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Senior Blast Project Engineer

Thornton Tomasetti
District of Columbia, USA
Full-time
Senior · 6+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 3 weeks ago
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Responsibilities

  • Provide protective design and physical security consulting for new and existing facilities, including blast design, site layout, vehicle barriers, and building hardening strategies.
  • Perform blast loading, structural response, and nonlinear dynamic analyses using SDOF/MDOF, finite element, and commercial structural software.
  • Develop and document design solutions through drawings, models, specifications, and technical reports.
  • Conduct vulnerability assessments, peer reviews, and security studies of existing facilities.
  • Coordinate with clients, architects, engineers, contractors, and security vendors to align requirements, schedules, and deliverables.
  • Support project planning activities including scopes, budgets, proposals, and construction-phase reviews (submittals, RFIs, shop drawings).
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal tools, best practices, and knowledge-sharing across the team.
  • Build client relationships and support repeat and new business opportunities within protective design.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in civil or structural engineering (graduate study in structural dynamics or related field preferred).
  • 6+ years of experience in blast engineering, protective design, or facility hardening projects.
  • Strong knowledge of structural dynamics and nonlinear behavior under blast, impact, and shock loading.
  • Experience applying advanced analysis methods and clearly communicating technical findings to diverse stakeholders.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary project teams and clients.
  • PE license (or equivalent); additional licensure a plus.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
  • Proficiency with blast/FEA and structural analysis software (e.g., SAP2000, ETABS, ANSYS, LS-DYNA) and standard documentation tools.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills; self-directed, team-oriented, and adaptable.
  • Familiarity with U.S. government security standards and BIM workflows (e.g., Revit) preferred.
  • Compensation

Benefits

  • Depending on your employment status, benefits may include:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and other voluntary benefits
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Childcare
  • Paid Time Off, Family Leave for New Parents, Volunteer Time
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Commuter Transit (where available)
  • 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments
  • Fitness Reimbursement
  • And other various wellness, diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives
  • Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
  • Thornton Tomasetti is proud to be an equal employment workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Thornton Tomasetti are considered without regards to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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