Sr. Refrigeration Designer

LHH; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Orlando is seeking a Senior Refrigeration Design Engineer to join their team. This full-time role focuses on evaluating and designing commercial refrigeration systems, ensuring compliance with relevant codes. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in architectural engineering and at least 5 years of relevant experience. The position offers competitive health benefits and opportunities for career advancement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in commercial refrigeration design.
• Current working knowledge of discipline-specific codes and other building codes.
• Proven management and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate whole commercial refrigeration systems for condition, capacity, and efficiency.
• Generate refrigeration designs in compliance with all applicable local and state codes.
• Perform quality assurance on projects in coordination with technical manager.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Engineering calculations

Proficiency in CAD programs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

Our client in Orlando, FL is seeking a Senior Refrigeration Design Engineer. This direct hire role allows you to expand your engineering career within a fast‑paced engineering and architectural firm in the commercial construction industry.

Salary range: $120-140k annually.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate whole commercial refrigeration systems (primarily parallel compression “racks”) for condition, capacity, and efficiency.
• Survey existing systems; maintain pertinent system architecture information, model numbers, model details, and condition.
• Perform refrigeration load calculations as needed.
• Arrange loads on appropriate compressor suction groups as required.
• Calculate compressor and condenser capacity and select new equipment as necessary.
• Understand alternate system types and be able to specify such as condensing units, distributed systems, and secondary pumped systems.
• Be willing and able to learn about new system types such as CO₂ trans‑critical systems.
• Generate refrigeration designs in compliance with all applicable local and state codes.
• Generate refrigeration designs in compliance with owner specifications and design guidelines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in commercial refrigeration design.
• Current working knowledge of discipline‑specific codes and other building codes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong leadership skills to educate client and guide project team.
• Meet with the Project team to discuss schedule, budget, phasing, site issues, and design review issues.
• Review preliminary and final designs with other disciplines for function, clearances, and coordination.
• Client contact experience.
• Perform quality assurance on projects in coordination with technical manager or project engineer.
• Set high standards of professional integrity and pursue the interests of the company and client.
• Ability to meet fast‑paced deadlines.
• Demonstrate exceptional leadership skills, utilization of situational and servant leadership, and creation of a vision for the department.
• Proven management and leadership skills.
• Proven knowledge of engineering calculations, layout, and design across Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection, and Structural/Architectural disciplines.
• Experience collaborating with mechanical, structural, electrical, instrumentation, HVAC, geotechnical, survey, and other disciplines both internally and externally.
• Proven proficiency in using CAD programs – Revit, AutoCAD.

Health insurance, dental insurance, and life insurance are offered with this full‑time direct‑hire role.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Design

Industry: Building Construction, Design Services, Architecture and Planning.