The University of Texas at Austin
College of Engineering

Typical Engineering Positions

  • Materials selection, specification and design: selection and design of materials for specialty applications and environments, design of concrete mixes, batch plant oversight, selection of grade for structural steel applications, design and specification of welding procedures, specification of composites for specialty applications.

  • Materials performance: testing and qualification of materials for service, fracture and fatigue analyses and designs, finite element analysis of complex structural components, failure investigations.

  • Construction quality assurance: specification and oversight of concrete, steel and soil materials testing programs for quality assurance during construction.

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