Civil/Structural Engineer – Join a Leader in Aerospace Innovation

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking a skilled Civil/Structural Engineer to support our partner, a premier leader in the aerospace industry. In this role, you will contribute to critical infrastructure that powers advanced manufacturing operations—bringing impactful engineering solutions to a fast-paced, highly innovative environment.

About the Role

As a Civil/Structural Engineer, you will design, review, and support a wide range of facility and infrastructure projects within a major aerospace manufacturing environment. Your work will influence building performance, operational reliability, and long?term site planning. This is an opportunity to apply multidisciplinary engineering expertise while collaborating with diverse technical teams and external partners.

Job Type: Full-Time, Consultant (12 Months)
Location: North Charleston, SC
Schedule: Monday–Friday, First Shift (6–8 AM start time through 4 PM)
Pay Rate Starting at: $48.62 per hour

Key Responsibilities

Design & Analysis

• Develop moderately complex conceptual and final designs, cost estimates, and maintenance support for civil/structural phases of buildings, utility systems, equipment installations, and grounds.
• Review civil/structural designs for compliance with customer requirements, building codes, regulations, and construction principles.
• Conduct conceptual analyses to determine root causes of asset failures using reliability tools such as lifecycle analysis, condition-based maintenance, and fault tree analysis.

Project & Construction Support

• Provide engineering support for new construction, building modifications, and machine foundations.
• Manage or support construction activities, including vendor selection input, proposal review, regulatory interfacing, and performance monitoring.
• Ensure project documents, specifications, drawings, and permit application packages meet all technical and jurisdictional requirements.

Cross-Functional Integration

• Coordinate with multiple engineering disciplines, consultants, and government agencies.
• Review and approve detailed design documents and contractor redlines, ensuring accuracy of drawing archives and compliance with facility standards.

Planning & Standards Development

• Contribute to strategic and long-term infrastructure planning by analyzing current conditions, future needs, and potential capital improvements.
• Develop and update design standards and site-specific operating procedures.
• Translate customer requirements into conceptual design options, preliminary plans, estimates, and schedules.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience in an engineering classification
  OR Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience
  OR PhD with engineering experience.
• Minimum 3 years of civil/structural engineering experience.
• Working knowledge of construction principles, codes, and materials.
• Ability to review, approve, and coordinate design documents across disciplines.
• Experience supporting construction projects and assessing vendor performance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Familiarity with reliability methodologies such as RCFA, MTBF, and condition-based maintenance.
• Experience developing engineering standards and long-term site planning documentation.
• Strong cross-functional communication and project management skills.

Why Join Us

At PDS Tech Commercial, you will be part of meaningful, high?impact work supporting one of the world's most respected aerospace innovators. You will:

• Collaborate with top-tier engineering teams on complex, large-scale facility projects.
• Gain exposure to multidisciplinary engineering challenges across structural, electrical, mechanical, and reliability domains.
• Work in an environment that values technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Access competitive pay, professional development opportunities, and the chance to contribute to critical infrastructure that supports leading aerospace manufacturing.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you are a driven Civil/Structural Engineer seeking to elevate your career while contributing to major aerospace initiatives, we want to hear from you.
Apply today and help shape the future of advanced manufacturing infrastructure.

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