Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Brightpath Associates LLC is seeking a Lead Process Design Engineer to support industrial and manufacturing facility projects. The role leads the design of process utilities, piping, plumbing, and HVAC systems, while mentoring engineers, coordinating with clients and project teams, and delivering engineering solutions from concept through construction documentation.
Responsibilities
- Lead mechanical and process utility design for industrial and manufacturing facilities, with a preference for food and beverage processing experience
- Design and engineer utility piping, process piping, plumbing, and HVAC systems for manufacturing plants
- Develop layouts and engineering packages for compressed air, steam, condensate, pumps, process heating, chilled water, cooling tower systems, high- and low-pressure water, wastewater, vacuum, thermal fluid, and other plant utility systems
- Perform engineering calculations, equipment sizing, system layouts, and design evaluations
- Prepare and review AutoCAD 2D drawings and Revit 3D models for utility, plumbing, process piping, and HVAC systems
- Lead mechanical design efforts and mentor other mechanical engineers and designers
- Conduct field evaluations, site visits, and information gathering for retrofit, expansion, and new facility projects
- Coordinate effectively with clients, vendors, contractors, project managers, and multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Deliver engineering work within agreed schedules, budgets, and quality expectations
- Support continuous improvement through feedback, lessons learned, and design best practices
Skills
- • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
- • Professional Engineer (PE) license in Mechanical Engineering
- • 10–20 years of experience in mechanical HVAC and piping system design and engineering for industrial or manufacturing facilities
- • Strong experience with utility piping, process piping, plumbing, and HVAC systems
- • Experience designing systems such as compressed air, steam, condensate, chilled water, hot water, process water, wastewater, pumps, cooling towers, and thermal fluid systems
- • Strong working knowledge of ASME codes and relevant USDA, FDA, OSHA, and ASHRAE standards and guidelines
- • Ability to prepare, review, and coordinate engineering and drafting models, drawings, calculations, specifications, and construction documents
- • Strong attention to detail and commitment to technical quality
- • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- • Ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines, and support multiple projects
- • Strong work ethic, ownership mindset, and commitment to client service
- • Mechanical or process design experience in food and beverage manufacturing facilities
- • Experience with industrial plant expansions, facility upgrades, and utility infrastructure projects
- • Familiarity with sanitary design principles, hygienic piping, clean-in-place systems, or regulated production environments
- Experience leading multidisciplinary coordination with process, electrical, structural, and controls teams
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