Civil Design Engineer
About Us
Alion Energy is a new kind of renewable energy
company with technology and products that will
allow us to make a significant and cost effective
contribution to solving the world’s energy
issues. Our innovative engineering and technology
teams coupled with our cost-effective approach to
designing and building utility scale power
plants, allow us to provide clean, inexpensive,
renewable energy solutions that set us apart from
the rest of the field. We are passionate about
using renewable energy to make a real difference in our world.
Job Description
The Civil Design Engineer will be independently
responsible for designing all civil aspects of
Alion’s single axis tracker system, including
coordinating wind tunnel studies, regional loads
(wind, seismic, snow), structural design, and
foundation design (concrete). In addition, the
engineer will be responsible for identifying cost
out opportunities and coordinating civil
engineering aspects of prototype and pilot projects.
The role will report to the Director of R&D. The
ideal candidate is technical, innovative, &
integrative – a civill engineer that has a
passion for design & building, enjoys teamwork,
and has a good mix of theory and hands-on experience.
Job Duties:
• Coordinate wiind tunnel studies with external consultants (Alion uses CPP)
• Investigate & convert select international
building codes into system loads
(wind, snow, seismic)
• Perform structural analysis of the system design and
create structural design calculations and reports
• Interpret geotechnical report recommendations
and site grading and drainage drawings
• Perform foundation design, including aanalysis of concrete performance
and subbase support requirements
• Model costs and identify cost out opportunnities
• Coordinate civil engineering activities
associateed with prototype and pilot projects
• Review concrete mixx designs and field soil compaction and concrete test data
Skills/Education/Experience:
• Civvil Engineering degree
• 5-10 years of experience
• Bridge or building and pavement design experience
• Fluent with ASCE 7-10, ACI 318, AISI S-100 design codes and
interpreting geotechnical reports and grading drawings
• Proficient with AutoCAD
 ˘ Familiarity with RISA 3D, RSG-CFS a plus
• Experiencee with concrete slip forming,
SolidWorks, & programming are all a plus
• 10% travel may be expected, including international
Work Environmental & Physical Demands:
The characteristics described below are
representative of those encountered while
performing the essential functions of this
position. Reasonable accommodations will be made
to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing duties of this job, would
occasionally be required to stand, walk, sit,
reach with hands and arms, climb or balance,
stoop or kneel, talk and hear, and use fingers
and hands to feel objects, tools or controls.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 255 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required incluude
close vision, distance vision, depth perceptions,
and the ability to adjust focus.
• Overtime may be necessary as workloadd’s
dictate. This may include weekdays, weekends and/or holidays.
• Job will generally be performed in an office
environment, but may require travel to visit a
project site or client’s office, Conditions
will vary at each location, but the conditions
listed above will generally apply.
We provide a comprehensive benefits package
including: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental,
Vision, 401(k) and Competitive Salary. At Alion,
we operate in a casual teamwork environment.
If your experience and skills meet or exceed our
requirements, please e-mail your resume in PDF or
Word format to:
<mailto:engineeringjobs_at_alionenergy.com>engineeringjobs_at_alionenergy.com.
Please include job code in the subject line: CE144
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Received on 2016-01-06 10:21:18