Senior Structural Engineer

Requisition ID:  272614

• Relocation Authorized: National - Family
• Grade: 26-27
• Position to be Panel Interviewed? No 
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework
• Work Location: Ogden, UT 
• Employee Referral Amount: $2,500.00 

 

Bechtel is on the Northrop Grumman Corp. team preparing to deliver the U.S. Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) system of inter-continental ballistic missiles and launch infrastructure. GBSD is a vital U.S. Air Force program designed to modernize the nation’s aging force of inter-continental ballistic missiles, which make up the ground element of the nuclear deterrent. As part of the Northrop Grumman GBSD nationwide team, Bechtel will provide launch system design, construction, and integration.

 

A major contractor for the United States and allied governments, Bechtel has handled such efforts as chemical weapons demilitarization projects, missile-defense, infrastructure, base operations, procurement and project management, and restoration and recovery spanning half a century. We use our expertise to help our customers securely and effectively transform mission delivery.

 

Position Summary

This position is for an Senior Engineer for the mechanical hardness group who will prepare and execute a robust analytical approach to designing new structures and evaluating existing structures with new retrofits to survive various levels of extreme blast events. Additionally, this position will have a vital role in the development and execution of a physical model testing program which will serve as a key part of a Verification and Validation Program to demonstrate the analytical approach and design is credible.  

The successful candidate must have strong organizational and teamwork skills, proven problem-solving abilities, can-do attitude, and the desire to innovate designs. This role will specifically support the USAF Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase.

 

 

Responsibilities

• Performs overall engineering design and engineering tasks, within a discipline, having some degree of complexity.
• Participates in reviewing and checking designs, drawings and data by other engineers or by suppliers.
• Perform calculations to determine blast loading environments.
• Perform nonlinear, dynamic analysis of building structures using 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 ABAQUS and other commercially available software.
• Transfer design information from calculations to structural design drawings/models.
• Draft reports and memorandums to communicate technical design information.
• Coordinate requirements and design information with other client, customer, contractors, and other engineering disciplines.
• Review shop drawings, calculations, and RFIs related to design items during construction.
• Review vendor information from subcontractors and integrate it into the design solution.
• Execute to schedule requirement while maintaining a high degree of quality in work product.
• Coordinate closely with other technical disciplines in planning and executing work as an integrated team to ensure cohesiveness and quality.

 

Qualifications and Skills

Basic Qualifications

• Level 1: BS degree in Engineering (Structural or related), from an accredited university, with at least 9 years of relevant experience.
• Level 2: BS degree in Engineering (Structural or related), from an accredited university, with at least 13 years of relevant experience.
• Work Experience in Abaqus, ANSYS, or similar finite element software.
• U.S. Citizenship is required; Candidate must have the right to legally work and remain in the United States without sponsorship.
• Candidate must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Candidate must have strong organizational skills.
• Able to relocate to Ogden, UT.

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Possess active security clearance.
• Familiar with CAD software to develop construction documents.
• Familiar with Structural Engineering Codes and Standards like ACI 349, ACI 318, ASCE 4, ASCE 7.
• Familiar with Military Standards like UFC 3-340-01, UFC 3-340-02, UFC3-350-0XN.

 

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