Hire Structural Engineer

Hiring through smartbrain.io eliminates recruitment fees, onboarding overhead, and hidden payroll taxes. You pay a transparent monthly rate that covers the Structural Engineer’s salary, benefits, workspace, HR administration, and local compliance. Rates vary by seniority and region, but most clients see 20–35 % total-cost savings compared with in-house employment. Because we maintain a ready bench, there are no sunk sourcing expenses. Volume discounts apply when you scale beyond one engineer, and you can upgrade or downsize the engagement with 14-day notice, giving your CFO full budget predictability.

Every engineer signs a strict NDA and an assignment-of-inventions agreement enforceable in your jurisdiction. Our legal entities in each delivery country mirror US standards for confidentiality and work-made-for-hire. Source files live in your Git or BIM environment, not ours, and we provision secure VPN access with MFA. smartbrain.io is ISO-27001-aligned, audits partner devices quarterly, and provides cyber-insurance coverage, giving CTOs the confidence to share sensitive structural calculations without fear of leakage.

Yes. We curate candidates willing to overlap a minimum four-hour window with your headquarters. Need full US coverage? We staff from LATAM. Prefer follow-the-sun productivity? We blend Eastern Europe and Asia for round-the-clock output. Your success manager actively monitors attendance and availability SLAs so meetings, RFIs, and design reviews happen when you need them.

Our contracts are month-to-month with optional multi-year discounts. You can pause, scale, or terminate with 14-day notice. Billing is net-15 in USD, including all taxes and benefits, so finance teams reconcile quickly. Need to add civil, MEP, or CAD resources later? We can append a simple addendum—no new MSA required.

Each applicant passes a three-step process: 1) credential verification against ABET-accredited degrees and PE licensure; 2) timed technical exam covering load paths, finite-element modeling, and AISC/ACI code provisions; 3) live problem-solving interview with a US-based Principal Engineer. Fewer than 3 % make the bench, ensuring you only interview elite talent.

Every engagement carries a 30-day replacement guarantee. If performance or culture fit is off, we supply an alternate profile within five business days at no additional cost, and overlap the off-boarding/on-boarding period so productivity never stalls.

From discovery call to a productive first day averages 3–5 business days. Day 1: we gather scope. Day 2: you receive a vetted shortlist. Days 3–4: you interview and select. Day 5: paperwork completes, access is provisioned, and your new engineer begins tackling tasks. For urgent needs, we have same-day start options using pre-contracted standby talent.