Structural Staff Engineer

Location: Oakland or San Diego, California, United States; full-time hybrid work schedule. Travel: 10% nationally.

Base salary: $90,000–$105,000 USD per year, plus performance-based bonuses.

Company

hirify.global is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm providing integrated engineering and consulting services across building, infrastructure, science, technology, clean energy, robotics, and other industries.

What you will do

• Deliver full life-cycle building design from project kick-off through construction document production and construction oversight.
• Produce complete and technically accurate engineering reports, calculations, drawings, and construction documents.
• Assist clients with technical design issues, document coordination, and submittals.
• Design and evaluate building foundations, framing systems, and lateral systems.
• Use RISA, Enercalc, RAM, Bluebeam, and Revit to produce construction drawings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in architectural, structural, or civil engineering with a structural engineering emphasis from an ABET-accredited school.
• Passed the F.E. exam; a California PE license is strongly preferred.
• 2–5 years of related building design experience.
• Experience with building foundations, framing systems, and lateral system design.
• Strong time management skills and a self-starter mindset.
• Desire to contribute to excellent and timely client service.

Nice to have

• Critical facility experience.
• Revit experience.
• High seismic structural design experience in SDC D, E, or F.
• High-wind or blast-resistant design experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee-owned organization focused on inspiring, achieving, connecting, and sustainable long-term impact.
• People-first approach with opportunities to work on projects across life sciences, data centers, technology, civic, education, mixed-use, and healthcare.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and company holidays.
• Wellness programs, employee assistance resources, and professional development support.

Hiring process

• Applications from unsolicited external recruiters or agencies are not eligible for placement fees; only approved partners engaged directly by Talent Acquisition are accepted.