Education Requirements: M.S. Degree

Experience Requirements: 1+ years related experience in Geotechnical or Earthquake Engineering.

Position Details: Conduct seismic hazard assessment utilizing earthquake recurrence relations & ground motion prediction equations; Assess site specific seismic hazard using deterministic & probabilistic methods; Develop design response spectra & time history through seismic hazard deaggregation & spectral matching; Evaluate site specific seismic amplification through linear or nonlinear site response analysis; Validate & verify the in-house software used for seismic hazard analysis; Perform Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis using frequency domain finite element analysis package of SASSI; Compile and check calculation documents for above-referenced subjects per U.S.NRC regulatory guides and company QA/QC procedures. 

Position Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Paul C. Rizzo Associates, Inc. is an award-winning, highly focused firm specializing in all aspects of the civil engineering and earth sciences fields for the dams, nuclear power plants, and tunneling markets. For over a quarter century our firm has worked around the world on unique, challenging, and technically demanding projects. We take pride in our commitment to providing personal and professional services in a responsive, high quality manner, and continually strive to exceed our clients’ expectations by providing innovative and economically smart solutions. 

EOE M/F/D/V