Senior Geotechnical Engineer Specializing in Earthquake Engineering

Position Summary

As a Senior ENGEO Geotechnical Engineer with a specialty in Earthquake Engineering, we would love to see you come in and hit the ground running. While working with ENGEO’s team, you will work on a wide variety of challenging, world‑renowned projects. You will be encouraged and supported to lead increasingly complex and seismically challenging projects.

• Work as part of the team to perform seismic analyses such as ergodic and non‑ergodic seismic hazard, ground‑response, and ground‑motion development for projects in the Western United States, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific.
• Lead seismic development of design recommendations for design and construction of private and public projects.
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with clients, subcontractors, government agencies, project managers (locally and in other regional offices), and peers.
• Will be assigned increasingly more complex tasks and projects.

• Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Los Angeles, CA
• Multiple Technology Campuses for Google, You Tube, and Facebook, Bay Area, CA
• Oceanwide Center, San Francisco, CA
• Metro Purple Line Extension, Los Angeles, CA
• Taranaki Base Hospital, New Plymouth, New Zealand
• Transmission Gully Highway, Wellington, New Zealand
• Kaikoura Earthquake rehabilitation of State Highway and Railway, South Island, New Zealand

Thorough knowledge of Earthquake Engineering, such as:

• Ground Motion Models
• Seismic Source Characterization
• Ergodic and Non‑Ergodic Seismic Hazard Analysis
• Time‑History Scaling and Matching
• Site‑Response Analysis
• Working knowledge of the software program HAZ
  45, or equivalent program
• Coding capability in Python and/or Matlab
• Fundamental knowledge of Geotechnical Engineering or willingness and ability to learn is preferred.

• Education:
  
  M.S. degree in a relevant field, Ph.D. preferred.
• Experience:
  
  5+ years relevant experience
• Proficiency in GIS experience is a plus.
• Robust writing and communicative skills
• Must be comfortable working in a fast‑paced, dynamic, and diverse environment
• Have the ability to work and succeed as a team while being resourceful when working alone

The anticipated salary range for this role is $90,000–$120,000. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as experience, education, skillset, and market conditions.

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) and employer matching
• 4 Medical plans to choose from
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation, Holiday, and Personal PTO
• Vehicle allowance