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About the Role

Launch your structural engineering career with meaningful work, trusted mentorship, and a team invested in your growth. As a Designer, you will support the planning, analysis, and design of structural engineering projects that help create safe and beautiful built environments while serving the needs of our clients through our culture of excellence. Working alongside experienced engineers and project managers, you will contribute to engineering analyses, contract documents, and project deliverables while gaining exposure to client interactions, site visits, and multidisciplinary collaboration. This role provides a strong technical foundation through meaningful project work, mentorship, candid feedback, and purposeful professional development.

Responsibilities

Perform structural analysis and design tasks under the guidance of licensed engineers.
Apply engineering principles and sound engineering judgment to develop safe, effective structural solutions and contract deliverables that meet the governing building codes.
Produce accurate, organized, and high-quality work that reflects Degenkolb's standards.
Build an understanding of project objectives, scope, budget, and schedule; manage assigned work; and communicate progress, questions, and potential issues early.
Build trusted relationships with project teams and clients by participating in meetings, supporting client communications, preparing technical documentation, and communicating clearly and professionally in writing and conversation.
Participate in site visits with experienced engineers to observe existing conditions and construction activities, document field observations, and connect design decisions with how structures are built and perform in the real world.
Expand your technical knowledge and professional skills through project experience, mentorship, feedback, purposeful learning, challenging assignments, and participation in professional organizations while progressing toward PE licensure.
Take responsibility for your commitments, seek context when needed, share ideas, and contribute to the collective success of your project teams, office, and firm.

Requirements

A master's degree in structural engineering is strongly preferred.
Exceptional candidates with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and one to two years of highly technical structural design experience will be considered if they demonstrate proficiency equivalent to advanced graduate-level work.
Core technical proficiency must be demonstrated through advanced graduate coursework or verified professional project experience in: Advanced steel design, Advanced reinforced concrete design, Advanced structural analysis, Structural dynamics, Earthquake engineering (West Coast offices).
Undergraduate GPA of 3.40 or higher; strong academic performance in graduate coursework is expected, where applicable.
Unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts, as applicable.
Professional written and verbal communication skills.
Current authorization to work in the United States for any employer.

Skills

Advanced steel design
Advanced reinforced concrete design
Advanced structural analysis
Structural dynamics
Earthquake engineering
AutoCAD
Tekla
RISA
RAM
Revit
Excel
Mathcad
SAP2000
ETABS
Python
Seismic analysis
Design of buildings

Location

Los Angeles, California
Oakland, California
Orange County, California
Sacramento, California
San Diego, California
San Francisco, California
Seattle, Washington
Detroit, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Entry-Level
1-2 years

Education Level

Master's degree
Bachelor's degree

About the Company

Founded in 1940 and headquartered in San Francisco, Degenkolb Engineers has more than eight decades of commitment to innovation, client service, and life-long learning.
We deliver customized structural solutions in a variety of practice areas such as healthcare, education, science and technology, forensics, construction engineering, and federal buildings.
We address every project need—whether meeting stringent codes, staying on budget, adhering to tight schedules, or creating landmark structural systems.