Structural Engineer

USA Thornton Tomasetti • Los Angeles, CA

9d • $78,000 - $92,000

About The Position

Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the world’s challenges. An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide, our mission is to bring our clients' ideas to life and, in the process, lay the groundwork for a better, more resilient future. We provide support and opportunities to our employees to achieve their full potential and cultivate a rewarding career. Our Protective Design practice helps architects, owners, developers, and public agencies worldwide achieve security objectives while upholding each project’s aesthetic, functional and budgetary goals. A recognized leader in security services – with more than 60 years of experience – we collaborate with clients and project teams to develop physical, technical, and operational security solutions for facilities of every type, use, and size. The Role A Protective Design Structural Engineer performs building design for manmade hazards such as explosive blasts, hostile vehicle impacts, and large fires. This is in addition to performing conventional structural design for natural hazards like wind and earthquakes. Protective design engineers will work on project teams performing the design of new buildings and assessments of existing facilities. Due to the wide-ranging nature of security threats, our team works on a variety of high-profile projects spanning many market sectors. These may include sports stadiums, transportation hubs, government buildings, and laboratory facilities. Over time, a Protective Design engineer will work on projects that involve skills well beyond structural engineering, including performing risk assessments and implementing security technology.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Masters preferred.
• Coursework in structural dynamics or blast engineering.
• Excellent verbal and technical writing skills.
• Self-motivated and team-oriented.
• Experience in Revit, Tekla, and AutoCAD is helpful, but not required.
• The position requires the candidate to gain and hold US Security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical security/protective design consulting services for new and existing construction. Physical security topics include, but are not limited to, blast design, site layout, progressive collapse, and design of vehicle barriers.
• Perform calculations to determine blast-loading environments.
• Perform nonlinear, dynamic analysis of building structures and façade systems using a single degree of freedom, multi-degree of freedom, and finite element analysis methodologies for dynamic blast loadings.
• Perform nonlinear, dynamic analyses of building structures using SAP 2000, ETABS, and other commercially available software for the prevention of progressive collapse.
• Read and interpret design drawings and REVIT models.
• Transfer design information from calculations to structural, architectural, and physical security drawings/models.
• Draft reports and memorandums to communicate physical security requirements and other technical design information.
• Coordinate physical security requirements and design information with architects, owners, contractors, and other engineering disciplines.
• Review shop drawings, calculations, and RFIs related to physical security design items during construction.

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, Volunteer Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Commuter Transit (where available)
• 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments
• Fitness Reimbursement
• And other various wellness, diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees