Lead Mechanical Designer - Brownfield Piping & Isometrics

Hargrove Engineers + Constructors; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hargrove Engineers + Constructors is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to perform routine and complex tasks under supervision, and to lead development of equipment layouts, piping plans, and isometrics for process facilities. The role requires strong AutoCAD and 3D plant-design skills and familiarity with ASME B31.3 piping concepts.

The candidate will translate project requirements into coordinated design packages, conduct field walkdowns, and drive constructability reviews.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of industrial mechanical or piping design experience.
• Strong proficiency in AutoCAD and 3D plant-design tools.
• Familiarity with ASME B31.3 process piping concepts.
• Experience checking design deliverables and coordinating multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Knowledge of plant standards and vendor documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and technical review of equipment layouts, piping plans, sections, isometrics, fabrication details, tie-in packages and general mechanical drawings.
• Translate process and project requirements into coordinated mechanical design packages using P&IDs, line lists, piping specifications, equipment data, vendor drawings, laser scans, and field verification.
• Establish design approaches for difficult brownfield installations including routing, access, maintainability, constructability, lifting, outage, and sequencing constraints.
• Perform checking and quality reviews of drawings, models, BOMs, MTOs, and vendor information produced by internal and external designers.
• Lead field walkdowns and design verification; resolve discrepancies and ensure redlines and final as-builts are accurately incorporated into plant records.

Skills

Technical leadership

Design review

Field walkdowns

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Engineer in Training (EIT) registration preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

3D plant-design tools

P&IDs

PFDs

Job description

Hargrove Engineers + Constructors is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to perform routine and complex tasks under supervision, and to lead development of equipment layouts, piping plans, and isometrics for process facilities. The role requires strong AutoCAD and 3D plant-design skills and familiarity with ASME B31.3 piping concepts.

The candidate will translate project requirements into coordinated design packages, conduct field walkdowns, and drive constructability reviews.