Technical Designer III

Babcock & Wilcox; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Babcock & Wilcox is seeking a Technical Designer III to support engineers and managers in developing preliminary to final designs for boiler products and related equipment. You will use 2D/3D CAD tools to create drawings, BOMs, and annotations, ensuring compliance with standards while aligning with project schedules.

The role emphasizes collaboration with multiple engineering groups, vendor reviews, and field activities, including travel as required to customer sites and shops.

Qualifications

• 2-year associate/technical degree in drafting/design.
• 6+ years experience preferred.
• SolidWorks or other 3D CAD package proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare basic 2D and 3D drawings and models.
• Develop raw material requirements and BOMs for fabrication.
• Translate requirements from contracts and proposals into designs.
• Verify drawings for dimensions, fits and tolerances.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Verbal communication

Written communication

Critical thinking

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

Associate degree (Drafting/Design)

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

The Technical Designer III is the first level of being a project lead. This role will work closely with engineers, proposal managers, project managers, project engineers, and shop personnel with information from the proposal, early contract, and/or final design stage. The scope of work includes utility boiler products as well as related auxiliary equipment such as flues and ducts, piping, fans, tanks, steel, etc.

DUTIES

• Utilize the latest 2D and 3D CADtechnology (such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks and/or E3D) to prepare basic arrangement drawings, 3D models and basic assembly/details, drawings/models for basic component parts.
• Calculate expansion movements, clearances for equipment, heating surfaces, secondary supports, stiffeners, sootblower pipe design, pressure part calculations (PVD program), etc.
• Translate/apply design requirements from CAD database, contract information sheets, customer specifications, proposal drawings, P&ID’s, flow diagrams and other data into actual product design or details.
• Determine appropriate views, sections, and orientation on drawings made for the purpose of showing necessary information in the most effective manner.
• Develop raw material requirements for Procurement orders for pressure and non-pressure parts to be utilized by the purchasing department to place material orders & assembly component orders for fabrication. This involves collaboration with Purchasing to identify available materials (which are suitable for the use intended and often must be code-compliant) in order to price and procure long lead time materials or in support of accelerated project schedules.
• Assure that drawings prepared comply with proposal requests or contract specifications and all applicable company and industry standards.
• Perform the checking function on all types of drawings, including verification that the arrangement/detail drawings fulfill the requirements/conditions defined in the design specified. Verify drawings accuracy concerning such items as dimensions, fits and tolerances.
• Determine boiler field weld locations for all pressure parts. Review and comment on engineering schedules and attend weekly status meetings.
• Develop detailed, project-specific drawings and fully structured bills of materials for manufacturing and pressure part fabricators. This often involves an understanding of the fabricators capabilities and the awareness, if not the development of the manufacturing plan.
• Assist Project Engineers/Project Managers in reviewing and selecting various pieces of auxiliary vendor equipment. Also review and comment on vendor equipment drawings per contract requirements.
• Develop arrangements involving multiple in-house engineering disciplines which are used to direct downstream detail activities of other engineering groups and/or the Customers Architect/Engineer.
• Work on FOAK (First of a Kind) development of various product lines within the company by making design sketches and layout of equipment design to establish company standards.
• Assist in training new personnel.
• Make drawing assignments for Tech Designers assigned to his project. Monitor assigned work to meet schedule requirements.
• Oversee offshore engineering on a task basis ensuring quality and schedule metrics are met.
• As required per proposal/contract activity assigned, traveldomestically and internationallyto Customer’s A/E to perform 3D model reviews/presentations with customer, manufacturing shops or job sites. Also perform equipment walk-down to take field measurements and establish site specific requirements.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Obtain a 2-year associates or technical degree in drafting/design
• 6+ years experience preferred
• Must know how to apply company and industry standards and procedures.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks or other 3D CAD packages is preferred.
• Successful candidates will demonstrate attention to detail and possess good verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates critical thinking, time management, and organizational skills.