Project Designer

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Basic Function:

Our Designer/Drafter will be responsible for preparing equipment and piping system drawing packages which include a technical layout with multiple views, detail drawings, Schematics, and assembly drawings. The Designer/Drafter will work closely with customers, vendors, and manufacturing to develop job specific drawings for sales and pre-sales documentation and representation of our products.

Essential Duties:

• Utilize Autocad, Inventor or other software to generate 2D and 3D piping systems as well as system schematics.
• Design new piping system layouts for customer orders based on a variation of existing standard layouts
• Complete new custom system designs based on specific customer requirements.
• Works closely with customers, vendors, and manufacturing to obtain information and ensure design meets the intent of the specification, customer installation and layout requirements and current manufacturing guidelines.
• Prepare drawings which include technical layout, multiple views, detailed drawings, assembly drawings and system schematics
• Understands and uses CAD system variables and executes all required menu or customized changes.
• Utilizes company network and software platforms as a part of normal daily activities.
• Ability to import existing 3D models or generate new 3D equipment models as needed to complete the system layouts.
• Provides customer support on issues relating to system layouts.
• Works to obtain thorough and relevant product and system knowledge.
• Uses effective interpersonal skills and to effectively interface with others inside and outside the Company as required.
• Ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects concurrently.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education: 2 year degree/certificate in Mechanical Drafting/Design or equivalent. In some cases, equivalent experience may be substituted for education.

Experience:

• 2-5 years working with mechanical piping systems and equipment
• 0- 5 years industry experience with Autodesk Inventor, Vault or other 3D design software

Knowledge/Skills Requirements

• Possess a very sound working knowledge of mechanical systems.
• Knowledge of machining processes, sheet metal fabrication, welding, materials, HVAC systems, industrial piping & pressure vessels a plus.
• Understanding of mechanical and HVAC industry submittal and sales process is a plus.
• Ability to understand the objectives of projects and communicate effectively to complete tasks.
• Ability to effectively interface with internal and external customers.
• Ability to work in a normal office and a development lab environment with running equipment.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Able to solve problems and meet deadlines consistently and with a high degree of accuracy.
• Able to work with minimal supervision.
• Imaginative and creative.

Travel: Occasional travel to manufacturing sites may be required.

Internal Contacts: Contacts required as a regular part of daily duties involving work of non-controversial nature.

External Contacts: Contacts required as a regular part of daily duties involving work of non-controversial nature.

Physical Skill and Effort: Contacts, to ascertain needs of other departments, or to make substantial adjustments to working arrangements. Work involves fairly light and simple types of physical exertion.

Working Conditions and Hazards: Normal plant, shop, field or office conditions. From time to time, slightly disagreeable features. Negligible/little or no exposure to hazardous conditions.