Location: West Chester,OH, USA
Job description: We have a client in West Chester Ohio that has an immediate need for a (Civil/Structural) Research Engineer.Required:Master's degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on Structures, or related engineering field or equivalent combination of education and experience.Minimum of one year's experience with civil structural testing in general, or analytic investigation of steel behavior; some or all may be in relevant educational programs.Preferred:Knows the fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of structural engineering; continues development of technical expertise and knowledge of steel behavior through experience and application.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Using accepted engineering methods and techniques, solves well-defined problems and performs specific and limited portions of broader projects, under technical guidance of an experienced engineer.Applies standard structural test engineering practices and techniques in specific situations, adjusts and correlates data, recognizes discrepancies in results, and follows operations through a series of related detailed steps or processes.Defines and improves practices from experiences on small projects. Conducts experiments/tests in the laboratory/field that include taking measurements and recording observations, collecting, compiling, and processing data.Contributes data/findings for use in reports, documents, or oral/written presentations.Interacts in a collaborative manner with other team members to accomplish organizational goals; may provide ideas to improve efficiency at group level.Independently conducts small scale load tests and assists in the conduct of larger scale structural load tests.Contributes to the compilation (which includes developing plots or tables from collected test data, creating CAD drawings of the test assembly, documenting the test loading procedure, and/or reviewing drafts of the test report) and reporting of results.Directs activities of technical staff on specific assigned projects.This is a direct hire permanent position and pay will be based on experience level.