About the Role
TYLin is seeking an accomplished Senior Structural Engineer to join our growing Rail + Transit Structural Engineering team in New York City. This role offers an outstanding opportunity for an experienced structural professional (10+ years) who takes pride in technical excellence, enjoys mentoring, and is ready for greater project ownership and leadership. You will serve as a key technical resource delivering structural design solutions for complex transit infrastructure programs, working in partnership with Project Managers and multidisciplinary teams.
Responsibilities
- Provide senior-level structural design and technical input for major rail + transit facilities.
- Serve as a trusted technical resource on project teams, supporting design decisions and resolving complex structural challenges.
- Produce and review structural calculations, drawings, specifications, and reports.
- Mentor and support junior engineers and designers.
- Lead structural tasks and project components independently.
- Perform structural analysis and design using steel, reinforced concrete, and masonry systems.
- Support field investigations, condition assessments, and feasibility studies.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary partners to integrate structural solutions.
- Participate in client coordination meetings.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
- 10+ years of structural engineering experience, ideally focused on rail, transit, transportation, or industrial facilities.
- Demonstrated experience delivering structural designs for major transit agencies such as MTA C&D, Amtrak, LIRR, Metro-North, or similar organizations.
- Strong technical command of steel and concrete structural systems and familiarity with applicable codes and standards including AREMA, AASHTO, IBC, and NYC-specific requirements.
- Proficiency with structural analysis tools such as SAP2000, ETABS, RAM, or similar.
- Experience working in BIM/CAD environments including Revit, MicroStation, AutoCAD, or comparable platforms.
- New York PE license required (SE or additional licensure is a plus).
- A collaborative mindset, strong communication skills, and the ability to partner effectively with Project Managers and multidisciplinary teams.
- A passion for design quality, mentorship, and contributing to impactful infrastructure.
Skills
- Structural design
- Structural analysis
- Steel systems
- Reinforced concrete systems
- Masonry systems
- Seismic loading
- Dynamic loading
- BIM/CAD
- Revit
- MicroStation
- AutoCAD
- SAP2000
- ETABS
- RAM
- Communication skills
- Mentorship
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 10+ years
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
- Master's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
Salary/Compensations
- $120,000 - $165,000 annually
Benefits
- Extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage
- Continuing education benefits
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance program
- Retirement savings plan with company matching contributions
About the Company
- TYLin is a globally recognized, full-service infrastructure consulting firm committed to providing innovative, cost-effective, constructible designs for the global infrastructure market.
- With over 3,000 employees throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe, the firm provides support on projects of varying size and complexity.
- Together, we enhance conventional designs with smarter, more resilient systems.
- We provide people with better mobility.
- We steward precious resources by finding more sustainable solutions.
- TYLin offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- Our Global Infrastructure team, including TYLin, Introba, Landrum & Brown form the Infrastructure division of Sidara.
- Sidara is a leading, privately-owned professional services group with a diverse history and a global presence.
- Sidara world-class planning, design, engineering, and project management firms are dedicated to achieving our clients’ ambitions and supporting sustainable communities worldwide.
- The Global Infrastructure division is comprised of 5,000 people operating in 21 countries.
Equal Opportunity
- TYLin is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws.
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
- Collaboration, mission-driven focus, discipline, and leadership skills developed through military service benefit us all.
- Whether you are a Veteran, Guardsman or Reservist, a Military Spouse or you are planning to transition to civilian life in the near future, we welcome and value your application.
