as required by the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in structural or 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 communicate protection measures clearly.
• 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.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and childcare.
• Paid Time Off, family leave for new parents, and 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