Truss Designer

Overview

Bring your MiTek experience to a team that values you and offers great opportunities for advancement. As a Truss Designer, you’ll take ownership of roof and floor truss layouts from concept through approval, delivering optimized, code-compliant designs that support successful builds and satisfied customers.

• Interpret architectural and structural plans to create accurate roof and floor truss placement layouts aligned with 84 Components design standards.
• Design roof and floor trusses using MiTek engineering software, ensuring all designs are structurally sound, optimized for material efficiency, and compliant with current Policies & Procedures.
• Specify required truss hardware and components to support safe, buildable designs.
• Manage and maintain complete, up-to-date Job Tracking Sheets to ensure smooth project flow and on-time delivery.
• Prepare and issue truss approval letters in accordance with company procedures.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, and customers to answer design questions, resolve issues, and support project success.
• Maintain organized electronic and physical project files, ensuring plans are logged accurately and efficiently.
• Participate in team meetings and cross-functional initiatives that improve processes, quality, and performance.

• 2–5 years of hands-on truss design experience using MiTek software.
• Strong understanding of roof and floor truss systems, construction documents, and building practices.
• Ability to balance speed, accuracy, and optimization in a fast-paced design environment.
• Clear communicator who collaborates well with sales teams, customers, and production.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable managing multiple projects at once.

• Design-focused role with real ownership of your projects.
• Opportunity to sharpen optimization skills and deepen technical expertise.
• Collaborative environment where your experience and input matter.
• Clear expectations, established standards, and room to grow.

• Reading architectural prints to create truss placement layouts
• Design roof and floor trusses in engineering software
• Other design support related tasks

• Word Processing System
• Design Software
• Internet Software
• Database Software
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos; write simple correspondence; effectively present information to others one-on-one.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form; deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.