Technical Lead - Design

Veolia; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Veolia seeks an experienced Skid Design Engineer in Chennai to develop equipment and foundation layouts, create 3D skid models, and conduct peer reviews. You will work with AutoCAD, Inventor, SolidWorks, Creo and Revit, ensuring ASME compliance and quality control across PFD/PID and pipe routing tasks.

The role demands strong attention to detail, cross-functional collaboration, and a track record of delivering compliant skid designs for water treatment systems.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in Mechanical engineering is required.
• 8–12 years of mechanical design experience.
• Proficiency with Inventor, AutoCAD Plant 3D, SolidWorks and Creo.

Responsibilities

• Draft Equipment/Foundation Layout using AutoCAD.
• Prepare 3D Skid Models from basic docs using Inventor/SolidWorks/Creo.
• Lead peer reviews and ensure quality per procedures.
• Perform PFD/PID reviews and prepare clash/quantity reports.
• Review 3D models end-to-end to ensure pipe routing flexibility.

Skills

Draft Equipment/Layout

3D Skid Design

Peer Reviews

PFD/PID Review

Pipe Routing

Education

Engineering Degree – Mechanical

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor

SolidWorks

Creo

Plant 3D

Revit

Job description

Company Description

About Veolia
Veolia group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. In 2022, with nearly 220,000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides game-changing solutions that are both useful and practical for water, waste and energy management. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and replenish them. In 2021, the Veolia group supplied 79 million people with drinking water and 61 million people with wastewater service, produced nearly 48 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 48 million metric tons of waste.

Job Description

Job Summary

Seeking a skilled Skid Design Engineer to join our team, embodying Veolia's commitment to resourcing the world. This role combines technical expertise with our values of responsibility, innovation, customer focus, respect, and solidarity. The position requires proficiency in 2D/3D design software for creating detailed skid design (AutoCAD, Inventor,Solidworks,Creo), As-Built drawings, and equipment layouts. Key responsibilities include developing comprehensive skid designs based on engineering documentation, performing stress analysis, and ensuring compliance with ASME standards (B31.3/B31.1). The ideal candidate will conduct peer reviews following Global Quality procedures, participate in model reviews, and manage material requisitions. Must demonstrate strong attention to detail in preparing technical documentation, collaborating within cross-functional teams, and maintaining project schedules. This role offers opportunities to contribute to Veolia's mission of ecological transformation while delivering innovative solutions for water treatment systems.

Essential Responsibilities / Expectations

Must-Have Requirements

1. Able to draft Equipment/Foundation Layout using AutoCAD software

2. Able to prepare Skid 3D Model based on Basic Engineering documents using 3D Modeling softwares like Inventor, Solidworks,Creo etc

3. Able to understand & perform peer reviews Quality procedures, processes for skid deliverables.

4. Able to perform PFD/PID Review, Equipment Layout/Skid Pipe Routing design, 2D drawings extraction and annotation of various deliverables like GAD,plumbs & spool drawings , accurate Bill of Quantity,Support spacing(Metallic & Non-Metallic lines), prepare clash report & resolve before model review- produce compliance report.

5. Participate in 3D models using Inventor,Creo Plant 3D or Revit or Solidworks and be able to review from concept to completion in order to ensure designers have provided enough flexibility in pipe routing.

6. Knowledge on A36: Carbon Structural Steel,A105: Carbon Steel Forgings, for Piping Applications, A106: Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service,A312: Seamless, Welded, and Heavily Cold Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipe, A335: Seamless Ferritic Alloy Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service

7. Competent to lead a group of engineers as the Lead Skid Engineer, expertise to assist shop problem solving during manufacturing.

8. Proficient holistic approach for customer specification, schedule, budget and productivity, understand each is dependent on the other.

Good To Have Requirements (That Supports future Career progression in the Role)

• Able to create standard P&ID templates which include legend, blocks, attributes, linking to spreadsheets, and extraction of AutoCAD attributes.

• Review Isometrics / 3D model to select correct pipe support type to align with the analysis.

• Knowledge on A36: Carbon Structural Steel,A105: Carbon Steel Forgings, for Piping Applications, A106: Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service,A312: Seamless, Welded, and Heavily Cold Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipe, A335: Seamless Ferritic Alloy Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service

• Competent to attend on-site meetings as an analysis team representative, and has other customer facing interactions

Qualifications

Educational Qualification: Engineering Degree – Mechanical / Experience in Mechanical Engineering

Experience Required (Min – Max year): Maximum 8-12 years’ Experience of Mechanical design

Inventor /AUTO CAD PLANT 3D/Solidworks/Creo and AutoCAD Familiarity with international specifications relating to structures, piping and vessels

Additional Information

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.