Rithika A · Structural Engineer
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Structural Engineer Dubai, UAE

Rithika
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Structural Engineer · M.Tech

I draw what gets built. Post-tensioned slabs and beams, column schedules, wall and roof plans, and steel frames analysed in STAAD Pro and ETABS. Structural Engineering postgraduate with a 9.04 CGPA, now looking for a Structural Engineer role in the UAE.

AutoCADETABSSTAAD ProRevitAbaqusPythonIS / IRC
Scroll, and the Burj Khalifa on the left rises with her story, from dawn to golden hour. Hover the tower to visit a level. Tap the sky to send up a lantern.
Her story 2019 to 2026

Built one level at a time

Every milestone lifts the tower on the left a little higher. Scroll back up and it comes down again.

2019PILES

B.E. Civil Engineering begins

RMK Engineering College · 2019 – 2023

Four years of structural analysis, RC and steel design, surveying and construction practice. The piles go in at first light.

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2022LEVEL 45

Three-storey steel structure

INSDAG National Award Competition

Analysed and designed an economical, aesthetic three-storey steel building in STAAD Pro and presented it at the national competition. Her competition entry was three storeys. The tower on the left has 163.

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2023LEVEL 76

Graduates, and writes a beam solver8.51

B.E. · First Class with Distinction · CGPA 8.51
  • Python program plotting shear force and bending moment diagrams for simply supported beams under point loads and UDLs. 3rd place and a cash award in the department project competition.
  • Finite element analysis of a column-to-footing connection in Abaqus.
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2024JUNE · LEVEL 124

Structural / PT CAD

MPT Builders Private Limited, Chennai
  • Prepared post-tensioning beam and slab drawings, tendon arrangements and profile details from structural drawings and designer mark-ups.
  • PT tendon and steel quantities, shop drawings and as-built drawings for project and site requirements.
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2024LEVEL 148

M.Tech Structural Engineering

Vel Tech University · 2024 – 2026

Research on one-part geopolymer concrete: experimental investigation and finite element analysis for sustainable structural applications.

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2025AUGUST · SPIRE

Technical Trainee

Besten Engineers and Consultants India Pvt Ltd · Aug 2025 – Present
  • Step layouts and detailed construction drawings for project execution.
  • Vertical plans, wall plans, roof plans and cross-sections with accurate dimensioning.
  • Carpentry and joinery details: doors, windows, shutters and ventilators to design requirements and company standards.
  • Column schedules and structural detailing to support design and site implementation, coordinated with senior engineers.
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2026GOLDEN HOUR

Ready for Dubai9.04

M.Tech · First Class with Distinction · CGPA 9.04

828 metres, every light on, the fountain dancing below. Seeking Structural Engineer opportunities in the UAE.

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Selected work projects

Things she built

3rd place

Beam analysis in Python

Python · SFD / BMD · 2023

Plots shear force and bending moment diagrams for simply supported beams under point loads and UDLs. Won 3rd place and a cash award in an intra-department project competition. Open project sheet →

INSDAG 2022

Three-storey steel structure

STAAD Pro · steel design · 2022

Analysed and designed an economical and aesthetic three-storey steel building, then presented it at the INSDAG National Award Competition.

FEA of column to footing connection

Abaqus · finite element analysis

Modelled the load transfer through a column and footing connection, meshing the joint to read the stress distribution into the pad.

150 mm cube

One-part geopolymer concrete

Experimental · FEA · sustainability · M.Tech research

Experimental investigation and finite element analysis of one-part geopolymer concrete for sustainable structural applications. Open project sheet →

Approvals certifications & languages

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NPTELSafety in Constructioncertified
NPTELRC Road Bridgescertified
Software2D AutoCADcertified
SoftwareRevit Architecturecertified
SoftwareSTAAD Procertified
SoftwareETABScertified
EnglishREAD · WRITE · SPEAK
TamilREAD · WRITE · SPEAK
Say hello

Let's build in Dubai.

Available for Structural Engineer roles in the UAE. Drawings, detailing, analysis, coordination.

Emailrithika.civilengr@gmail.com
LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/rithikaambal11
Phone · UAE+971 50 708 3903
Phone · India+91 90427 36177
Based inDubai, United Arab Emirates
Open toStructural Engineer roles