Senior Structural Engineer and Office Leader

Overview

Imagine engineering the resilient frameworks that support the world's most advanced microchip fabrication facilities and leading the team that makes it happen. At SSOE, you won't just be executing tasks; you'll continuously expand your expertise by confronting diverse and complex structural engineering challenges unique to the semiconductor and advanced high-tech industrial sectors, while simultaneously guiding the culture, growth, and operational excellence of your office. You'll be supported by access to advanced training, leading design and analysis tools including finite element modeling and BIM platforms, and a collaborative multidisciplinary culture. We foster your ambition with clear pathways for career progression, whether your aspiration is technical leadership, project management, becoming a revered subject matter expert in high-tech structural design, or growing as a regional leader. This role places you at the heart of a truly integrated team environment that champions knowledge sharing, innovation, and technical excellence, backed by the stability and proven delivery of a well-established firm.

As a Senior Structural Engineer and Office Leader at SSOE, you will be a pivotal force in shaping both the structural backbone of advanced semiconductor fabrication facilities and the professional community within your office. Your ability to inspire teams, build enduring client partnerships, and represent SSOE to stakeholders will drive office success and market growth. You will thrive in a collaborative, design-build environment where your technical expertise, business intelligence, and strategic problem-solving skills will be highly valued. This role offers the unique opportunity to work on technically complex, large-scale projects, lead and mentor internal engineering teams, represent the firm externally, and directly contribute to the success of our leading semiconductor clients and the sustained growth of our firm in this dynamic, high-growth sector.

AI and Innovation

At SSOE, we don’t just talk about the future, we build it. As a leader in industry AI adoption, we empower our team to work smarter by providing responsible access to the industry leading AI Large Language Models, vibe-coding platforms, and securely integrating advanced tools into every role. From day one, you’ll receive the training and support needed to leverage AI as a core tool for enhancing productivity, sparking creativity, and streamlining complex workflows.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Project Delivery

• Lead and drive the structural engineering design and planning process for a portfolio of complex, large-scale advanced high-tech industrial and semiconductor projects, from conceptual design and structural system selection through construction administration within an integrated design-build delivery framework.
• Provide technical leadership and day-to-day oversight to internal structural engineering project teams, ensuring the creation of coordinated, high-quality construction documents that meet our client’s deflection and vibration criteria, industry best practices, and fast-track project schedules.
• Lead the design of comprehensive structural systems, including trusses, frames, and other load-bearing elements, with a strong emphasis on efficiency, durability, and safety.
• Perform and oversee advanced structural analysis using industry-standard software, including linear and nonlinear static analysis, modal and response spectrum analysis, time-history seismic analysis, vibration finite element modeling, and steel connection design.
• Guide the seamless integration of structural design with a multidisciplinary team, collaborating intensively with a multidisciplinary team to ensure coordination, constructability, and operational performance.
• Mentor junior and mid-level structural engineers within internal project teams, fostering deep understanding of structural engineering fundamentals.
• Stay current with evolving codes, standards, industry practices, and emerging technologies and incorporate that knowledge into project delivery and firm standards.
• Lead the development and maintenance of structural engineering standards, master specifications, template models, and calculation protocols to improve efficiency, consistency, technical quality, and speed-to-market across high-tech and semiconductor projects.

Office Leadership & Culture

• Serve as a visible and approachable leader within the office, cultivating a positive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment where all employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work.
• Act as a key representative and advocate for the office's structural engineering team, aligning local goals with firm-wide strategy, values, and vision.
• Drive staff developmen