Civil Structural Engineer
QuakeWrap, Inc.
About QuakeWrap, Inc.
QuakeWrap Inc. specializes in structural repair and strengthening using Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) materials and systems. The company works on a wide range of structures, including buildings, bridges, pipelines, ports, piers, seawalls, and other infrastructures.
About the Role
QuakeWrap is looking for a Civil or Structural Engineer to join its engineering team in Tucson, Arizona. This is an opportunity to build hands-on structural engineering experience while learning a specialized area of infrastructure repair and strengthening. The team will train you on its specific products and design approaches. You will work on real structural problems and help develop practical repair and strengthening solutions. The role works closely with QuakeWrap's engineering team and reports directly to the company president.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop structural repair and strengthening solutions for infrastructure, industrial, commercial, and other structures.
- Perform structural analysis, design calculations, detailing, and drafting.
- Translate project requirements and existing structural conditions into clear engineering calculations, drawings, reports, and construction documents.
- Apply concrete and steel structural design principles while learning QuakeWrap's specialized FRP design methods.
- Support field investigations, engineering studies, material take-offs, and other work needed to develop project solutions.
- Review engineering drawings and project documentation and contribute to the preparation of design reports and construction documents.
- Work directly with clients, consulting engineers, contractors, and coworkers throughout the project.
- Visit project sites when needed to understand field conditions and provide engineering support.
- Travel domestically and internationally when required for project work.
- As knowledge of QuakeWrap's systems grows, participate in client conversations, conferences, trade shows, and other professional settings.
- Manage work across multiple projects while collaborating closely with a small engineering team.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with a structural engineering background or emphasis.
- Foundation in structural analysis and design, including concrete and steel structures.
- Familiarity with AutoCAD or other structural drafting software.
- Understanding of engineering drawings and construction documents.
- Ability to communicate technical information clearly in writing and conversation.
- Ability to work effectively with clients, contractors, consulting engineers, and coworkers.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally to project sites when needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a structural engineering or design environment.
- Experience preparing or editing engineering drawings, calculations, design reports, or construction documents.
- Knowledge of timber or wood structural design.
- Exposure to FRP materials, structural repair, rehabilitation, or strengthening.
- EIT for U.S. engineering graduates.
- Experience interacting with clients or communicating technical work to others.
Compensation and Benefits
- Base Salary: $65-80K
- Health insurance allowance
- PTO
- Relocation Assistance may be considered.
- Onsite
- Typical schedule: Approximately 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with some flexibility.