OverviewSSOE is seeking a Mechanical/Process Piping Designer for our Process Ops division. Our Mechanical/Process Piping Designers are essential, working closely with our project teams, project managers, engineers, and clients to implement the designs in both 2D and 3D environments, often working out the practical distribution solutions and coordinating with multiple disciplines. Mechanical Designers / Process Piping Designers can expect to support projects involving process equipment systems integration, industrial utilities, and process piping. They also cover a wide range of expertise, such as calculating sizing and routing paths of ducts and pipes and produce drawings from provided design data. The location of this opportunity is Lima, Ohio.
Responsibilities
A Typical Day Might Include:
- Applies standard design techniques and procedures exercising judgment in making minor adaptations and modifications to design concepts.
- Receives instructions on specific assignment objectives, complex features, and assistance in deriving possible solutions to unusual problems.
- Coordinates and directs the work effort of designers on the same project with some responsibility for checking portions of the completed drawings.
- Prepares addendums and bulletins. Initiates project change orders for submittal to the project manager.
- Attends construction meetings and produces site observation reports and final punch list. May trouble-shoot design problems in the field during construction.
- Develops an understanding for other discipline's needs and requirements and relates them to own discipline and total project scope.
- Researches design options and documents findings for project engineer/architect.
- Checks design calculations and drawings.
- Processes shop drawings; checks to ensure quality accuracy and completeness.
- May have external customer contact to make sure equipment will reach the customers hit rates, layout, and custom pieces for the lines to work as a whole.
- May be requested to attend training to develop supervisory skills.
- May serve as job captain on single discipline projects.
- May write portions of specifications and assist in preparing design and construction cost estimates.
- Travel required.
- Valid driver's license required. May be waived for international assignments.
Qualifications
Qualifications You’ll Need on Day One:
- Associate degree in the engineering or architectural fields preferred. Minimum eight (8) years experience with SSOE as a Designer or ten (10) years related designer experience with former employer(s). Experienced with food and/or beverage processing, piping design, packaging and material handling projects.
- Field experience with client and contractor interface is required.
- Experience with AutoCAD 2D/3D required & AutoCAD Plant 3D
- The following application competencies are also a plus: Revit, Inventor, Solidworks, Navisworks/Cintoo
- Experience with equipment layouts and system integrations.
- Salary Range: $75,000-$95,000/year depending education, experience, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.
- Benefits include health, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, 401K, PTO & paid holidays.
