OPEN FOR SPONSORSHIP FOR THE RIGHT CANDIDATE! CALLING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERINGS WITH EXPERIENCE IN CRANES!!!!
ABOUT THE COMPANY
- Australian owned family business and Australia's leading overhead crane and hoist manufacturing company
- Growing & Fast Paced Organization
- Challenging and Rewarding Role
ABOUT THE ROLE
Eilbeck Cranes is seeking a fulltime Structural Engineer to lead our design operations in Moorlands, Ingleburn . You will own the end-to-end engineering process—from initial quotes to final compliance.
Duties but not limited to -
- Design Leadership: Execute structural calculations for cranes, portals, and heavy structures (quotation through post-award).
- Operational Excellence: Replace external contractors by building in-house design capacity and improving manufacturing cost-efficiency.
- Compliance & QA: Ensure 100% adherence to Eilbeck Quality Systems, IMS documentation, and WorkSafe/DMP requirements.
- Verification: Validate third-party calculations and maintain rigorous change management
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR - Minimum of 5 years experience on the below :
1. Technical Competency in Relevant Standards
Must know and actively work with the standards that govern crane and runway design in Australia and internationally:
Crane-Specific Standards
CMAA 70/74 (USA) — Bridge cranes and gantry cranes
AS 2550 series — Safe use & operation (for integration)
Structural Standards (Australia)
AS 4100 — Steel structures
AS/NZS 1170 — Structural actions
Part 1: Dead/live
Part 2: Wind
Part 3: Crane loads / dynamic effects
AS 3990 — Mechanical equipment steels
AS/NZS 5100 — If runway integrated into a building/bridge structure
Welding standards:
AS/NZS 1554.1 — Structural welding
AS 1554.5 — Welding of cranes & lifting equipment components
2. Ability to Model Crane-Specific Loads
Must fully understand non-building load cases, which are unique to crane structures:
Dynamic & Fatigue Actions
Impact factors
Long travel/ cross travel acceleration loads
Skewing forces
Fatigue regions in welded joints
Wheel loads under–
Unbalanced loading
Trolley eccentric loading
Side thrust (CT braking, skewing)
Runway Beam Loads
Vertical wheel loads (static + dynamic)
Horizontal loads (transverse & longitudinal)
Crane surge and braking forces
Lateral wheel loads per FEM or AS 1418
Fatigue from repetitive cycles
Rail bending + local bearing/stress checks
Connection design for runway brackets or cap channels
3. Competency Using the Right Software Tools
For crane structures, should be proficient in:
Structural Analysis
SpaceGass
Strand7
Robot Structural Analysis
RISA
SAP2000
ANSYS (if doing high-fidelity fatigue studies)
Design/Detailing
Advance Steel
SolidWorks (for trolley/hoist frames)
AutoCAD
Specialised Crane Tools (optional but valuable)
FEA for girder stability (lateral torsional buckling, distortional buckling)
Wheel load calculators (custom or FEM-based)
4. Crane Girders: Specific Competencies
Girder Design Requirements
Welded box girders, RHS, plate girders, or hot-rolled profiles
Lateral torsional buckling calculations
Distortion under trolley eccentric loading
Fatigue life calculation for welded joints
Deflection control
Vertical (usually L/1000 to L/750 depending on standard)
Material traceability (plate, bolts, weld consumables)
7. Certification & Professional Requirements (Australia)
- CPEng or RPEQ highly preferred, often required for signing off
- Registration with Engineers Australia
- Ability to issue:
- FEA verification
- Form 15 / Form 16 (QLD)
- Compliance statements to AS 1418 & AS 4100