Structural Engineer

STOW Group • Romeoville, IL

29d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Structural Engineer is an integral person in helping our customer’s vision for a conventional, semi- or fully automated storage solution from stow US come to life safely. The core responsibilities include structural analysis and design of medium to large scale racking systems. Solutions: All Racking for conventional (including Pallet Racking , Mobile Racking , High Bay and Mini Load), semi-automated ( Atlas 1D ) , and fully-automated storage systems ( Atlas 2D ) . Customers: We partner with leading material handling distributors and integrators throughout the United States and Canada to serve end users in a variety of industries such as food and beverage distribution, cold storage, and e-commerce in general. Typical project size: 500K-30M

Requirements

• Bachelors in Structural Engineering is required.
• PE Certification.
• Work experience with cold-formed steel structures or racking structures is required; familiar with RMI and AISI standards.
• Multiple years of experience with estimating and mechanical equipment design of steel structures, large storage systems (such as pallet racking and/or pallet shuttles) or other applicable material handling solutions.
• Experience with SAP2000 or similar is required.
• Experience with AutoCAD 2D or similar is required.
• On rare occasion, travel to customer sites to research, collect and report information about the site.
• If remote, occasional travel to our Romeoville, IL office (average 3 days at a time; approx. 6 times per year besides onboarding & training).
• For onboarding and training, if remote, travel for training and onboarding to our Romeoville, IL office and regardless of your location, to our headquarters in Belgium (usually no more than 3 weeks at a time).
• Depending on training needs, during the first year, there could be 2-3 of such trips for the purpose of learning directly from our experienced team of Structural Engineers.
• The morning hours are the most important so we can connect with them while our business hours overlap across time zones.
• Most people start their workday at 8 am CST and some love to start even earlier so they can wrap up earlier at the end of the day.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate calculations to Sales and Project Engineers during the Pre-Sales process.
• Analyze and design the structures according to the applicable standards for steel structures (ASCE, AISI, and MH16 US standards).
• Create calculation documents for the analyzed structures.
• Explain and defend the design when necessary.
• Get materials tested and interpret the completed test results.
• Collaborate with Project Engineers and Sales Engineers to provide the most efficient rack structure.
• Manage the communication with suppliers to ensure the quality and structural integrity of their products.
• Perform preliminary analysis of the systems to support Sales Engineers to create competitive quotes.
• Study and analyze the technical documentation provided by Sales and when applicable, by distributors, integrators, and end customers.
• Review specifications and layouts.
• Design custom parts (non-standard items or modifying standard items).
• Be involved with new product development and engineering initiatives.
• Support HQ in the development of internal structural analysis and design software.
• Provide structural engineering support for a flawless execution of the project.
• Support communication between sales and the customers to obtain the necessary information to do the structural design of the systems.
• Coordinate with the Project Engineer and drafters to create the structural set of drawings.
• Review and stamp the calculation packages and structural drawings.
• Work with licensed PEs to review and stamp the calculation packages and structural drawings.
• Support project design and production efforts to ensure projects are completed on time and within the established budget.
• Rarely: visit job sites for measurements, inspections, installer walk-through, and provide Engineering insights and support on Sales calls.
• Oversee certain calculation algorithms and maintain databases of the used calculation software.
• Oversee software development in collaboration with external parties to standardize certain calculation processes.
• Participate in MHI-RMI meetings and standards committees – Rack Manufacturer’s Institute.

Benefits

• Medica (currently BlueCross BlueShield), Dental and Vision Insurance, including Family coverage
• PTO
• Paid sick leave
• US paid holidays
• Partial tuition reimbursement after 12 months
• Company paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401K with employer match, currently 4%

What This Job Offers

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