Structural Associate

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients.

Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology. Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries.

By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Who You’ll Work With You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.

When you join Design Group as a Structural Associate, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth.

In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Architecture/Engineering Process Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.

• Work individually and in teams to support capital projects and implement solutions for our clients.
• Work on‑site and remotely with teams of architects and civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers to design technical solutions to meet our clients’ business needs.
• Work under the direction of lead licensed structural engineers towards becoming a licensed structural engineer.
• Learn to create and assemble a complete set of structural design documents.
• Become trained in seismic force resisting systems in high seismic design categories, gravity and lateral load path calculations, and analysis of structural systems used in manufacturing, distribution, and other industrial and commercial facilities.
• Develop specifications and assist with field conditional assessments.
• Assist in the design of structural systems for new and existing industrial facility applications.
• Utilize AutoCAD, Revit, and analysis software.
• Keep abreast of all state and national changes in codes and industry standards.
• Make an impact day‑to‑day with your skills and expertise, strengthening that relationship with our clients and team.

• A year as an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) in industrial structural design and engineering, or two years of relevant structural engineering co‑op/internship experience (preferred).
• Experience with 3D structure analysis software (RISA 3D, SAFE).
• Knowledge of heavy equipment support structure and foundation design (preferred).
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