Design / Mechanical Engineer

Belcan Corporation; High Ridge (MO); On-site; USD 104,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Belcan is seeking a Design / Mechanical Engineer in High Ridge, MO to develop HVAC&R product designs for commercial and defense markets. You will design with 2D and 3D CAD (Creo, AutoCAD), size components, create documentation, and support testing and production.

Responsibilities include creating drawings and BOMs, reviewing specs, and collaborating with manufacturing to meet cost and schedule goals. Strong drafting and communication skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with 5+ years experience.
• Experience designing mechanical components and equipment, HVAC&R preferred.
• Experience creating drawings per ASME Y14.100 and BOMs.
• Proficient in 2D CAD and 3D solid modeling software.

Responsibilities

• Design HVAC&R equipment using 2D/3D CAD (Creo, AutoCAD).
• Size, select components and prepare documentation for fabrication.
• Support testing, qualification and production of products.
• Develop drawings, bills of materials and supplier specifications.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to meet cost and schedule goals.

Skills

5+ years experience

Mechanical design

ASME Y14.100 drafting

MS Office

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PTC Creo

AutoCAD

Windchill

2D/3D CAD

Job description

Job Title: Design / Mechanical Engineer

Locations: High Ridge, MO

Pay: $50/hr - $56.25/hr

Zip Code: 63049

Start Date: ASAP

Job Summary

The Mechanical Design Engineer position is responsible for developing a variety of HVAC&R product designs for both commercial and defense markets, including heat exchangers, air conditioning, refrigeration, and air handling systems. This position will design new products using 2D and 3D CAD; size and select components; create associated documentation; and support product testing, qualification, and production.

Job Responsibilities

• Design mechanical equipment, especially heat exchangers, air conditioning, refrigeration and air handling systems using 2D and 3D modeling software, primarily PTC Creo and AutoCAD.
• Engineer HVAC&R equipment for component sizing, selection, and performance prediction.
• Review customer specifications and requirements, develop compliant designs to best support them.
• Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and services.
• Develop manufacturing drawings, bills of material and associated supporting documentation for fabrication and delivery of products and prototypes.
• Support testing, qualification, documentation and analysis of prototypes, products, systems, or subsystems.
• Review customer specifications and requirements to support bids and proposals.

Job Responsibilities Part II

• Provide budget, cost, and schedule input for status of project assignments.
• Attend appropriate engineering, customer or business meetings.
• Hands‑on support of prototype fabrication, assembly, and test.
• Liaison engineering support of manufacturing operations.
• Work with manufacturing and cross‑functional teams to achieve project cost and manufacturing efficiency goals.
• Responsible for completion of projects on time, within budget and following design specifications.
• Maintain and develop technical knowledge by conferring with technical specialists and suppliers; attending educational workshops; and reviewing professional publications.
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and customers.
• Contribute to team efforts by accomplishing results in a cooperative and supportive manner.
• Ability to work independently under supervision of others while reporting progress and status.
• Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field with 5-plus years experience.
• Experience designing mechanical components and equipment, preferably HVAC&R (air conditioning, air handling and refrigeration) equipment, including sheet metal parts, welded structures and machined components.
• Experience creating drawings (drafting) following ASME Y14.100 and associated documentation such as bill of materials.
• Experience designing and drafting with 2D CAD and 3D solid modeling software.
• Competency with MS Office software tools including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Comfortable and competent writing and creating technical documentation.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience modeling, designing, and drafting with PTC CREO including assembly and sheet metal functionality.
• Experience with PDM/PLM software, especially Windchill.
• Experience drafting with AutoCAD Mechanical 2D.
• Experience designing defense products, especially for the US Navy.
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis and Computational Fluid Dynamics.

Belcan is a leading provider of qualified personnel to many of the world’s most respected enterprises. We offer excellent opportunities for contract/temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct assignments in the engineering, IT, and professional fields. Belcan is the employer of choice for thousands worldwide. Belcan is a team-driven Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.belcan.com.

Belcan is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.