Location: US
Industry: Trusses
$25.00 $50.00
Who They Are
We are working with a state-of-the-art manufacturing company bringing new technology to truss production. They have partnered with our firm to help them find a truss designer to work with both new and existing clients, helping their design staffs implement design changes that help align their automated truss production systems with clients’ existing design protocols.
This role is a hybrid sales/design role and is only part-time. However, the position can be quite lucrative and can be done in conjunction with a person’s full-time role. The ideal candidate would be a current truss designer with strong communication skills with the desire to help an innovative company in the space grow.
What You’ll Do
We are working with a state-of-the-art manufacturing company bringing new technology to truss production. They have partnered with our firm to help them find a truss designer to work with both new and existing clients, helping their design staffs implement design changes that help align their automated truss production systems with clients’ existing design protocols.
This role is a hybrid sales/design role and is only part-time. However, the position can be quite lucrative and can be done in conjunction with a person’s full-time role. The ideal candidate would be a current truss designer with strong communication skills with the desire to help an innovative company in the space grow.
What You’ll Do
- Support potential customers in developing and optimizing wooden roof truss designs
- Advise customers on how to adapt conventional truss designs to make the best use of the system
- Review architectural and structural information and translate project requirements into efficient roof truss solutions
- Develop and/or review roof truss layouts, individual trusses, profiles, connections, and related design information
- Identify design choices that may improve material efficiency, manufacturability, production speed, or overall project economics
- Work closely with the technical and production teams to ensure that designs are compatible with the company’s manufacturing process
- Help customers understand the design principles, limitations, and opportunities associated with automated truss production
- Review customer designs produced using common U.S. roof truss design software and provide recommendations for optimization
- Participate in customer discussions and technical workshops when required
- Provide practical feedback on U.S. market requirements, common design practices, and customer expectations
- Support the development of design guidelines and best practices
- Troubleshoot design and manufacturability issues and help find practical solutions
- Stay up to date with relevant U.S. building codes, structural requirements, and developments in timber roof truss design
- Expected Hours: 10 – 15 hours per week (Dependent on volume of files)
- 5+ years of professional experience designing wood roof trusses in the U.S. market
- Strong knowledge of conventional wood roof truss design principles and manufacturing practices
- Experience with MiTek roof truss design software and related MiTek systems
- Experience with Alpine Industries / Alpine roof truss design software
- The ability to work confidently with roof truss layouts, loads, spans, reactions, member sizing, connections, and design constraints
- Strong understanding of the relationship between design, manufacturability, material utilization, and production efficiency
- Ability to review and understand architectural drawings, structural drawings, and construction documents
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a practical, hands-on approach
- Good communication skills in English
- Ability to explain technical subjects clearly to customers who may not have a detailed understanding of company’s technology
