Sr. Designer, Structural

Key Responsibilities

• Develop complete project design packages, including 3D CAD models, fabrication drawings, and material take-offs for heavy industrial equipment and ducting systems.
• Design large-scale hot exhaust and flue gas ducting, including casings, transitions, and structural plate components for pollution control applications.
• Independently evaluate project inputs for completeness and accuracy; identify missing, conflicting, or unclear information and drive resolution with Project Engineering, Sales, Supply Chain, and Project Management.
• Apply sound structural and mechanical design principles to account for thermal expansion, operating temperature, mechanical loading, and cyclic service in ducting layouts and details.
• Develop fabrication-ready details that consider material selection, plate thickness, weld joint configuration, and shop versus field fabrication constraints.
• Cook up ducting interfaces with pollution control and process equipment such as SCR reactors, stacks, dampers, expansion joints, and related components.
• Produce drawings required for customer approval, material procurement, and fabrication, with strong attention to constructability, installation sequencing, and maintenance access.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Project Engineering, and Project Management to ensure designs meet contractual requirements, technical standards, and project schedules.
• Perform and verify geometric and material calculations (lengths, distances, angles, areas, volumes, and weights) to support design accuracy and material take-offs.
• Review peer drawings and models to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to internal standards; provide technical feedback and guidance as appropriate.
• Provide technical guidance, informal mentoring, and design support to designers and drafters while maintaining individual ownership of assigned design deliverables.
• Lead complex design packages from concept designs to fabrication by coordinating technical inputs, resolving design conflicts, and ensuring alignment with production needs, standards, and schedules.
• Support document control, revision management, and issuance of project drawings to customers and fabricators.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of drafting standards, modeling practices, and design workflows.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Computer-Aided Design, Drafting, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Ten (10) or more years of progressive experience in industrial structural or mechanical design, preferably in heavy industrial or process equipment environments.
• Demonstrated experience designing industrial casing plate ductwork and structural members.
• Experience designing large-scale industrial ducting systems, preferably operating at elevated temperatures.
• Strong proficiency in 3D modeling and development of fabrication-ready drawings.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex design assignments, review technical deliverables, and recommend practical design solutions with limited supervision.
• Solid understanding of geometry, spatial reasoning, and material quantity calculations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Autodesk® Inventor or similar 3D mechanical design software.
• Exposure to hot exhaust or flue gas ducting systems operating at elevated temperatures.
• Familiarity with pollution control equipment such as SCRs, baghouses, or ESPs.
• Basic understanding of thermal expansion concepts in large ducting or plate structures.
• Knowledge of common industrial welding practices and fabrication constraints.
• Ability to interpret P&IDs and coordinate ducting layouts with process requirements.