Technical Designer III

Babcock & Wilcox Company•Akron, OH

About The Position

The Technical Designer III is the first level of being a project lead. The role works closely with engineers, proposal managers, project managers, project engineers, and shop personnel, using information from proposal, early contract, and/or final design stages. The scope includes utility boiler products and related auxiliary equipment such as flues and ducts, piping, fans, tanks, and steel. The position prepares and checks designs and drawings, develops material requirements and bills of materials, supports project coordination and vendor-equipment review, and may assist with training and oversee offshore engineering tasks. Domestic and international travel may be required for customer model reviews and presentations, shop or job-site visits, and field measurements.

Requirements

Two-year associate or technical degree in drafting/design.
Knowledge of how to apply company and industry standards and procedures.
Attention to detail.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Critical-thinking, time-management, and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Six or more years of experience preferred.
Proficiency in SolidWorks or other 3D CAD packages preferred.

Responsibilities

Use 2D and 3D CAD technology, such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and/or E3D, to prepare basic arrangement drawings, 3D models, basic assemblies and details, and drawings or models for basic component parts.
Calculate expansion movements and clearances for equipment, heating surfaces, secondary supports, stiffeners, sootblower pipe design, and pressure-part calculations using the PVD program.
Translate and apply design requirements from CAD databases, contract information sheets, customer specifications, proposal drawings, P&IDs, flow diagrams, and other data to product designs and details.
Determine appropriate views, sections, and orientations for drawings to show necessary information effectively.
Develop raw-material requirements for procurement orders for pressure and non-pressure parts, collaborating with Purchasing to identify suitable, often code-compliant materials for procurement and project schedules.
Ensure drawings comply with proposal requests, contract specifications, and applicable company and industry standards.
Check drawings of all types, verifying arrangement and detail drawings against specified design requirements and conditions, and verifying 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, taking account of fabricator capabilities and manufacturing plans.
Assist Project Engineers and Project Managers in reviewing and selecting auxiliary vendor equipment, and review and comment on vendor equipment drawings against contract requirements.
Develop arrangements involving multiple in-house engineering disciplines to guide downstream detail work by other engineering groups and/or the Customer's Architect/Engineer.
Support first-of-a-kind development of product lines by preparing design sketches and equipment layouts to establish company standards.
Assist in training new personnel.
Make drawing assignments for Technical Designers assigned to the project and monitor their work to meet schedule requirements.
Oversee offshore engineering on a task basis, ensuring quality and schedule metrics are met.
Travel domestically and internationally as required for proposal or contract activities, including customer 3D model reviews and presentations, manufacturing-shop or job-site visits, and equipment walk-downs to take field measurements and establish site-specific requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.