WORK OPPORTUNITIES

Contract basis to start, possibly leading to salaried position over time

Immediate need:
Looking for Mechanical Design Engineer with large equipment trouble shooting and redesign experience and capabilities.

• 10 to 20 yrs exp preferred. PE preferred.  
• Solid Works, ACAD, Pro Engineer, or other Three D packages a super plus.

Project basis assignments for our client, a Local Manufacturer in greater Houston area, through Clark Engineers.

John Milton Clark Engineers, Inc solves the non standard problems.  If you are tired or bored with your current position and would like very challenging assignments, we wish to talk with you.  Our clients are nation wide from California to Connecticut.

Updated 11/09/06

Recent projects include: 180-ft two-lane bridge over a canal, 10,000 square foot office building, timber framing design for large home in Colorado, design of buried fiberglass fuel storage tanks, wet wells, manholes, design of large diameter FRP scrubbers, design of FRP structural buildings, design of large diameter concrete wet well, foundation failure investigations, post tensioned foundation designs, analysis of aluminum clean room wall panel systems for seismic loads, steel pool cover for retirement community, seismic analysis for regenerative thermal oxidizers and other related equipment, residential framing design and investigations, buckling analysis for FRP endcaps using FEA method and standard published solutions, dynamic analysis for cantilevered tanks on truck beds, design of fixed base base-plates with multiple rows of anchor bolts,  and much more.

Description / Requirements

Structural Engineering Position

• Experience: Entry to Sr. Engineer
• Rate: Commensurate with experience, education, and abilities
• Desire a minimum of Bachelors degree in civil or mechanical engineering from an ABET accredited university. Mechanical engineers must be able to work in soils, foundations, concrete, and steel and take necessary undergraduate course work as appropriate.
• Desire ability to use AutoCAD and be able to do own drawings when necessary
• Desire ability use numerical methods for data analysis and for problem solving
• Advanced degrees are desirable. 
• Those with BS/MS degrees in mathematicsor physicsand with interest in structural engineering applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.  Those interested in perusing an advanced degree in structural engineering are encouraged to respond.
• Undergraduate students with at least one course in strength of materials will be considered on a case-by case basis.
• Must be fluent in English with excellent grammar and ability to write reports that are thorough and understandable to our clients.
• Desire greater Houston area resident (within 25- to 35-mile radius preferred) but will consider other candidates.

The perfect candidate will have an MS degree in structural mechanics with emphasis in plates and shells, advanced strength of materials, reinforced composites, soil structure interaction, advanced foundation design, finite element analysis, numerical methods, plus a good working knowledge in steel design, reinforced concrete design, timber design, and foundation design, and have excellent report writing skills.

If you do not have these areas of expertise but are interested in learning, please send your resume.

Sr. engineers must have PE license and be familiar with MATHCAD or be able to learn quickly and have strong skills in general structural engineering in all normal areas as well as FEA, advanced strength of materials methods, numerical methods, and testing methods, strain gage knowledge is a plus.

New graduates and minimally experienced engineers must have a strong desire to learn and be able to contribute quickly.  Must be able to obtain engineering license (PE) in Texas within two to eight years, depending on education and experience level.

CAD Position/ Field Technician

• Experience: Entry to Sr. Designer
• Rate: Commensurate with experience, education, and abilities
• Will be required to do field measurements for foundations and structures
• HS Diploma or GED. Associate degree preferred
• Good math skills and spreadsheet knowledge is a plus.
• Strong communication skills, able to read and write grammatically correct in English.
• Must be proficient in AutoCAD.
• Desire previous experience in structural drawing and detailing: steel, concrete, timber, and foundations.
• Entry-levelcandidates considered on a case-by-case basis.

• Experience: Entry level to 2 yrs experience
• Rate: Commensurate with experience, education, and abilities
• Languages: C++, Visual Basic, other engineering languages.
• Minimum HS diploma or GED. Associate degree preferred
• Excellent ability for take program specifications and develop useful programs that are marketable to structural engineers.
• Will consider engineers with excellent programming ability.

Interested candidates should forward electronic resume to:
jmc@clark-engineers.com No calls please.