Design Engineer

Location: Brigham City, UT, United States

Final date to receive applications: December 31, 2025

Welcome to Nucor, where our unique culture sets us apart. Joining Nucor means becoming part of North America's largest steel and steel products manufacturer, offering unmatched career opportunities and stability. We are known for our innovative sustainability practices and are the continent's largest recycler.

Our vibrant culture, built on personal connections and teamwork, empowers every team member with the freedom to innovate and contribute to our collective success. Experience a workplace where safety, efficiency, and meaningful personal connections define every day, enriching both our teammates and the communities we serve.

Nucor supports its teammates with top-tier benefits like Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance, 401K and Roth accounts, Profit sharing, Pay-for-performance bonuses, Paid parental leave, Tuition reimbursement, Stock program, Scholarships and more.

Vulcraft Utah is seeking a talented and ambitious individual who is looking to grow while assisting the team in designing safe, accurate and cost effective structural open‑web steel joist girders and joists at the plant located in Brigham City, UT. This teammate will also be expected to work closely with all other departments of the business including: estimating, sales, detailing, project management, finance, production and shipping to ensure the complete success of each project.

Our expectation is to create and maintain strong partnerships within our team as well as with our customers to yield powerful results. A positive attitude, a strong desire to help others and work with a team are a requirement for this individual.

As a structural design engineer you will be responsible for:

• Reviewing contract documents and noting important information
• Effectively communicating unique design requirements to detailing department
• Utilizing our design software to safely and accurately design open‑web steel joists and joist girders; engineering small unique projects within our plants to keep us operating at a competition‑leading rate; work closely with all departments to grow as an individual and an engineer
• Be willing to meet with engineers and architects in the Western construction market and discuss our product advantages and team processes
• Visit job sites to better understand the construction process

Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.

• BS in Civil/Structural Engineering or related discipline from an ABET accredited program
• Fundamental of Engineering (FE) certification or ability to acquire it within 6 months

Nucor is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/Disabled/Vets – and a drug‑free workplace