Civil/Structural Design Engineer (Contract) *ANSYS REQUIRED*

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is a nationally recognized professional staffing firm, and they are recruiting for an experienced Structural Design Engineer. This contract role will support a cutting-edge nuclear power organization focused on advanced small modular reactor (SMR) technology, ensuring safe, compliant, and innovative structural designs for nuclear energy applications.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as subject matter expert in civil structural design
• Works on highly complex tasks in multiple and diverse areas and proposes innovative design solutions requiring a significant amount of independent judgment
• Works to bring advances in technical capabilities in house as deemed beneficial and strategic
• Uses structural engineering tools and implements appropriate standards to design Nuclear Safety-Related and Non-Safety-Related structures including post-processing analytical results and designing structures for various material types (concrete, steel, etc.)
• Interfaces with licensing in support of domestic and international regulatory efforts
• Interacts with other disciplines and structural engineering consultants in an effort to allow effective coordination of design activities and resolution of technical problems
• Provides guidance and mentoring to other staff members in support of the team’s technical activities
• Develops and reviews requirements documents, methodology documents, design reports, and studies
• Routinely interacts with contractors and/or regulatory bodies
• Capable of resolving technical issues, coordinating discussion with interdisciplinary stakeholders, and working with the management team to identify project impacts

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering is required
• 12+ years of experience in the design of concrete and steel structures is required
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of ANSYS design and finite element analysis software is required
• Demonstrated proficiency working with the following codes: ASCE 43, ASCE 4, ACI 349 & 318, ASCE 7, IBC, and AISC N690
• Must have in-depth understanding of engineering concepts, principles, and theories
• Strong technical writing skills as well as good communication, computer, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Exceptional organization and time management skills and ability to manage complex projects with multiple work phases is required
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Must be eligible to work under DOE 10 CFR Part 810
• Advanced degree is preferred
• A registered professional engineer license (P.E.) is strongly preferred
• Nuclear industry experience preferred
• Familiarity with the Steel Construction and Seismic Design Manuals
• Computer programing skills (e.g. MATLAB or Python) is preferred