Design Engineer

Job Description

Job Responsibilities & Requirements

A Brief Overview
Designs truss components and truss repairs for MiTek customers and creatively solve engineering issues our customers have.

What You Will Do:

Responsibilities

• Creatively design field repairs for truss components in accordance with acceptable engineering principles and judgment.

• Design truss components based on specified parameters from customers and use their knowledge of engineering and the building codes along with collaboration with other engineers in the office to ensure their designs protect the health safety and welfare of the public.

• Discusses design modifications and reviews appropriate design methodologies with customers.

• Assist train and counsel customers in troubleshooting issues and design problems.

• Review results of the truss design software for accuracy and collaborate with other engineers and with the software development team to determine how the software should function.

• Collaborate with engineers architects and building officials on customer component design projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Engineering required

• Up to 1 Year of related experience required

• Ability to perform technical skills including algebra trigonometry geometry and basic calculus physics statistics and strength of materials structural analysis.

• Equivalent combination of experience and education which clearly indicates the ability to perform the essential functions of the position may substitute on a year for year basis

• Ability to read and understand prints and schematics

• Able to use Microsoft Office Applications

• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) - Any State Board preferred

Soft Skills

• Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly

• Ability to actively attend to convey and understand the comments and questions of others

• Must have solid engineering/technical skills including attention to detail

• Must have an outstanding safety record and follow all safety policies and procedures

• Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness. Monitor own work to ensure quality. Apply feedback to improve performance. Look for ways to improve and promote quality Quantity: Meet productivity standards without diminishing quality of work. Strive to increase productivity. Work at keeping waste down. Complete work in a timely manner

• Take responsibility for own action. Follow instructions responds to management directions

• Readily volunteers. Undertake self-development activities. Seek increased responsibilities. Take independent action. Ask for and offer assistance whenever needed

• Ability to interact professionally with others; including co-workers vendors and customers

Additional Requirements

• 5% domestic travel as necessary

MiTek is a platform innovator and enabler that exists to transform the building industry with better building 1955 MiTek transformed residential construction with the invention of the Gang-Nail plate and a digital platform that provided an affordable and scalable way to manufacture wood trusses. Today MiTek delivers software services engineered products and automated solutions that enable the building industry toimprove efficiencies by optimizingthe balance between off-site and on-site. With nearly 5600 team members worldwide MiTek collaborates across the building industry to enable and accelerate transformational breakthroughs in design and construction to transform the way the industry designs makes and builds. As a Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A NYSE: BRK-B) company since 2001 MiTek has a record of continuous growth and innovation.

MiTek is an E-Verify and Drug and Tobacco-Free Workplace.

We are an equal opportunity employer; and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion national origin ethnicity physical or mental disability sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity or expression or transgender status) age (40 and over) genetic information (including family medical history) veteran status or any other protected characteristic.

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