Aviation Design Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $104,000 - $124,800 DOE

Bright People

Powerful Solutions

Better Communities

CRW is hiring!

• Would you like to help build Better Communities in your area?
• Are you an Airport Designer with a minimum of 3 years of experience?
• Do you thrive in a team environment where new ideas are encouraged and implemented?
• Would you like to work with a fun, collaborative group where everyone pitches in to get the job done?

If so, please keep reading-

CRW is a growing multidiscipline engineering and surveying firm with offices in Anchorage, Palmer, and Seattle. Our staff of nearly 100 provides planning, design, and construction support services for federal, state, municipal, tribal, and private clients on projects in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

We’ve been helping build better communities for over 40 years.

Why join our CR e W ?

• We work in a fun office environment that is casual but hard-working and focused on engineering the best solutions for our clients.
• We are dedicated to providing our clients with exceptional services.
• We provide a wide variety of professional services on interesting projects and in unique places.
• Community-minded, we team up to clean parks and trails, participate in charities, and donate our time to help make communities better places to live.
• We respect having a healthy work / life balance.
• CRW offers an excellent benefits package and flexible work schedules, including working remotely. Additionally, CRW pays for every hour worked beyond your ordinary contracted hours.

Benefits Include :

• Competitive Wages
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Short- and Long-term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Employer 401k match
• Generous Paid Time Off
• End-of-Year Bonuses

Job Summary :

CRW is currently looking for a junior to mid-level airport engineer to assist our aviation group in planning and design of airport facilities and infrastructure.

CRW’s Aviation group supports a wide variety of projects across Alaska, with much of that work occurring at the busy cargo hub, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.

CRW’s Aviation group focuses primarily on civil improvements to airports, as well as lighting and other Navigational Aid upgrades.

In this position you will assist in modelling and developing improvements to runways, taxiways, hardstands, passenger boarding bridges, hangars, deicing facilities and treatment systems, airport lighting, and other infrastructure projects related to both public and private airport developments.

CRW provides in house staff of professionals to support our aviation design team including civil, structural, geotechnical, communications and electrical engineers and field surveyors.

Our team has been working extensively at the Ted Stevens International Airport for more than two decades and have current contracts at several other Alaskan airports.

We work with FAA, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, and a variety of private clients and lease holders.

The successful candidate will be included in a variety of ongoing design projects or, if appropriately experienced, manage a project team to complete the work.

Duties / Responsibilities :

• Assembling engineering plans, specifications, and engineer’s estimate
• AutoCAD Civil 3D Design and Drafting
• Communication with project teams
• Use of Basic Office Products Outlook, Excel, Word, Bluebeam Studio / PDF Editor
• Aircraft movement modeling and analysis
• Airport design not limited to runways, aprons, taxiways, hardstands, terminal facilities Design of different areas within airport construction such as platforms, terminal buildings, control towers etc.
• Civil design for airport improvements not limited to grading, storm drain, lighting, pavement, striping
• Development of supplemental documents such as reports, studies, technical memos, and other planning documents
• Assisting with project bidding, permitting, and construction as needed
• Site visits to observe project progression
• Potential for travel to remote Alaskan communities
• Preparation of various studies and models such as feasibility studies (technical and economic feasibility), aeronautical safety studies, planning studies, airport management models etc.
• Participation in the design of special airport systems such as airfield ground lighting or apron floodlighting, A-VDGS, etc.
• Any other tasks assigned by management relating to primary area of responsibility.

Required Skills / Abilities :

• A go-getter who thrives on finding creative solutions to complex problems
• Has exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Education and Experience :

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or Aeronautical Engineering.
• A master’s degree in an aviation related field is a plus for this position.
• 3 years minimum experience in Airport Design.
• Licensed professional engineering license in Alaska and / or Washington or ability to obtain it within 6 months of hire.
• Experience with Civil 3D, Avi Plan, FAARFIELD, FAA Advisory Circular Standards, and related software is a plus.

Physical Requirements :

• Must be able to travel to various project sites.
• Must be able to access and navigate job sites and construction areas.

Come help us engineer a better community!

CRW Engineering Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.