Refrigeration (Mechanical) Engineer, Mid- Level

We plan, design, engineer, and build food plants for major brands across the country and the world. For the past three decades, we’ve focused exclusively on the food and beverage industry, helping your favorite brands put your favorite foods in the grocery store. Simply put, food isn’t one thing we do, it’s all we do.

About the role

Plan, design, and implement mechanical systems for industrial food and beverage production facilities, particularly industrial refrigeration systems for production facilities, cold storage warehouses, and product cooling. Work on multi-disciplinary project teams and apply a wide range of mechanical refrigeration engineering knowledge from the system and facility design stage through the construction and commissioning stage of our projects.

Responsibilities

• Work independently or with other refrigeration engineers, depending on project size
• Develop refrigeration systems for cold storage, production, and product cooling
• Lead mechanical system design development and coordinate with other internal and external team members
• Develop refrigeration and related utility equipment and construction specifications
• Develop P&IDs, equipment layout plans, plant/process utility distribution plans, and system details
• Size and develop layouts for ammonia and glycol piping plans
• Specify and select equipment
• Perform bid review and cost estimating
• Develop the functional description, sequence of operation, details, and plans with electrical and controls engineers
• Create project documents such as calculations, reports, and construction drawings and specifications
• Perform construction administration in the form of submittal reviews, RFI responses, and field visits to verify construction scope is proceeding per the intent of the design
• Review and update design standards/details
• Ensure building code familiarity, compliance, and review
• Provide field support, act as discipline lead for commissioning activities, and serve as the client’s main point of contact
• Research refrigeration and utility materials and best practices
• Support talent growth within our organization by providing coaching and/or mentoring to a subordinate group when directed by supervisor

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in mechanical engineering or related field
• 4-7 years of demonstrated refrigeration and utilities experience; mechanical experience in food and beverage, pharmaceutical, or other sanitary environments is a plus
• 4-7 years of ammonia, freon, and industrial refrigeration system design experience
• 4-7 years of experience with equipment and components for HVAC/R systems (refrigerant/hydronic piping, valves, pumps, vessels, heat exchangers, chillers, compressors, condensers, fluid coolers, condensing units, evaporator coils)
• 4-7 years of experience working with computer operations for engineering design programs and computer-aided drafting (AutoCAD, Revit, etc.)
• Travel to customer project sites for review, audit, and meetings, estimated 10-25%
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) is a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, a team-oriented can-do attitude, and an ability to work and manage projects independently

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times

Schedule

Up to 25%-30% travel required to visit project sites and other offices.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• Comprehensive employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off including an open vacation policy
• Bonus, profit-sharing, and retirement plans