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Jacobs · 1 month ago

Structural Engineer - Seismic Specialist (Hybrid/Remote)

United States-Tennessee-Oak Ridge-FED

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$103K/yr - $200K/yr

15+ years exp

Jacobs is a Tier 1 service provider to the U.S. Department of Energy and commercial nuclear companies, delivering innovative solutions at complex nuclear sites. The Structural Engineer - Seismic Specialist will oversee contractors' work, perform structural design calculations, and ensure quality and cost management on projects.

Civil EngineeringConsultingCyber SecurityIndustrialIndustrial EngineeringInformation TechnologyInfrastructureProfessional ServicesReal Estate

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as a subject matter expert in structural and seismic analysis for commercial, industrial, and nuclear facilities

Apply advanced techniques including Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI), seismic code interpretation, and specialized structural design tools

Contribute to a diverse range of projects—from commercial buildings to nuclear material facilities and Small Modular Reactor (SMR) designs

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, resilient, and innovative engineering solutions

Qualification

Structural EngineeringSeismic AnalysisFinite Element SoftwareAdvanced Structural AnalysisNuclear Facility DesignCode ImplementationMicrosoft OfficeCommunication SkillsCollaboration

Required

Sole US citizenship required (to comply with government customer requirements and/or applicable government regulations)

B.S. in Engineering from an ABET accredited engineering school

15+ years of post-education experience

A PE or SE is required with ability to obtain a new state license as required

Perform Engineer of Record duties as assigned

Ability to perform advanced linear analysis, non-linear structural analysis, soil structure interaction analysis and generate requisite data such as floor response spectra. Provide evidence of performing analysis for at least one project

Be subject matter expert with steel, concrete, and masonry with emphasis on seismic design

Experience implementing local and national code such as IBC, ASCE 7, AISC N690, ACI 349, ASCE 4, ASCE 43, DOE-STD-1020, NRC, etc

Ability to follow and implement established NQA-1 quality procedures and ensure that all work accomplished is procedurally compliant

Subject Matter Expert in use of finite element software such as STAAD.pro, SAP2000, SASSI, or ANSYS

Be software owner and perform validation and verification tasks for design software

Competence using Microsoft Office software