Principal Structural Design Engineer

Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking a Principal Structural Design Engineer to support the Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC. This onsite role offers paid time off and comprehensive insurance coverage, plus retirement benefits with company matching and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

Responsibilities

• Define the scope of technical programs and develop quality solutions for unique or controversial structural challenges.
• Creatively apply company and industry requirements, using site systems to deliver quality, timely, and cost-effective results.
• Provide quality guidance and support to less senior professionals on related tasks.
• Use specialized structural design and analysis experience, or broader technical knowledge, to resolve complex problems.
• Incorporate advanced technical practices, including complex requirements, new or special materials or processes, and difficult coordination or oversight needs, into problem solving and planning.
• Lead in determining solutions to complex problems and serve as recognized expertise within a functional technical area(s).
• Provide direction and position responsibility across and beyond department lines for programs evaluating new approaches and applications of engineering or scientific principles.
• Evaluate program results and prepare reports and recommendations based on those evaluations.
• Identify and recommend improvements when established technology components or methodologies are inadequate for the needed solution.
• Stay informed on technology advances as applied to the area of specialization.
• Prepare plans with schedules, budgets, and personnel requirements for management-identified technical tasks.
• Develop and maintain schedules, monitor progress, track budget expenditures, and review the quality of work performed.
• Communicate results and objectives verbally and in manuscript form to customers, colleagues, and management.
• Occasionally prepare reports for external publication.
• Enhance expertise through leadership in local technical societies.
• Demonstrate creative engineering contributions through patent disclosures, problem solving, engineering reports, and technical papers and articles.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in an applicable science or engineering discipline with 5+ years of experience OR MS with 8+ years OR BS with 10+ years (or more).
• Minimum 10 years of experience in design and analysis of nuclear or industrial facilities.
• Working knowledge of STAAD.
• Working knowledge of National Codes and Standards including IBC, AISC (ASD and LRFD), ACI, AWS, NFPA, and OSHA.

Technologies

• STAAD
• MicroStation 2D Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD)

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in MicroStation 2D CADD
• Previous experience working at SRS
• Professional Engineering license

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Pre- and post-tax 401(k) retirement account with Company matching contributions
• 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1

Other Job Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance (an active DOE clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties)

Application deadline: 09/23/26 (by Noon ET)

Work location: Aiken, SC (onsite)