Refrigeration Design Technician

Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Reports to: Deputy Director of Refrigeration Engineering

About the role

A Refrigeration Design Technician will support refrigeration engineers/designers and project leaders in preparing commercial/retail refrigeration construction documents. The role focuses on drafting, equipment and piping layouts, schedules, coordination, and project-file maintenance, with local and national travel.

Responsibilities

• Prepare refrigeration plans, details, schedules, and diagrams using AutoCAD.
• Develop equipment and piping layouts from engineering direction, customer standards, and manufacturer information.
• Assist with suction, liquid, discharge, hot-gas defrost, glycol, secondary refrigerant, and condensate piping layouts.
• Assist with equipment documentation, pipe sizing, system loads, and refrigerant charge information.
• Coordinate refrigeration drawings with architectural, structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, controls, and energy-management documents.
• Obtain and incorporate equipment dimensions, capacities, connections, and electrical requirements from suppliers.
• Incorporate redlines and review comments; identify drawing conflicts or missing information.
• Assist with RFIs, submittals, field surveys, installation reviews, commissioning, quality control, and project-file maintenance.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree or technical certificate in Refrigeration Technology, Mechanical Design, Drafting, or related field preferred.
• Relevant field experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Entry level through 10 years of experience will be considered.

Skills

• Competency in AutoCAD and ability to read construction drawings and manufacturer data.
• Strong attention to detail and document accuracy.
• Good communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to follow engineering direction and work within a multi-discipline team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Commercial or retail refrigeration experience.
• Experience with Revit or other 3D modeling software.
• Familiarity with DX, glycol, secondary CO₂, transcritical CO₂, installation, service, or commissioning.