Structural Engineer

Philadelphia, PA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the worlds 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 projects 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

We have an opportunity for a Structural Engineer for our Protective Design & Security Practice. The Structural Engineer will primarily focus on blast analysis and design work and will also likely be exposed to several different aspects of protective design & security such as progressive collapse site perimeter security and operational security as well as conventional structural design. 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. Protective design structural engineering is not a topic found in many schools so we have a strong training program to get new hires up to speed.

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.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in Civil or Structural Engineering. Graduate degree is preferred.
Coursework in structural dynamics or blast engineering preferred.
Strong academic record.
Excellent verbal and technical writing skills.
Self-motivated and team-oriented.
Experience in Revit and Rhino is helpful but not required.
The position requires the candidate to gain and hold US Security clearance.
Ability and willingness to travel within the US and internationally.

Benefits

Depending on your employment status benefits may include:

Medical Dental Vision Life AD&D Disability and other voluntary benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical & 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

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Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the worlds 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 be...

The Role

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.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in Civil or Structural Engineering. Graduate degree is preferred.
Coursework in structural dynamics or blast engineering preferred.
Strong academic record.
Excellent verbal and technical writing skills.
Self-motivated and team-oriented.
Experience in Revit and Rhino is helpful but not required.
The position requires the candidate to gain and hold US Security clearance.
Ability and willingness to travel within the US and internationally.

Benefits

Depending on your employment status benefits may include:

Medical Dental Vision Life AD&D Disability and other voluntary benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical & 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