Mechanical Designer

Industrial Design; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Paid Holidays

401k

Job summary

Industrial Design in Chandler, Arizona, is seeking a Mechanical Designer to lead the development of construction documents. The ideal candidate will possess significant experience in supervising drafters and developing detailed design packages. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with codes, conducting site observations, and revising packages based on RFIs. The position comes with full benefits including health insurance, PTO, and retirement plans, emphasizing the need for local candidates only.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 2 years associate's degree or equivalent experience.
• 3 to 5 years of practical experience required.

Responsibilities

• Develop construction documents and design packages.
• Ensure compliance with codes and client specifications.
• Coordinate with other designers and manage document deliverables.

Skills

Understanding of design principles

Ability to compose design packages

Proficiency in software analysis tools

Project management and coordination skills

Education

High school Diploma or GED

Associate’s degree or equivalent experience

Bachelor's degree in architecture or engineering studies

Tools

Design software tools

Job description

Summary

As a Mechanical Designer you will be leading the development of your discipline’s construction documents. Your team will consist of a Drafter who will depend on your direction based on their current understanding of discipline. Designers handle the creations and development of construction documents. Having a deeper understanding of your discipline will enable you to begin to take ownership of the content needed to complete your discipline’s design.

Essential Functions

During design you will take ownership of developing the construction documents. You are expected to understand how to compose your design package. You will develop the project scope using calculations, specifications and following the scope of work. This would mean directing your Drafter to assist in composing necessary views based on your scope. Your discipline lead will assist you and mentor you on items needed to achieve a constructible package but the responsibility of fully developing the design package is reliant on your understanding of your discipline and design principles.

Responsibilities

• Use all pertinent specifications
• Research standards to identify any scope gaps or areas of concern
• Develop scope specific details
• Verify that the design meets all code and client specifications
• Annotate construction documents with scope enabling content and descriptions
• Determine the composition of your discipline package
• Develop calculations necessary for your scope to be reviewed by your discipline lead
• Utilize software tools, where required, to perform analysis of the design performance
• Apply work break-down structure (WBS) for estimating
• Coordinate with other designers to develop the overall scope
• Populate project-based information
• SOW summary
• Specification Matrix
• Sheet list
• File deliverables
• Sheets
• Models
• QA/QC Drafter or Jr Designer deliverables
• Maintain meeting minutes for meetings in attendance

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directing your Drafter to assist in composing necessary views based on your scope
• Participate and lead topics in client coordination meetings (i.e. workgroup meetings)
• Internal coordination meetings
• Discipline coordination meetings
• Meeting minute notation
• Design reviews

Construction Administration

During the construction phase of a project, our completed package is given to a general contractor to onboard trades for construction. During this phase of a project, we will receive Request for Information (RFI) and Submittals (verification of items being purchased per spec). These are mainly the responsibilities of your Project Engineer based on the impact these items will have on construction. An incorrect RFI or submittal could exponentially affect a project and should be taken as seriously as design. For your development as a Designer, you will learn the following under this scope:

• The importance of an RFI and Submittal
• How to respond to RFIs and Submittals
• How to perform site observations
• How to perform design validation

Your main responsibilities during this are to:

• Revise the package based on RFI response
• Revise cloud and triangles
• Update models
• Convert construction as‑builds into our design documents for record set (red to black) As‑builds

Required Education and Experience

• High school Diploma or GED
• Two (2) year associate’s degree or equivalent experience
• Three (3) to Five (5) years of practical experience

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in architecture or engineering studies
• Ten (10) years of practical experience

Benefits

Industrial Design offers full benefits including Health/Dental/Vision insurance (single and family), PTO, Paid Holidays and 401k.

EEO Statement

Industrial Design recruits, hires, employs, trains, promotes, and compensates individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities. Industrial Design is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by law.

Applicants Note

This position requires U.S. work authorization. We are not looking for out of country/outsourced support or remote workers of any kind. This opening is for local candidates residing in the metro Phoenix area or those willing to self‑relocate to this area only. All positions listed are full‑time in‑office roles with no opportunity for hybrid or work‑from‑home accommodations. If you are looking to work remote, please do not apply.