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Mechanical Piping Designer

Orbital Engineering, Inc.
Detroit, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 3/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/28/2025

Job Description

Job Description

Working with our business partners to create, improve and sustain industry and infrastructure. Orbital Engineering has been driven by this core purpose for more than 50 years - energizing Orbital team members and helping our clients solve challenging and complex problems with innovative engineering, inspection and construction solutions. Orbital team members are guided by the fundamental beliefs of building trusted relationships, personal accountability, innovation and excellence in everything we do. Orbital is looking for others to join our team to continue activating our purpose and embrace our values.

Orbital is currently seeking a Mechanical Piping Designer with experience in the design of mechanical systems and equipment for large industrial facilities. The position requires experience in heavy industrial engineering projects (oil & gas, chemicals, refining, power generation.) This position will support our Midwest Region and can be done fully remote for the right candidate. Preference is for this candidate to live local to Hammond IN, Chicago IL, Toledo OH, Detroit MI, or St. Louis MO.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Prepare design documents using Inventor and AutoCAD Plant 3D
  • Experience with utilizing Point Cloud data to create models of the existing environment.
  • Ability to create P&IDs via virtual walkdown from Point Cloud Data
  • Conduct local and regional day trips to client sites to gather field data for project designs
  • Prepare piping construction drawings for various maintenance and capital projects based on sketches or concepts generated by senior designers or project engineers
  • Interface with project engineering
  • Ability to work in the field and occasionally at elevated working conditions
  • Ability to assist in gathering field information. Laser scanning experience is a plus
  • Ability to communicate and work on multiple multi-discipline projects with other designers and engineers to support our client's projects and schedules

Minimum Requirements :

  • Strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate with other disciplines to ensure overall design accuracy
  • Recent experience using AutoCAD Plant 3D
  • Must excel in working in a team environment
  • 10 years of process piping experience
  • High level of attention to detail
  • Basic knowledge of coordinate systems
  • Ability to process design standards and specifications
  • Preferred Requirement :

  • Associates degree with an emphasis in industrial drafting / design.
  • Ability to travel locally and regionally to client sites
  • Specialized courses or certification in drafting, design and engineering practices are a plus
  • Orbital Engineering, Inc. has provided worldwide professional engineering and consulting services since 1969. Our commitment to quality, responsiveness, and attention to detail has earned us the reputation as a leading provider of engineering and design services.

    A commitment to excellence and hard work will be rewarded with a competitive salary, career advancement opportunities, and an excellent benefit package including medical, dental, vison, prescription drug, 401(k) with employer match, and supplemental insurance.

    Orbital Engineering, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EEO / AA / M-F-V-D. Orbital Engineering, Inc. seeks diversity among its employees. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential job functions.

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