Lead Designer

GEA Group; Gladsaxe Kommune; On-site; DKK 550,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

GEA Group is seeking a Technical Designer/Mechanical or Process Engineer to lead layout design of factory projects using Autodesk Inventor, P&ID, and Plant 3D. You will develop 3D layouts, 2D drawings, and coordinate with global teams across India and Denmark.

The role requires strong attention to detail, cross-cultural collaboration, and the ability to manage multiple projects in parallel, with occasional travel up to 20 days per year.

Qualifications

• Background as technical designer, mechanical or process engineer.
• Experience with Autodesk Inventor, P&ID and preferably Plant 3D.
• Able to handle several projects at different phases simultaneously.
• Fluent in Danish and English.

Responsibilities

• Be the key design contact for project and system owners, ensuring timely, high-quality design deliverables from early layouts to detailed levels and system integration.
• Collaborate with the Project Manager and Project Engineer to align progress, deliverables and milestones; update Navisworks files for visibility and coordination.
• Create 3D factory layouts and HF levels, manage diagrams and documentation with P&ID and Vault; produce 2D drawings with part lists and diagrams.
• Coordinate knowledge sharing across teams in Denmark and India; potentially lead design resources coordination in India.

Skills

Coordination

Cross-cultural collaboration

Attention to detail

Project coordination/leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

P&ID

Plant 3D

Navisworks

Vault

Job description

Do you want to create complex 3D layouts in global projects? And are you ready to take the lead in designing factory layouts and process systems that make a real impact on food, pharma and environmental industries? Join us in a key role, where you drive layout, documentation and design across departments and locations in complex and high-impact engineering projects.

Responsibilities / Tasks

You will be the key design contact for project and system owners, ensuring that design activities, deliverables and solutions come together on time and with the right quality – from early layouts to detailed HF levels and system integration.

In this process, you will collaborate closely with the Project Manager and Project Engineer to ensure that progress, deliverables and project milestones are aligned. One of your tasks in this collaboration is to update and share Naviswork files on a regular basis to ensure visibility and coordination.

You Will, For Example

• create 3D factory layouts and HF Levels using Autodesk Inventor, while managing diagrams and documentation with P&ID and Vault
• update 3D layouts with system inputs and follow up with system owners to ensure timely and correct integration into the overall layout and interconnecting piping
• produce 2D drawings with part lists, system arrangements and principal diagrams
• collaborate and share knowledge with colleagues in India and validate design packages – with the opportunity to gradually take on a coordinating role for design resources in India
• travel occasionaly; up to 20 days per year
• participate in weekly meetings and keep stakeholders updated with progress and drawings

Your Profile / Qualifications

With your technical mindset and attention to detail, you take ownership of your tasks and ensure that design and documentation are spot-on. You enjoy working across cultures and departments, taking ownership of your design responsibilities and have the ability to coordinate and move projects forward.

We Imagine That You

• have a background as technical designer, mechanical or process engineer
• are experienced with Autodesk Inventor, P&ID and preferably Plant 3D
• are confident working on several projects at different phases simultaneously
• communicate fluently in both Danish and English.