Job Description

Overview

SSOE’s Tool Install division specializes in delivering, designing, and engineering complex process equipment for semiconductor fabs and advanced manufacturing facilities. The Structural Engineer will support tool install projects by designing and integrating support systems for process equipment while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

  • Perform structural analysis and design for tool installation support systems.
  • Develop structural calculations and design packages for various loading conditions.
  • Coordinate with mechanical, process, electrical, and other disciplines for integrated solutions.
  • Prepare and review drawings, details, specifications, and models for installation support systems.
  • Participate in design reviews, client meetings, and coordination sessions.
  • Review vendor data, equipment loads, and installation constraints.
  • Support field investigations and existing condition verification.
  • Conduct QA/QC checks on calculations, models, drawings, and specifications.
  • Incorporate safety, accessibility, maintainability, and constructability considerations into the design process.
  • Communicate technical findings clearly with stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an accredited program.
  • 1 to 3 years of structural engineering experience, preferably in tool install or advanced manufacturing projects.
  • Working knowledge of structural design principles and applicable building codes.
  • Ability to perform structural calculations and develop support solutions.
  • Ability to coordinate with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to quality.
  • Ability to support design through construction administration.
  • Eagerness to learn and collaborate in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Scottsdale, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 17% above the $33/hr median for structural welder jobs across Arizona — toward the top of a $26–$40/hr middle band drawn from 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 70% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Scottsdale, AZ

Scottsdale, AZ currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 7 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 513 other active welding openings from 246 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Scottsdale, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (31), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (22), and EZARC (15). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tolleson at $38/hr, Tempe at $32/hr, and Phoenix at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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