SolidWorks Assistant Manager

About the role

The Assistant Manager - SolidWorks is a working leader who divides time approximately equally between technical project support and personnel management. The role supports lead designers on active packaged-equipment projects while supervising, coaching, and developing design/drafting personnel.

Responsibilities

• Support lead designers on moderate to complex packaged-equipment projects from turnover through release by assisting with design coordination, technical problem-solving, workload planning, and the quality and timeliness of assigned deliverables.
  • Interpret P&IDs, process flow diagrams, specifications, site and equipment layouts, piping plans, general arrangement drawings, bills of materials, and customer design inputs.
  • Create, modify, check, and approve reliable 3D SolidWorks models, assemblies, mating interfaces, library components, exploded views, layouts, section views, dimensions, callouts, and accurate BOMs.
  • Design and modify structural, mechanical, piping, electrical, and controls sub-assemblies while considering manufacturing constraints, installation access, maintenance clearances, and applicable codes and recognized standards.
  • Create and check project models and drawings as assigned, including assemblies, layouts, section views, details, dimensions, callouts, and BOMs; verify accuracy, completeness, manufacturability, and compliance before release.
  • Absenteeism, tardiness, and unprofessional behavior will result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
  • Attend bid, kickoff/turnover, customer, vendor, project, and production meetings as requested to support the Lead Designer and coordinate design interfaces with Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, and other stakeholders.
  • Identify and recommend value-engineered alternatives and practical design solutions to the Lead Designer without compromising safety, quality, maintainability, or customer requirements.
• Provide day-to-day supervision, work assignment, prioritization, and workload balancing for assigned designers and drafters; monitor task completion, quality, and schedule performance.
  • Participate in hiring, onboarding, training, performance evaluations, coaching, recognition, and performance remediation in partnership with Engineering Leadership and Human Resources.
  • Establish clear expectations and provide frequent feedback; mentor employees in SolidWorks, design practices, checking discipline, project execution, communication, and professional development.
  • Serve as an escalation point for technical and personnel issues, resolving routine matters and elevating significant risks or decisions to Engineering Leadership.
  • Reinforce a collaborative, accountable, customer-focused culture and build effective working relationships within the department and across TAS.

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant mechanical, structural, piping, electrical, controls, or packaged-equipment design experience, including substantial hands-on SolidWorks experience.
• Experience supporting Lead Designers on complex projects through hands-on creation and checking of production models and drawings, including participation in formal design and model reviews.
• At least 2 years of experience leading, supervising, mentoring, or coordinating the work of design/drafting personnel.
• Experience producing manufacturing/assembly-level drawings, BOMs, and controlled design documentation.
• Ability to perform intermediate mathematical tasks and preliminary design calculations for engineer review.
• Data center and modular packaged-equipment design experience.
• Experience with SolidWorks PDM/EPDM and configuration or document control.
• Experience with Infor LN or a comparable ERP system.
• Additional CAD/BIM proficiency, including AutoCAD, Revit, and Autodesk Construction Cloud or equivalent.
• Experience developing drafting standards, procedures, training materials, KPIs, managing libraries and checking workflows.
• Experience with preliminary calculations or simulations such as load lists, flow models, and piping or structural stress analysis for engineer review.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Post-secondary degree or certificate in drafting, design, engineering technology, or a related technical field preferred.
• Direct industry experience may substitute for formal education.
• Advanced, hands-on SolidWorks capability and the ability to independently deliver production-ready models and drawings with limited direction.
• Broad understanding of structural, mechanical, electrical, and controls equipment interfaces, including operation, maintenance, access, and clearance constraints.
• Advanced ability to read and interpret P&IDs and related engineering documents.
• Working knowledge of codes and standards applicable to TAS equipment, including NEC, IEC, ASME, ANSI, AISC, AWS, UMC, OSHA, building codes, and other project-specific requirements.
• Strong project-support skills, including labor estimating, task scheduling, resource coordination, progress tracking, and change-impact communication.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, develop, and hold employees accountable while maintaining constructive working relationships.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and customer communication skills; strong technical writing and documentation ability.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and related business software.

Skills

• Advanced, hands-on SolidWorks capability and the ability to independently deliver production-ready models and drawings with limited direction.
• Proven capability supporting Lead Designers and project teams in packaged equipment, industrial plant, HVAC, piping, mechanical, and structural design and layout.
• Broad understanding of structural, mechanical, electrical, and controls equipment interfaces, including operation, maintenance, access, and clearance constraints.
• Advanced ability to read and interpret P&IDs and related engineering documents.
• Working knowledge of codes and standards applicable to TAS equipment, including NEC, IEC, ASME, ANSI, AISC, AWS, UMC, OSHA, building codes, and other project-specific requirements.
• Strong project-support skills, including labor estimating, task scheduling, resource coordination, progress tracking, and change-impact communication.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, develop, and hold employees accountable while maintaining constructive working relationships.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and customer communication skills; strong technical writing and documentation ability.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and related business software.
• Data center and modular packaged-equipment design experience.
• Experience with SolidWorks PDM/EPDM and configuration or document control.
• Experience with Infor LN or a comparable ERP system.
• Additional CAD/BIM proficiency, including AutoCAD, Revit, and Autodesk Construction Cloud or equivalent.
• Experience developing drafting standards, procedures, training materials, KPIs, managing libraries and checking workflows.
• Experience with preliminary calculations or simulations such as load lists, flow models, and piping or structural stress analysis for engineer review.
• Ability to perform intermediate mathematical tasks and preliminary design calculations for engineer review.
• Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently.
• Use of the fingers, sitting, stooping, bending, crouching, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
• Visual acuity requirements include color vision, depth perception, and a field of vision sufficient to prepare and analyze data, operate a computer terminal, and conduct extensive reading.
• Subject to indoor environmental conditions.
• Ability to travel to customer, vendor, or project sites as required and perform other responsibilities assigned by TAS.
• Other TAS duties assigned.

Benefits

Commensurate with experience.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD