Must Haves:
- 5+ years recent truss design experience
- Design work in MiTek Sapphire/Structure with current or most recent role(s)
- Strong Experience with custom residential home design
Plusses:
- Technical degree or higher
- MiTek truss designer with component or product design experience
- Experience with California design work (California Hips)
- Multifamily design experience
Day to day:
A national building supply company is seeking an experienced Truss Designer for their regional team out of Oregon. List of responsibilities will include:
- Team operates as Regional Design team for the Pacific Northwestern US
- Prepares complicated truss design and layout drawings - layout drawings may include beams and metal connectors sized and supplied by the company
- Develops layout and design drawings from architectural drawings or sketches provided to the company
- Makes phone calls to building designers or professionals to obtain or clarify information shown
- Draws rough sketches or arranges for finished drawings or photographs to illustrate specified materials or assembly sequence
- Prepare truss repair drawings for review and approval by a professional engineer
- Writes technical descriptions specifying material qualities and properties
- Reviews and checks layout and design drawings prepared by less experienced truss technicians and assists in making modifications prior to release
- May obtain information pertaining to products that have been field modified or damaged - information is summarized and given to a professional engineer to evaluate and complete repair drawings when required
- Analyzes technical data and reports to determine if design meets specifications
- Understands the building code and applies knowledge of special truss industry issues
- Analyzes plans and diagrams, or observes and makes notes on material processing, to determine material processing specifications or specifications for construction activities