Senior Structural Engineer

Overview

Within SSOE’s Advanced Technology division, we specialize in high-tech facility design, offering top-tier design and engineering services to a diverse array of clients and markets. Our team is composed of highly skilled and knowledgeable professionals who excel across various disciplines. We pride ourselves on our cross-disciplinary approach, which allows us to understand and address our clients' needs more comprehensively than traditional, siloed methods.

What sets us apart is our ability to seamlessly conceptualize, plan, and detail every aspect of design. Our in-house experts collaborate closely, optimizing and enhancing our work through multi-discipline strategy sessions. By leveraging cutting-edge techniques and state-of-the-art software, we deliver industry-leading technology and innovative solutions from day one.

The Senior Structural Engineer will lead the structural design and delivery of large-scale advanced technology and semiconductor projects from early planning through construction administration. This role is responsible for selecting efficient structural systems, developing calculations and models, and guiding the production of coordinated construction documents that meet strict deflection, vibration, and seismic performance criteria. Working within an integrated design-build environment, the engineer will collaborate closely with project managers, architects, process engineers, MEP leads, contractors, and clients to resolve technical issues, manage design changes, and maintain schedule and cost objectives.

The role also includes reviewing risk, supporting field execution, and ensuring structural solutions are safe, durable, and buildable.

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.

• Lead structural engineering efforts for cleanroom, fab, utility, support, and high-tech industrial facilities from conceptual design through construction administration.
• Develop structural system concepts and perform system selection for steel, strut, concrete, and other load-bearing assemblies based on project performance, constructability, and schedule constraints.
• Prepare, review, and oversee structural calculations, design narratives, and analysis models for gravity, lateral, seismic, and vibration-sensitive systems.
• Perform and manage advanced structural analysis using industry-standard software, including linear and nonlinear static analysis, modal and response spectrum analysis, time-history seismic analysis, and vibration finite element modeling.
• Establish and verify structural criteria related to deflection, vibration, serviceability, and code compliance for sensitive equipment and advanced manufacturing spaces.
• Coordinate daily with multidisciplinary project teams, including architecture, MEP, process, facilities, and construction personnel, to ensure complete and integrated design solutions.
• Produce and review coordinated construction documents, details, and specifications that support fast-track delivery and minimize field conflicts.
• Lead technical reviews at key design milestones, participate in quality assurance and quality control checks, and resolve comments from internal teams, clients, and consultants.
• Provide mentoring to junior and mid-level structural engineers, including technical guidance, task delegation, and professional development support.
• Support design-build execution through contractor coordination, fabrication input, constructability reviews, and response to RFIs, submittals, and change events.
• Participate in site walks, field observations, punchlist support, and construction administration activities to confirm installation aligns with design intent and project requirements.
• Evaluate structural impacts of project changes, issue recommendations, and help manage risk, scope, and change control throughout the project lifecycle.
• Communicate effectively with clients and project leadership regarding structural decisions, schedule impacts, technical risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering standards,…