Lead Mechanical Designer

This position serves as a technical expert in CAD modeling drafting and manufacturing documentation ensuring designs are accurate manufacturable configuration-controlled and fully aligned with released product data throughout concept NPI production and sustaining phases.

Key Responsibilities

Mechanical Design & CAD Execution

• Develop and maintain detailed 3D CAD models and assemblies using SolidWorks and/or Creo.

• Create fabrication assembly and installation drawings for sheet metal components welded structures skids piping systems enclosures and mechanical assemblies.

• Produce complete drawing packages including dimensions tolerances bills of material weld specifications and installation requirements.

• Translate engineering requirements into accurate CAD models and manufacturing documentation.

• Maintain model quality drawing accuracy and configuration consistency throughout the product lifecycle.

Sheet Metal Structural & Piping Design

• Develop detailed sheet metal designs including bends flat patterns formed features hardware and fabrication requirements.

• Create welded frames enclosures and skid designs using established manufacturing and fabrication practices.

• Generate weldment drawings cut lists weld callouts and assembly documentation.

• Create and maintain piping layouts and routing models for cooling and process fluid systems.

• Coordinate mechanical layouts to ensure manufacturability assembly efficiency and serviceability.

Manufacturing Documentation & Product Release

• Produce production-ready manufacturing drawings with appropriate GD&T tolerances material specifications finishes and inspection requirements.

• Support engineering changes through updates to CAD models drawings BOMs and released documentation.

• Ensure alignment between CAD models drawings BOMs and PLM records.

• Support prototype builds pilot production and sustaining engineering by rapidly implementing documentation updates and design revisions.

• Maintain compliance with company CAD standards drafting practices and release procedures.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with mechanical electrical manufacturing quality and supply chain teams to support product development and production.

• Participate in design reviews release readiness reviews and engineering change activities.

• Resolve drawing documentation and manufacturability issues identified during fabrication and assembly.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of CAD standards modeling methods and documentation practices.

Required Qualifications

• Associates degree Technical Degree Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Design Drafting Technology or equivalent professional experience.

• 8 years of hands-on mechanical design and CAD experience supporting complex assemblies and manufactured products.

• Expert proficiency with Creo and/or SolidWorks.

• Strong experience developing manufacturing drawings weldments BOMs and fabrication documentation.

• Working knowledge of GD&T tolerancing and manufacturing processes.

• Experience supporting configuration-controlled designs and product release processes.

• Ability to independently execute complex design and documentation work with minimal supervision.

Preferred Experience

• Experience designing sheet metal components welded frames skids and enclosure assemblies.

• Experience detailing piping systems tubing assemblies valves pumps fittings and mechanical routing.

• Experience supporting cooling systems CDUs chillers power equipment or industrial infrastructure products.

• Familiarity with PLM systems engineering change processes and product lifecycle management.

• Experience supporting NPI and sustaining engineering within manufacturing environments.

• Experience working directly with fabrication shops suppliers and production teams.

Core Competencies

• Expert CAD modeling and drafting execution

• Manufacturing drawing excellence

• Sheet metal and weldment detailing

• Piping and mechanical layout development

• Configuration-controlled documentation

• Attention to detail and documentation accuracy

• Manufacturing-focused design practices

• Cross-functional collaboration and technical communication