Structural Engineer

Worthington Armstrong Venture

Worthington Armstrong Venture (WAVE), a joint venture between Worthington Industries and Armstrong World Industries, has established worldwide leadership in the production of suspended ceiling systems.

WAVE produces metal ceiling grids that can be combined with Armstrong ceiling boards as a complete package or sold individually.

Founded in 1992, WAVE operates under a long-standing corporate philosophy rooted in the golden rule.

This philosophy serves as an unwavering commitment to the customer, supplier, and shareholder, and it serves as the foundation for one of the strongest employee-employer partnerships in American industry.

For more information about our products, please visit www.worthingtonarmstrongventure.com.

Structural Engineer

This position requires thorough knowledge of structural design and engineering techniques to perform structural analysis, engineering, and drafting tasks related to cold formed steel framing in building construction.

Responsibilities include providing design analysis to external customers in a professional and timely manner as well as using technical expertise and specific skill sets to support internal new product and equipment development in its design, manufacturing and implementation.

The Structural Engineer will devise new approaches to problems, and prepare or modify drawings, specifications, calculations, charts and graphs, and monitor work for compliance to applicable codes, accepted engineering practices.

This position will report to the Technical Services Manager, who is responsible for product design, product testing, and code compliance, as well as driving strategic code changes in line with the corporate strategy.

Primary Responsibilities

· Uses input from production and other outside sources (sales, finance, customers) to solve complex technical problems associated with engineering assignments, gathers and analyzes data; perform structural calculations; develops technical programs; designs involved equipment systems; recommends commercial equipment and components.

· Performs structural design and analysis calculations using governing codes and standards, engineering formulas, skills, and experience.

· Layout and details portions of projects using schematic layout by project lead engineer.

May be assigned responsibility for schematic or conceptual layouts when qualified.

· Provides drawing for own designs.

· Researches design options and document findings for project lead engineer.

· Reviews shop drawings.

· Assumes the lead engineer's role on assigned projects or coordinates own individual effort with efforts of assigned support, plant management, and appropriate corporate departments to insure conformance to objectives.

· Issues engineering documents for production changes.

Utilizes Engineering Change Notice Program to effectively communicate changes in equipment and products.

· Serve to support new products and equipment development in both...