Project Designer

Project Designer Job Highlights

Company Profile

Cleaver-Brooks is a manufacturer of boiler room products. The company is a single-source manufacturer and supplier of boiler room products including boilers, burners, accessories, and controls.

Job Profile

The company is looking for a Project Designer who will be responsible for preparing equipment and piping system drawing packages which include a technical layout with multiple views, detail drawings, Schematics, and assembly drawings.

Work closely with customers, vendors, and manufacturing to develop job-specific drawings for sales and pre-sales documentation and representation of our products.

Educational Qualification

• Applicants should have a 2-year Degree/Certificate in Mechanical Drafting/Design or equivalent (college/university)
• In some cases, equivalent experience may be substituted for education.

Work Experience

• Possess 2 to 5 years of working with mechanical piping systems and equipment
• 5 years of industry experience with Autodesk Inventor, Vault, or other 3D design software

Duties/Responsibilities

• Ability to import existing 3D models or generate new 3D equipment models as needed to complete the system layouts.
• Ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects concurrently.
• Complete new custom system designs based on specific customer requirements.
• Design new piping system layouts for customer orders based on a variation of existing standard layouts
• Prepare drawings which include technical layout, multiple views, detailed drawings, assembly drawings, and system schematics
• Provides customer support on issues relating to system layouts.
• Understands and uses CAD system variables and executes all required menu or customized changes.
• Uses effective interpersonal skills and effectively interfaces with others inside and outside the Company as required.
• Utilize Autocad, Inventor, or other software to generate 2D and 3D piping systems as well as system schematics.
• Utilizes company network and software platforms as a part of normal daily activities.
• Works closely with customers, vendors, and manufacturers to obtain information and ensure the design meets the intent of the specification, customer installation and layout requirements, and current manufacturing guidelines.
• Works to obtain thorough and relevant product and system knowledge.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to effectively interface with internal and external customers
• Ability to understand the objectives of projects and communicate effectively to complete tasks
• Ability to work in a normal office and a development lab environment with running equipment
• Able to solve problems and meet deadlines consistently and with a high degree of accuracy
• Able to work with minimal supervision
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Imaginative and creative
• Knowledge of machining processes, sheet metal fabrication, welding, materials, HVAC systems, industrial piping, and pressure vessels (a plus)
• Possess a very sound working knowledge of mechanical systems
• Understanding mechanical and HVAC industry submittal and sales process (a plus)

Physical Requirements

• Occasional travel to manufacturing sites (may be required)
• Contacts, to ascertain the needs of other departments, or to make substantial adjustments to working arrangements
• Work involves fairly light and simple types of physical exertion

Working Conditions

• Normal plant, shop, field, or office conditions
• From time to time, slightly disagreeable features
• Negligible/little or no exposure to hazardous conditions

Benefits/Perks

• The company offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, wellness benefits, tuition assistance, life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability, cash matching 401(k) plan, generous vacation, and 11 paid holidays.

Employer’s Statement

Cleaver-Brooks is an Equal Opportunity Employer.