Truss Repair Designer at Fieldstone A&E · Remote (United States)
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AutoCAD
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3+ years of experience
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Knowledge of wood truss systems, truss products, metal plate connected trusses, connectors, and related engineered wood products.
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Working familiarity with building codes and design standards, including the International Residential Code (IRC), International Building Cod
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Solid understanding of structural principles including residential and commercial roof and floor loading, load paths, wood member design, an
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Strong mathematical abilities, including the ability to calculate tributary loads, concentrated loads, and load transfer throughout the buil
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Ability to read and review blueprints, architectural drawings, construction documents, truss design drawings, and field reports.
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Knowledge of residential and commercial construction as it relates to truss design and repair conditions.
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Ability to develop clear, practical truss repair solutions from photographs, field reports, truss design documents, and other available proj
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Working knowledge of MiTek SE or similar metal plate connected truss engineering software.
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Why they ask: Process.
How to answer: Problem, research, iterations, measured result.
Why they ask: Collaboration.
How to answer: Clarify the goal, test, decide with evidence.
Why they ask: AutoCAD is named in the posting.
How to answer: One concrete project, one honest lesson.
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How to answer: Two minutes: current role, one achievement that matches this job, why this company now.
Why they ask: Checks ownership and depth.
How to answer: Use situation, action, result. Quantify the result.
Why they ask: Tests accountability and learning.
How to answer: Pick a real failure, own your part, show the fix and what changed afterwards.
Why they ask: Checks judgement under pressure.
How to answer: Describe a concrete framework and one example of a trade-off you made.
Why they ask: Looks for red flags and motivation.
How to answer: Stay positive: what you want next, not what you dislike.
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