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Sara Jozefiak

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Structural Engineering Manager at Northrop Grumman
📍 Santa Clara, California, United States

Sara Jozefiak is a Structural Engineering Lead at Northrop Grumman, specializing in forensic investigation and hazard mitigation. Her experience includes leading complex structural assessments of bridges and analyzing building damage after major earthquakes. She holds a Masters Degree from Stanford University, where she researched performance-based seismic evaluations.

Beyond her professional roles, Sara is deeply passionate about the underlying physics of structural construction. She is driven by a desire to ensure the built environment is not only safe and resilient against disasters but also maintains its aesthetic and intellectual interest, reflecting a core commitment to public safety.

She was part of the engineering team that completed damage assessments of buildings following the 2010-2011 Christchurch, New Zealand earthquakes.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Structural Engineering Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Santa Clara, California, United States
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Forensic Engineering
Her experience at Thornton Tomasetti involved detailed structural investigations and forensic information modeling for major infrastructure like the Sherman Minton Bridge.
Seismic Performance
Conducted research at Stanford and the National Science Foundation on seismic demand measures and structural failure likelihood during earthquakes.
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Career

Work history

11-2015
Structural Engineering Manager
Northrop Grumman
4-2008 - 11-2015
Project Engineer
Thornton Tomasetti
9-2006 - 12-2007
Research Assistant
Stanford University
9-2006 - 3-2007
Course Assistant
Stanford University
5-2005 - 9-2005
Mid-America Earthquake Center Undergraduate Researcher
National Science Foundation
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Education
2006 - 2008
Master's Degree
Stanford University
2002 - 2006
Bachelor's Degree
University of Michigan
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