Mechanical Designer - High-Temp & Custom Equipment

Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Retirement Plan (401k)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary &

Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public)

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Job summary

Navarro Research and Engineering is seeking a Mechanical Designer in Oak Ridge, TN. The role focuses on creating SolidWorks models, drawings, and fabrication-ready documents for custom equipment and high-temperature systems.

You will work with engineers, fabricators, and project teams to convert concepts into buildable designs while upholding quality and safety standards, including design-for-manufacturability considerations.

Qualifications

• Advanced SolidWorks experience including complex assemblies, detailed part modeling, fabrication drawings, drawing standards, and bills of material.
• Substantial design-for-manufacturability experience with custom equipment, fabricated assemblies, industrial systems, or process equipment.
• Ability to interpret engineering direction, calculations, sketches, specifications, and technical requirements and convert them into accurate design deliverables.
• Experience coordinating design details with engineers, fabricators, vendors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong attention to detail, documentation quality, revision control, and practical fabrication/assembly considerations.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain detailed SolidWorks models, assemblies, drawings, bills of material, and fabrication documentation for custom mechanical equipment.
• Apply design-for-manufacturability principles to support practical fabrication, inspection, assembly, installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment.
• Support design development for high-temperature equipment, molten salt systems, furnace components, fixtures, piping interfaces, and related mechanical assemblies.
• Coordinate design details with mechanical engineers, piping engineers, electrical engineers, controls staff, procurement, vendors, and fabrication personnel.
• Revise drawings and models based on design reviews, constructability feedback, vendor input, field changes, and configuration-controlled updates.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation in accordance with project quality, safety, document control, and configuration management expectations.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Cross-functional collaboration

Interpret specifications

Education

Associate degree in mechanical design

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Navarro Research and Engineering is seeking a Mechanical Designer in Oak Ridge, TN. The role focuses on creating SolidWorks models, drawings, and fabrication-ready documents for custom equipment and high-temperature systems.

You will work with engineers, fabricators, and project teams to convert concepts into buildable designs while upholding quality and safety standards, including design-for-manufacturability considerations.