Structural Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Serve as Structural Engineer (SE) to provide conceptual and detailed design of building structure in pre-sales stage and post sales stages
• Work with local agencies having jurisdiction to ensure compliance with federal, state and municipal requirements and building codes.
• Detailed design of mechanical parts – lifting points, anchoring points, flashings, gutters, etc.
• Create designs which meet or exceed Vertiv quality requirements and fall within budgetary requirements.
• Provide a detailed Schematic Design (SD), Detail Design (DD) and Construction Drawing (CD) narrative for structural design aspects of the solution
• Review and approve structural product submittals.
• Provide Static and Dynamic (blast impact) calculations
• Coordinate with Mechanical Engineer on thermal transfer calculations (fire ratings and thermal bridges)
• Detailed design of foundation requirements
• Manage and coordinate contracted engineering companies in regards to civil work calculations, mechanical and structural calculations and creation of factory documentation.
• Material specification – structural and finish
• Work with Vertiv’s business units, Business Partners and preferred vendors to specify the appropriate material specifications and sizes for the fabrication process to succeed.
• Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to and during construction phases.
• Welding procedure and inspection specification
• Provide Nondestructive examination (NDE) methods specification
• Provide Surface preparation and painting specification
• Develop and provide Dimensional test procedure
• Develop and provide structural load test procedure and calculation
• Coordination between architectural and civil work design
• Provide technical project coordination with customers and suppliers
• Quality control during execution
• Provide support for all on site module repairs (damaged paint, door malfunction etc.)
• Work with fabrication teams to properly check and validate construction process, welding specifications and weld inspection points during construction of the module.
• Travel to fabricators facility for design validation and review their workmanship as well as provide engineering evaluations and workmanship audits as needed.
• May communicate with the customer in order to design the best possible solution for his needs.
• Offer creative, out of the box solutions to the customer.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or acceptable experience
• Professional engineering (PE) License – optional
• Minimum 4 years of mechanical/structural engineering experience
• Knowledge of local, state, & federal codes governing the installation and use of low voltage switchboards/switchgear. 
• Working knowledge in AutoCAD and Autodesk Revit
• Proven experience with Microsoft Office Applications
• Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and equipment specifications
• Knowledge and understanding of local and national building codes
• Must be able to interpret customer specification requirements
• Must have the ability to research new designs, technologies and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities
• Ability to think outside the box to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs with no impact on quality, reliability or maintainability.
• Must possess excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Detail oriented.
• Proven leadership and problem solving skills.
• Proven Project Management skills