We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.
As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.
Senior Structural Engineer
Location: Mt. Laurel, NJ or Charlotte, NC
We are seeking an experienced Senior Structural Engineer to provide technical expertise on power generation and heavy industrial projects. This role involves leading the development of structural calculations, foundations, and steel designs across all project phases—from concept through construction—while also supporting on-site structural activities.
Our projects span simple and combined cycle power plants, nuclear facilities, and plant retrofits throughout the U.S., offering opportunities to engage in a full range of structural engineering and design work.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and execute structural design for power generation and heavy industrial projects.
Review design codes, specifications, drawings, and other project documentation to ensure compliance and technical accuracy.
Prepare and review structural analyses, engineering reports, design studies, specifications, and construction drawings.
Deliver high-quality designs within scope, budget, and schedule constraints.
Collaborate closely with multi-discipline teams and follow established engineering standards, procedures, and design practices.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited university.
A minimum of 8 years of experience in structural engineering and design.
Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the U.S.; eligibility for comity licensing in additional states is a plus.
Proficiency with engineering software such as STAAD Pro, ANSYS, Mathcad, or equivalent tools.
Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work effectively across disciplines.
Experience performing seismic analysis and structural design for nuclear power plant systems and components.
Familiarity with AutoDesk Advance Steel is an asset.
Salary Range: $90,000-100,000
The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience
ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.
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Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
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What We Do
ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering consulting company that provides innovative solutions for engineering, IT, and product development projects across the product life cycle. For decades, ALTEN Technology USA has been helping clients develop products that are changing the world, whether by shaping the future of space exploration, saving lives with medical devices that set new standards of care or creating the fully autonomous electric taxi of tomorrow. The company provides support across industries including aerospace, defense, MedTech and life sciences, unmanned systems and robotics, automotive OEM and tier 1 suppliers, commercial vehicles, electric vehicles, energy and environment, rail, and more.
Why Work With Us
Potential clients in the industries we serve, Professionals in the Industries, and Potential employees within New Product Development, Engineering Services, Sustaining Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Embedded Electronics Engineering, Software Engineering and IT, Mechanical Engineering, and Systems Engineering.
