Sr Advanced Mechanical Engineer

Des Plaines, IL, us on site Until 8/22/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted March 23, 2025 Last posted March 23, 2025
Job description

About IDEXCEL, INC

Idexcel is a global staffing and IT services organization, with a mission to bring great people and great organizations together. Our diverse client base represents a wide range of industries, including technology, telecom, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, banking & financial services, food & commodities trading and federal organizations. Our teams of experienced recruiters directly work with client companies seeking exceptional people to help with their business initiatives.

Idexcel, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.


Duties and Responsibilities 

• Provide proposal/sales support by reviewing client specifications and requirements, provide steel weight estimates including an estimate of major member sizes. 
• Review and confirm code basis for each project. 
• Prepare structural design and fabrication specifications for each project. 
• Collaborate with other project team members to comply with project requirements and meet project schedules. 
• Review of detailed design including drawings, MTO, 3D Model and STAAD analysis. 
• Review of fabrication shop detail drawings and fabrication sequence. 
• Guide and monitor sub-contracted structural engineers. 
• Mentor and train junior engineers. 
• International travel up to 15% annually in 1 to 2 week durations. 

Basic Qualifications 
• BS in Civil Engineering 
• Minimum 10 years experience with refining/petrochemical industry design codes/specifications: AISC, ASCE 7, IBC, ACI, API 
• Minimum 10 years experience with STAAD including modeling, analysis, design and trouble shooting 
• Minimum 10 years experience performing wind load design of major structures in petrochemical industry per design codes 
• Minimum 10 years experience performing seismic design of tall structures (over 60 ft) in petrochemical industry, including seismic dynamic analysis and modal response spectrum analysis 

Additional Qualifications 
• Strong oral and written communications skills 
• Ability to work effectively within a team based environment 
• Project Engineering experience with an EPC contractor 
• Strong multi-tasking skills 
• International, multi-cultural experience 
• Ability to travel internationally up to 15% annually in 1 to 2 week durations 
• Fabrication shop and site experience 
• Offshore Design Experience 
• Familiarity with structural materials and shapes

Nick Davis

571-267-4182 

About this role

Summary

Designs and reviews structural projects, collaborates with teams, mentors engineers, and travels internationally.

Job title

Sr Advanced Mechanical Engineer

Experience level

10+ years

Industry

manufacturing

Location requirements

Des Plaines, IL, US; no remote work specified

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

civil engineeringSTAADAISCASCE 7IBCACIAPIseismic analysiswind load

Preferred skills

offshore designmulti-cultural experienceproject engineeringfabrication shop

Specializations

structural designfabricationSTAAD analysisseismic designwind load
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Des Plaines, IL, USA

On-site City