DESIGN ENGINEER

Basic Job Functions:

• ​Hybrid position with a flexible work from home and office schedule, based on experience and performance.
•  Assist in the Nucor Building Systems sales and profit effort by providing safe and efficient designs for low-rise steel building systems, which include structures such as airplane hangars, churches, gymnasiums, strip retail centers, and manufacturing/industrial buildings.
• Effective application of custom-developed software for design of standard and non-standard structural framing conditions and details.
• Provide creative, economical solutions for challenging framing conditions by utilizing knowledge of Nucor Building Systems products and manufacturing limitations.
• Actively manage projects through effective communication and documentation with customers and teammates in other departments.
• Assist in enhancement of current design software by providing suggestions and/or verification of engineering calculations.  Involvement with development of new design tools that aid productivity and accuracy may occasionally be required.
• Perform quote engineering functions as needed including preliminary design of structural framing, clarification of scope of work, and qualification of proposals.
• Represent Nucor Building Systems as an engineering resource in project meetings with customers, typically for review of design results or to present value-engineering ideas.

Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.

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Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering from and ABET-Accredited institution with a focus in Structural Engineering or be obtained in the next 6 months. 
• Successfully completed the Fundamentals of Engineering exam (or able to pass exam within the next 6 months).
• Effective communication with the English language using both verbal and written skills.

Preferences:

• A strong background in Engineering in the Pre-Engineered Metal Building Industry is preferred.
• Professional Engineer registration in either the United States or Canada.
• Proficiency with some type of metal building design software package.
• Leadership experience.