Freelance International Structural Engineer Jobs

About the Role  

Armada is hiring a Data Center Structural Engineer to support the Galleon and Leviathan product lines - a brand-new capability for the company. As we scale Modular Data Center (MDC) deployments across a wide range of seismic, wind, snow, and soil conditions worldwide, we need someone who can own the structural thread that runs from early site due diligence through design, certification, fabrication, and installation, and make sure it holds together across every jurisdiction we operate in.

You will identify and vet domestic/international structural engineering vendors and certifying engineers, assess seismic, wind, snow, and soil risk on new sites before it becomes a costly redesign, and build the standardized, repeatable structural designs - raised structural platforms, ISO container connections, foundations/pads, anchorage, piping supports - that turn MDC structural design into a repeatable SKU instead of a one-off per site. You'll also be the structural point of contact linking Armada's product engineering team with outside fabricators, general contractors, and local structural/civil engineers, reviewing shop drawings and equipment integration details to make sure what gets built and installed matches what was certified.

What You'll Do (Key Responsibilities) 

• Global vendor liaison & certification - Identify, vet, and liaise with domestic/international structural engineering vendors and local certifying engineers on every active project site, confirming each can deliver structural analysis, design, and certification compliant with the local building code (e.g., NCC in Australia, IBC in the U.S., and equivalents elsewhere) before work begins.
• Site due diligence & jurisdictional risk assessment - Own early-stage structural due diligence for new domestic/international sites: evaluating seismic, wind, snow, and soil conditions, mapping local code and AHJ requirements, and flagging vendor capability gaps or certification risk before they cause late-stage redesign or slip a deployment.
• Standardized, repeatable structural design - Develop and maintain template structural designs for Modular Data Center (MDC) components (raised structural platform, ISO containers and connections, foundations/pads, anchorage, piping supports) that hold up across the widest range of site conditions, turning structural design into a repeatable SKU instead of a one-off per site.
• In-house analysis & design for new products and sites - Personally perform structural analysis and design for new Armada products and first-of-a-kind site conditions where no vendor solution or precedent yet exists, establishing the engineering basis in-house before handing off to local certifying engineers for jurisdictional review and stamping.
• End-to-end technical oversight through fabrication, installation, and commissioning - Act as the structural point of contact linking Armada product engineering with domestic/international fabricators, general contractors, and local structural/civil engineers, reviewing shop drawings, anchoring/embedment details, and equipment integration (generators, transformers, PEMB, chillers) to ensure what gets built and installed matches what was certified.
• Structural governance, documentation & operational readiness sign-off - Build and maintain structural requirement guidelines, site-readiness checklists, and certification workflows by geography; track open structural items across active sites; and provide the final sign-off confirming MDC and site are certified, safe, and ready for operational handoff.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or related field); Professional Engineer (PE or SE) license or international equivalent (e.g., Chartered Engineer).
• 5-7 years of hands-on experience with structural analysis and design of steel and reinforced concrete structures - including foundations, platforms, and equipment anchorage - ideally for industrial or mission-critical facilities, including the ability to independently perform structural analysis and design in-house for new Armada products and site conditions, rather than relying solely on outside vendors.
• Working knowledge of structural analysis/design software and building codes (IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, ACI) and the ability to navigate comparable international structural codes (e.g., NCC, Eurocode) across multiple countries, including seismic, wind, snow, and soil load conditions.
• Comfort operating with a high degree of autonomy - you'll be defining the playbook, not inheriting one.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 20-30% to project sites, fabrication facilities, and construction locations worldwide.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with modular, prefabricated, or ISO-container-based construction methodologies, ideally for data centers or other mission-critical/industrial facilities.
• Exposure to data center-specific structural considerations: heavy equipment anchorage (generators, transformers, chillers), pre-engineered metal buildings (PEMB), and raised platform/foundation systems.
• Experience vetting, directing, and holding external structural engineering vendors and certifying engineers accountable across concurrent, geographically dispersed projects.
• Experience standing up design standards, templates, or governance processes for a growing team or portfolio, rather than only executing against existing ones.
• Background collaborating directly with product/hardware engineering teams, fabricators, general contractors, and local consultants across multiple regions or countries.