Overview:
Hayden Industrial, a leading manufacturer of industrial cooling systems, is seeking an experienced Structural Engineer to join our team. This position is responsible for the design, analysis, and verification requirements, and internal manufacturing standards while balancing safety, cost, manufacturability, and schedule. The position works closely with mechanical, thermal, drafting, manufacturing, and project management teams.
Key Responsibilities:
Structural Design & Analysis
- Design and analyze structural steel frames, skids, platforms, pipe racks, and support structures for heat exchangers and packaged systems.
- Evaluate loads including dead, live, wind, seismic, thermal expansion, transportation, lifting, and installation loads.
- Design base frames, saddles, columns, beams, bracing systems, lifting lugs, and tie-down features.
- Perform hand calculations and finite element analysis (FEA) to validate global and local structural behavior.
- Optimize frame designs for weight, cost, and manufacturability while meeting deflection and stress criteria.
- Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards such as ASME, AISC, API, AWS, and customer specifications.
- Prepare and review calculation packages for internal review, customer approval, and third-party inspection.
Manufacturing & Fabrication Support
- Collaborate with manufacturing and fabrication teams to ensure structural designs are practical and cost-effective.
- Review shop drawings and resolve fabrication-related structural issues.
- Support lifting, rigging, and transportation planning for large heat exchanger assemblies.
- Work with thermal, mechanical, and process engineers to integrate structural requirements into overall equipment design.
- Coordinate with drafting/design teams to ensure accurate models and drawings.
- Provide technical input during design reviews, project kickoffs, and customer meetings.
Quality, Safety & Continuous Improvement
- Participate in internal design reviews and lessons-learned activities.
- Identify opportunities to standardize structural details and improve design efficiency.
- Support root cause analysis for structural nonconformances or field issues.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering (with strong structural emphasis).
- 3–8+ years of experience designing structural steel frames and skids for industrial or heavy manufacturing equipment.
- Strong understanding of steel design, welded connections, bolted joints, and load path development.
- Proficiency with AISC-based design methods and structural analysis tools (e.g., ANSYS, STAAD, SAP2000, or similar).
- Ability to produce clear, well-documented structural calculation packages suitable for customer and third-party review.
Key Skills & Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Practical understanding of fabrication and welding methods.
- Effective communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
- Attention to detail with a focus on safety and quality.
Supervisor Responsibility:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment:
This job primarily operates in a professional office environment. This role uses standard office equipment. When in the manufacturing facility, all employees are required to wear personal protective equipment to include/hearing protection, and safety glasses with side shields, and OSHA compliant safety boots/shoes.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing duties of this job, the person in this position might remain stationary for long periods of time, while operating a computer and other office machinery. This position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access filing cabinets and operate office machinery.
The employee might occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds.
On occasion, the employee may be required to visit the shop that is a non-temperature-controlled environment with loud noises, dust, dirt, and metal particles that are usually associated with metal fabrication shops.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Travel:
Occasional travel to customer sites, fabricators, or project locations as needed.
Benefits:
Hayden Industrial offers a generous benefits package including comprehensive health, dental, vision, 401(k) retirement plan with company match, a generous paid time off schedule, and professional development opportunities.
AAP/EEO Statement:
Hayden Industrial is an equal employment opportunity employer. Hayden Industrial recognizes and embraces federal legislation on equal employment opportunity and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination. All applicants for employment and all employees will be afforded equal opportunity and treatment, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, national origin, disability status or other protected status.
All employees are responsible for complying with all applicable Federal, State and Local Laws, rules and regulations regarding non-discrimination practices.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
