Foundation Engineer

Job Description

Foundation Engineer

Job Summary:

Join us and help build the future of efficient, renewable energy while you also build an impressive career for yourself. We’re looking to you to implement, plan and design a variety of challenging and rewarding engineering projects. Your work will involve partnering with an engineering team and customers to define the scope and needs of specific projects. You will then translate the needs assessment into strategic project designs that accomplish business goals while adhering to financial budget and timeline guidelines. You will take on design responsibilities, analysis, drafting, design review for compliance and safety adherence, and customer contract requirements. Work may occasionally require some evening and weekend hours.

Key Job Responsibilities:

Apply your knowledge in designing foundations for ARRAY trackers

Apply national and international building codes, standards, and engineering principles to analyze and design foundations for solar power plant applications

Analyze the terrain and topography of the site to adapt to the structural and mechanical parameters of the ARRAY trackers and develop grading requirements for cut & fill using Civil 3D.

Prepare Pile plans with 3D coordinates (x, y, z)

Evaluate electrochemical test data for corrosion analysis

Evaluate impact on foundations from Frost Heave due to adfreeze force

Evaluate impact on foundations from of expansive soils, collapsible soils, sand dunes etc.

Calculate design life of foundations using corrosion standards (DIN 50929, FHWA, AS2159)

Support Business Development Managers, Applications Engineers by providing technical expertise in foundations.

Interface with clients and work with engineering counterparts

Develop “Pile Load Testing” specifications

Develop Geotechnical Testing for solar power plant

Analyze Pile Load Testing results for foundation design

Manage 3rd Party Geotechnical Engineering companies to execute pile testing and geotechnical investigations

Manage 3rd Party Foundation Engineering companies to execute foundation designs, drawings and grading plans

Prepare design submittals for foundation calculations and drawings

Site visits during Pile Load Testing, Construction stage

Provide technical support to the customer on design, drawings, calculations and product related discussions

Provide timely responses to Request for Information (RFI) from customer

Troubleshoot, analyze and provide remediation solutions for pile refusal, soft soils, settlement, heave etc.

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in civil, geotechnical discipline

Minimum 5 years of foundation engineering designs and geotechnical engineering

Minimum 5 years’ experience in foundation design software (LPILE, ALLPILE)

Minimum 5 years’ experience in Civil 3d, topographical analysis

Working knowledge of codes and standards (EUROCODE, AISC, AUS Standards)

Experience in corrosion and electrochemistry of soils (DIN 50929, FHWA, AS2159)

Experience in Pile Designs and Pile Testing

Experience in Geotechnical laboratory testing

Preferred qualifications:

Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently

Strong organizational and time-management skills

Ability to communicate effectively and work well with other engineers

Computer proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Familiarity with international geotechnical codes and standards

Experience in the solar industry or wind industry

At Array Tech, Inc, we strive to lead with our culture, and believe that our people are a key enabler of our future state. Our total rewards philosophy supports Array’s ability to attract, develop, and retain our employees. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and wellness programs that align with the local markets where we do business.

Array Tech, Inc. offers equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.