Orion Placement is looking for Structural Design Engineer in Falls Church, VA. This local job opportunity with ID 3676501917 is live since 2026-05-14 20:15:16.

Pay: $80,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Build your career with a highly respected structural engineering team known for technical excellence, mentorship, and long-term employee growth.
• Gain hands-on project experience early instead of being siloed into one narrow part of the design process.
• Work directly with senior engineers and principals who are invested in helping you grow toward PE/SE licensure and future leadership.
• Contribute to a wide variety of meaningful projects, including commercial, mixed-use, education, recreation, healthcare, adaptive reuse, repair, and specialty structures.
• Use advanced structural analysis tools, finite element modeling, BIM, and Revit to solve complex design challenges.
• Enjoy strong benefits, performance bonuses, profit sharing, company-paid health coverage, 401(k) match, tuition reimbursement, and relocation support for the right candidate.

Location: This position is based in Tysons, VA and is primarily on-site, offering strong in-person mentorship, collaboration, and project exposure. Hybrid flexibility may be available as you grow into the role and build trust with the team.

Note: Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or a closely related structural engineering field. Candidates must also be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

About Us

We are a well-established structural engineering firm with more than 40 years of experience delivering thoughtful, practical, and technically strong structural solutions for clients across the region, nationally, and internationally. Our team is collaborative, detail-oriented, and committed to helping engineers grow through mentorship, hands-on project involvement, and exposure to complex structural design work. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Perform structural design for steel, concrete, wood, and other building systems.
• Analyze structures for wind, seismic, vibration, progressive collapse, and other unique loading conditions.
• Build and work within 3D finite element models to support efficient and accurate structural design.
• Coordinate and develop Revit models as part of the design, coordination, and documentation process.
• Work closely with senior engineers, principals, architects, contractors, owners, and project teams.
• Support projects from early design through construction administration.
• Prepare clear, coordinated, high-quality construction documents.
• Gain exposure to a wide range of project types, structural systems, materials, and technical challenges.
• Take on increasing responsibility as your experience, confidence, and technical ability grow.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or a related field with a structural focus.
• 0+ years of structural engineering experience, including internship experience.
• Strong foundation in structural analysis and design.
• Interest in steel, concrete, wood, and building structural systems.
• Clear communication skills and strong attention to detail.
• Motivation to learn, contribute, collaborate, and grow professionally.
• Experience with RAM, ETABS, SAP, Revit, or similar tools is preferred.
• Master’s degree in Structural Engineering is preferred.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Why You Will Love Working Here

• You will receive direct mentorship from experienced engineers and firm leadership.
• You will be trusted with meaningful project work early in your career.
• You will gain full project exposure instead of being limited to repetitive tasks.
• You will work on technically interesting structures across multiple markets and project types.
• You will be part of a close-knit team that values integrity, responsiveness, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• You will have support for licensure, continuing education, professional development, and long-term advancement.
• You will join a firm where your growth, ideas, and career path genuinely matter.

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Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance