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Senior Tunnel Design Engineer

The Boring Company

The Boring Company

Design
Tennessee, USA
Posted on Jul 29, 2025
Senior Tunnel Design Engineer
Nashville, TN
ENGINEERING, Field Engineering
In office
Full-time
The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

Responsibilities

  • Create geotechnical data reports, geotechnical interpretation reports, geotechnical design reports for tunnel and shaft construction.
  • Create temporary support of excavation designs, reports, and drawings.
  • Produce tunnel lining design documentation, including lateral earth pressure calculations.
  • Perform ground settlement and construction impact analysis of subsurface structures (e.g., shafts, tunnels) and 3rd party infrastructure (e.g., buildings, utilities).
  • Create and oversee the implementation of settlement monitoring plans.
  • Plan and execute geotechnical investigations.
  • Assist in the collection and review of as-built drawings and existing geotechnical data for subsurface due diligence.
  • Provide geotechnical recommendations for construction means and methods.
  • Perform construction period observation and inspection.
  • Support brick operations with geotechnical recommendations and testing oversight.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Geology, Engineering Geology or related discipline.
  • 10+ years of tunnel inspection experience.

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Master of Science in Geotechnical or Structural Engineering.
  • PE Civil in at least one of: Tennessee, California, Nevada, Texas, Florida
  • Geotechnical Engineer (GE).
  • Coursework in geotechnical engineering (soils and rock mechanics), structural analysis, foundation engineering, hydrology, earthquake engineering, engineering geology, tunnel engineering, reinforced concrete design, steel design, and constitutive modeling.
  • Preliminary and final analysis and design experience (geotechnical investigation, slope stability analysis, support of excavation, construction impact to adjacent buildings and utilities, providing geotechnical design parameter recommendations).

Additional Requirements

  • The position may require extended hours and weekend work.
  • This role is on site / in person (no WFH).
  • The position will require periodic work inside tunnels. Candidates should be comfortable with this.
  • Able to travel for short and extended trips as needed. Up to 10% travel.
Culture
We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.
Benefits
We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.
The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Req ID: R169