SolidWorks Assistant Manager

Comfort Systems USA; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Comfort Systems USA is seeking an Assistant Manager - SolidWorks to lead and support design teams on packaged-equipment projects. You will create and check 3D SolidWorks models, assemblies, and BOMs while coaching designers and coordinating with engineering leadership to deliver safe, compliant work on schedule.

You will interpret P&IDs and drawings, drive design quality, and help develop standards and tooling.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Post-secondary degree or certificate in drafting or engineering tech preferred.
• Experience reading P&IDs and engineering drawings is expected.

Responsibilities

• Support lead designers on complex packaged-equipment projects from turnover to release.
• Create, modify, and check SolidWorks models, assemblies, and BOMs.
• Interpret P&IDs, process diagrams, layouts, piping plans and customer inputs.
• Coordinate design interfaces with Engineering, PM, Supply Chain and QA.
• Provide hands-on SolidWorks excellence and ensure manufacturability.
• Mentor designers, oversee workload, and contribute to staffing plans.
• Lead design reviews, establish standards, and manage documentation.

Skills

SolidWorks

Leadership

P&ID interpretation

Engineering doc.

Excel

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Post-secondary drafting/engineering tech degree

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Position Overview

The Assistant Manager - SolidWorks is a working leader who divides time approximately equally between technical project support and personnel management. The role supports lead designers on active packaged-equipment projects while supervising, coaching, and developing design/drafting personnel. The position provides hands‑on SolidWorks expertise by creating and checking models and drawings, helping coordinate project design execution, reinforcing TAS standards and common architectures, and supporting engineering leadership in delivering safe, compliant, high‑quality work on schedule and within budget.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Support lead designers on moderate to complex packaged-equipment projects from turnover through release by assisting with design coordination, technical problem-solving, workload planning, and the quality and timeliness of assigned deliverables.
• Interpret P&IDs, process flow diagrams, specifications, site and equipment layouts, piping plans, general arrangement drawings, bills of materials, and customer design inputs.
• Create, modify, check, and approve reliable 3D SolidWorks models, assemblies, mating interfaces, library components, exploded views, layouts, section views, dimensions, callouts, and accurate BOMs.
• Design and modify structural, mechanical, piping, electrical, and controls sub-assemblies while considering manufacturing constraints, installation access, maintenance clearances, and applicable codes and recognized standards.
• Create and check project models and drawings as assigned, including assemblies, layouts, section views, details, dimensions, callouts, and BOMs; verify accuracy, completeness, manufacturability, and compliance before release.
• Assist Lead Designers with project drafting plans, labor estimates, production schedules, deliverable lists, resource needs, and progress tracking; communicate risks, scope changes, and forecast impacts to the Lead Designer and Engineering Leadership.
• Attend bid, kickoff/turnover, customer, vendor, project, and production meetings as requested to support the Lead Designer and coordinate design interfaces with Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, and other stakeholders.
• Identify and recommend value‑engineered alternatives and practical design solutions to the Lead Designer without compromising safety, quality, maintainability, or customer requirements.

Personnel Leadership and Department Support

• Provide day‑to‑day supervision, work assignment, prioritization, and workload balancing for assigned designers and drafters; monitor task completion, quality, and schedule performance.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, training, performance evaluations, coaching, recognition, and performance remediation in partnership with Engineering Leadership and Human Resources.
• Establish clear expectations and provide frequent feedback; mentor employees in SolidWorks, design practices, checking discipline, project execution, communication, and professional development.
• Support manpower planning, utilization forecasting, project staffing, ETC/EAC updates, KPI tracking, and reporting of individual and team performance, including efficiency and accuracy.
• Develop, improve, publish, and enforce design/drafting standards, checking procedures, templates, common architectures, library practices, documentation requirements, and configuration‑management controls.
• Help investigate and implement new technologies, hardware, software, and streamlined procedures in coordination with management, IT, and vendors; organize technical training as needed.
• Serve as an escalation point for technical and personnel issues, resolving routine matters and elevating significant risks or decisions to Engineering Leadership.
• Reinforce a collaborative, accountable, customer‑focused culture and build effective working relationships within the department and across TAS.
• Travel to customer, vendor, or project sites as required and perform other responsibilities assigned by TAS.
• Other TAS duties assigned.

Job Skills

• Advanced, hands‑on SolidWorks capability and the ability to independently deliver production‑ready models and drawings with limited direction.
• Proven capability supporting Lead Designers and project teams in packaged equipment, industrial plant, HVAC, piping, mechanical, and structural design and layout.
• Broad understanding of structural, mechanical, electrical, and controls equipment interfaces, including operation, maintenance, access, and clearance constraints.
• Advanced ability to read and interpret P&IDs and related engineering documents.
• Working knowledge of codes and standards applicable to TAS equipment, including NEC, IEC, ASME, ANSI, AISC, AWS, UMC, OSHA, building codes, and other project‑specific requirements.
• Strong project‑support skills, including labor estimating, task scheduling, resource coordination, progress tracking, and change‑impact communication.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, develop, and hold employees accountable while maintaining constructive working relationships.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and customer communication skills; strong technical writing and documentation ability.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and related business software.

Education & Training

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Post‑secondary degree or certificate in drafting, design, engineering technology, or a related technical field preferred.
• Direct industry experience may substitute for formal education.

Minimum Requirements

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