Alpine is a leading provider of building component software, equipment, and the industry’s best service to truss manufacturers.  Partnering with our customers, we help to improve their businesses and make them more productive.  We are also a leader in delivering software solutions to homebuilders to increase productivity and profitability.  Alpine is a division of ITW, a F200 global diversified manufacturer with $14B in revenue.

ITW offers its employees a path for advancement, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to help employees care for themselves, their families, and their futures.

Position Summary:

Provide customers with truss designs that are both economically feasible and structurally sound using design aids and experienced engineering judgment. As a licensed Professional Engineer, this position is responsible for the application of comprehensive engineering judgment in the completion of highly technical truss engineering designs under minimal supervision of Chief Engineer. Devises new approaches to problems encountered. Responsible to develop, coach and mentor junior engineers. Provide support and technical input for Alpine’s engineering software development.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Create complex engineering drawings for both truss component and overall truss systems. Perform highly complex design repairs and corrections, after careful re-evaluation of the entire structural system, as needed, while meeting deadlines for turn-around time of design.
   
• Utilize information taken from documents, verbal instructions, or from the framing layout plans submitted by the customer and apply engineering principles to daily design work with specific proficiency in statics and strength of materials. Reviews, corrects, and completes all customer-generated designs, according to design specifications and appropriate engineering principles. Correctly applies general engineering notes as required.
   
• Provides technical consultation services to customers for innovative design solutions to resolve problems and answer questions such as design improvements, calculation of special loads, assist with plan takeoffs to determine best structural and most economical wood or steel truss system, as needed.
   
• Perform field inspections and on-site investigations by evaluating and analyzing the structure to accurately assess repair requests, determine possible reasons for truss failure, or other structural concerns related to the truss. Discuss field situation with appropriate sales representative.
   
• Perform all duties of a registered Professional Engineer including sealing engineering documents.
   
• Assist with training of entry level engineers and designer/drafters to ensure consistency and accuracy within Alpine’s design process.
   
• Prepare and orally present technical information to Alpine’s engineering management, co-workers and customers at the company’s engineering seminars.
   
• Provide high quality customer service to all internal and external customers.
   
• Provide engineering expertise and engineering improvements to the software development team.

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As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.