Structural Engineer

Location: New Orleans

Lapeyre Stair is seeking a hands-on, highly technical engineering. This role blends deep structural fabrication expertise, customer-facing leadership, and operational execution-owning the full lifecycle from concept and configuration through fabrication and delivery.

This is a builder role. You will lead a small team of Solid Works designers, work directly in CAD and ERP tools, engage customers as Lead Engineer. Engineering at Lapeyre Stair is not a back-office function-it is a core driver of customer confidence, manufacturability, margin, and scalability.

BENEFITS: Medical/dental/vision insurance, 4 weeks PTO, 12 paid holidays, on campus gym/pharmacy/wellness center, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, stem cell treatment, IVF and many more.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Responsibilities
Serve as the technical authority for industrial stairs, platforms, handrails, and welded structural assemblies.
Lead the development and review of Solid Works models, assemblies, and fabrication drawings to ensure quality, clarity, and manufacturability.
Establish and maintain engineering best practices for structural integrity, tolerances, welding, material selection, and installation requirements.
Act as the escalation point for complex engineering, design, and production issues.
Serve as Lead Engineer on key customer accounts and high-complexity projects.
Work directly with customers to define requirements, answer technical questions, and deliver engineered solutions.
Partner with Sales to support technical scoping, solution selling, risk identification, and winning project strategies.
Build team capability and accountability through coaching, structure, and a culture of ownership and practical problem-solving.
Improve engineering systems and automation by working hands-on with Solid Works, Drive Works, and ERP to strengthen configurator logic, BOM accuracy, and engineering-to-production data flow.
Partner closely with fabrication and operations to support production readiness, improve handoffs, and drive continuous improvement in efficiency, quality, scalability, and lead time. Meeting business plan objectives and set performance standards and goals for the team
Promoting the Laitram Continuous Improvement culture
Collaborate with leadership on product innovation

Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Structural, or related Engineering field
5+ years of experience in industrial or structural fabrication engineering
Deep hands-on experience with Solid Works (assemblies, drawings, configurations)
Strong background in custom fabrication (stairs, platforms, railings, welded assemblies preferred)
Proven experience leading and mentoring engineering or design teams
Demonstrated success in customer-facing engineering roles
Experience working with ERP systems in a manufacturing environment, Epicor preferred

Highly Preferred
Deep hands-on experience with Drive Works

Experience with Drive Works or rules-based product configurators
Background in ETO / CTO engineered-to-order fabrication
Familiarity with applicable structural and safety standards (AISC, OSHA, IBC)

Experience evolving legacy or analog engineering and production processes

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