Job Description

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OPEN FOR SPONSORSHIP FOR THE RIGHT CANDIDATE! CALLING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERINGS WITH EXPERIENCE IN CRANES!!!!

ABOUT THE COMPANY n

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- Australian owned family business and Australia's leading overhead crane and hoist manufacturing company
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- Growing & Quick Paced Organization
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- Challenging and Rewarding Role
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ABOUT THE ROLE n

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.

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- Design Leadership: Execute structural calculations for cranes, portals, and heavy structures (quotation through post-award).
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- Operational Excellence: Replace external contractors by building in-house design capacity and improving manufacturing cost-efficiency.
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- Compliance & QA: Ensure 100% adherence to Eilbeck Quality Systems, IMS documentation, and WorkSafe/DMP requirements.
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- Verification: Validate third-party calculations and maintain rigorous change management
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WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR - Minimum of 5 years experience on the below : 1. Technical Competency in Relevant Standards n

Must know and actively work with the standards that govern crane and runway design in Australia and internationally:

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Crane-Specific Standards

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CMAA 70/74 (USA) — Bridge cranes and gantry cranes

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AS 2550 series — Safe use & operation (for integration)

Structural Standards (Australia) n

AS 4100 — Steel structures

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AS/NZS 1170 — Structural actions

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Part 1: Dead/live

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Part 2: Wind

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Part 3: Crane loads / dynamic effects

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AS 3990 — Mechanical equipment steels

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AS/NZS 5100 — If runway integrated into a building/bridge structure

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Welding standards:

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AS/NZS 1554.1 — Structural welding

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AS 1554.5 — Welding of cranes & lifting equipment components

2. Ability to Model Crane-Specific Loads n

Must fully understand non-building load cases, which are unique to crane structures:

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Dynamic & Fatigue Actions

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Impact factors

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Long travel/ cross travel acceleration loads

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Skewing forces

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Fatigue regions in welded joints

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Wheel loads under–

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Unbalanced loading

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Trolley eccentric loading

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Side thrust (CT braking, skewing)

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Runway Beam Loads

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Vertical wheel loads (static + dynamic)

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Horizontal loads (transverse & longitudinal)

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Crane surge and braking forces

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Lateral wheel loads per FEM or AS 1418

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Fatigue from repetitive cycles

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Rail bending + local bearing/stress checks

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Connection design for runway brackets or cap channels

3. Competency Using the Right Software Tools n

For crane structures, should be proficient in:

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Structural Analysis

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SpaceGass

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Strand7

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Robot Structural Analysis

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RISA

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SAP2000

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ANSYS (if doing high-fidelity fatigue studies)

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Design/Detailing

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Advance Steel

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SolidWorks (for trolley/hoist frames)

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AutoCAD

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Specialised Crane Tools (optional but valuable)

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FEA for girder stability (lateral torsional buckling, distortional buckling)

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Wheel load calculators (custom or FEM-based)

4. Crane Girders: Specific Competencies n

Girder Design Requirements

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Welded box girders, RHS, plate girders, or hot-rolled profiles

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Lateral torsional buckling calculations

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Distortion under trolley eccentric loading

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Fatigue life calculation for welded joints

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Deflection control

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Vertical (usually L/1000 to L/750 depending on standard)

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Lateral (strict to prevent skewing)

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Local Checks

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Local web bending under wheel loads

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Web crippling

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Web buckling

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Flange local bending

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Stiffener design to address all above

5. Runway Beam & Support Structure Design n

Runway Beam Requirements

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Clip weld design and fatigue

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Beam bending + torsion

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Lateral loads from crane skewing

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Fatigue class assignment (FEM group 1–5)

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Supporting Structure

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Portal frames

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Columns & brackets

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Vibrations & resonance checks

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Anchor bolts & base plates

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Runway-to-building interaction

6. Understanding of Fabrication & Inspection n

Must know how their design will be built:

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Welding

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Selecting correct weld sizes, types & fatigue classes

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Controlling distortion in welded plate girders

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Heat input considerations

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NDT requirements (UT, MT)

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Rail alignment tolerances

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Wheel-to-rail geometry

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End carriage alignment

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Inspection & QA

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WPS/PQR compliance

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Test certificates

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Material traceability (plate, bolts, weld consumables)

7. Certification & Professional Requirements (Australia) n

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- CPEng or RPEQ highly preferred, often required for signing off
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- Registration with Engineers Australia
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- Ability to issue: n n
- FEA verification
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- Form 15 / Form 16 (QLD)
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- Compliance statements to AS 1418 & AS 4100
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8. Industry Experience n

Must have practical familiarity with:

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How cranes actually operate in the field

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Fatigue failures in crane girders

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Realistic dynamic factors beyond textbook assumptions

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Maintenance issues (cracks, wheel wear, runway alignment)

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***An engineer without industrial crane experience will miss many of the load cases and fatigue issues that are essential.

9. Documentation Requirements n

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- Complete structural calculations
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- Load diagrams (wheel loads, reactions, lateral loads)
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- Deflection analysis
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- Welding details and notes
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION nn
- Fulltime permanent position
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- Based in Moorlands, Ingleburn but potential to change contingent to business need
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📌 Structural Engineer (Sydney)
🏢 EILBECK CRANES
📍 Sydney