Structural Engineer - New Berlin, WI

Position Overview

Job Duties

• Calculate stresses in structural and mechanical crane components using static and fatigue failure theories.
• Evaluate the static strength and fatigue life of welds, bolts, keys, shafts, bearings, and gears.
• Use Mathcad, ANSYS, in-house programs, Excel, and APDL for mechanical and structural calculations.
• Develop calculation programs to standardize and automate analysis work.
• Build detailed 3-D ANSYS models of overhead, gantry, and jib cranes.
• Perform global and local buckling analysis using eigenvalue, nonlinear, and analytical methods.
• Optimize bridge girders and crane components subject to buckling, yielding, fatigue, geometry, and functional constraints.
• Validate calculations using a secondary or independent analysis method.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Structural, or Civil Engineering.
• At least 2 years of related experience performing mechanical or structural calculations for steel equipment.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Preferred Qualifications

• A master’s degree or PhD is preferred.