Senior Design Engineer

Elite member of the Design Group, the Lead Designer's primary responsibility is to assure sound mechanical design for our Evaporator and Dryer projects. Together with the Project Manager and the Process Engineer, the Lead Designer plans the project, designs the plant arrangement, supervises and dispatches design work to other Mechanical Designers/Engineers. The Lead Designer will also have a leading role in the development, improvement and implementation of new and existing mechanical standards while maintaining responsible engineering practices and safeguards,

• Create plant general arrangement in 3D (Autodesk Inventor).


• Plan project milestones with Project Team.


• Participate in the elaboration of equipment specifications.


• Assume leading role in the mechanical design of fabricated equipment.


• Prepare, dispatch and supervise design work to other Team Members.


• Create and understand 2D drawings of general arrangements, fabricated equipment, process flow diagrams, and piping & instrumentation diagrams.


• Utilize vendor supplied drawings to complete tasks assigned.


• Maintain and implement design standards.


• Other duties as assigned (equipment specification, special projects, site visits, etc).
  
  HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering or bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.


• 10+ years in an engineering related field.


• Experience with design and fabrication of steel and stainless-steel process equipment.


• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate thoughts & ideas in a comprehensive manner.


• Ability to work independently and/or delegate to complete assignments on time.


• Proficient in 3D CAD software Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD 2D.


• Proficient in spoken and written English


• Willingness to travel to job sites or fabrication shops (if required).


Additional Valuable Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Experience with piping and piping software Autodesk Plant 3D.


• Experience with process equipment related to the food, chemical, or agricultural industry.


• Experience with pressure vessels.


• Experience with Microsoft Office products (Word, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, etc).