Mechanical Designer

Mechanical Designer

At Salas O'Brien we tell our clients that we're engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That's why we're committed to living our values every day : inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.

Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they'll receive great total rewards along the way.

About Us :

Founded in 1975, Salas O'Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow's requirements are today's opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

Job Summary :

Our office in Richardson, TX is looking for a motivated Designer to join our multi-disciplinary firm. The qualified applicant will have the opportunity to engage in all phases of a project from concept to start-up. Our Richardson-based staff focuses on development of 3D models and construction drawings for heavy industrial manufacturing clients.

Responsibilities include :

• Read, interpret, and apply drawing standards, customer specifications, and standard drawing formats.
• Exhibit a high level of discipline design and drawing conventions.
• Locate and understand specific project requirements, visualize in three dimensions (3D), interpret customer job-specific requirements.
• Access and efficiently utilize information contained in technical manuals, vendor and customer drawings, and previous designs.
• Demonstrate excellence in AutoCAD based software and 3D modeling techniques.
• Create 2D construction drawings from 3D models.
• Clearly communicate design recommendations to our project team, construction contractors and vendors in presentations, meetings, via email and phone as necessary.
• Be effective at handling multiple tasks.
• Participate in the development of drawing and design standards at a working and design level.
• Deliver a quality design product in the allotted time to support client project needs.
• Review and check the drawing standards of others. Effectively apply self-checking to their work.

Required skills include :

Location

Richardson, TX

Travel

10%

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Salas O'Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state / provincial, or local laws. Salas O'Brien will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.