Careers at R+C

Interested in having an impact on your community? Explore opportunities with R+C.

WHO WE ARE

San Francisco-Based With a Worldwide Reach

At Rutherford + Chekene (R+C), our culture is driven by the passion of our people and by our shared desire to be the best engineers we can be—both for our clients and for ourselves. Making room for diverse and differing opinions, our engineers at all levels are motivated by new project challenges and the opportunities they afford us to learn and grow together. We celebrate inventive problem solving and are dedicated to staying on the cutting edge of engineering—whether through participation in research and code development or through the exploration of new technologies, materials, and methodologies. We believe that it is through being and doing our best that we achieve our most important goal—having a longstanding positive impact on the communities we serve, and on the world.

We value diverse backgrounds, ideas, and approaches

World map showing origins of R+C staff.

R+C staff countries of origin

Being around talented, smart people, and ultimately doing work that is meaningful, that’s the foundation of it.

Life at R+C

A delicious office potluck lunch with cuisines from around the world.

Touring the Stanford Graduate School of Education project.

Celebrating Lunar New Year.

Running the Golden Gate Half Marathon & 5K.

Enjoying the sun at the 2023 LEAP Sandcastle event.

Benefits

We are committed to supporting our employees and offer a competitive salary and benefits package including:

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability and Life Insurance

Continuing Education Allowance

Pre-Tax Flex Spending and Transit Plan

Retirement Plans (including 401k)

Paid Personal Time and 9 Paid Holidays

Hybrid Workplace

Rutherford + Chekene provides Equal Employment Opportunity without regard to race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, political belief or activity, or status as a veteran.

Our Application Process

  • Browse our current open positions below, or visit our internships page to learn more about our summer intern program.
  • Our recruitment team will assess all the applications that are submitted. Our aim is to respond to each and every candidate.
  • If you are selected to move forward in the process, you will receive an email to schedule an interview. Our hiring process generally involves multiple interviews. We will keep you posted throughout the hiring process regarding next steps.
  • If you do not see a position that matches your skillset, we still encourage you to share your resume with us at recruiting@ruthchek.com. We are always on the lookout for talented structural and geotechnical engineers to join our team.

Current Structural Openings

Structural Senior Design Engineer (5-10 years)
Structural Design Engineer (3-5 years)
Structural Designer (0-3 years)

Current Geotechnical Openings

Geotechnical Senior Engineer (4-7 years)
Geotechnical Staff Engineer (0-3 years)

Internship Opportunities

Summer Internship: Geotechnical Engineering
Summer Internship: Structural Engineering—Building Systems Group
Summer Internship: Structural Engineering

Think you would be a good fit, but don’t see a position available?
We are always looking for talented structural and geotechnical engineers to join our team at all levels. If you think you’d be a good fit, but don’t see a suitable opening below, we welcome you to submit a cover letter and resume to recruiting@ruthchek.com For entry level positions, please include your transcripts.