Job Description

🔧 Mechanical Design Manager

📍 Location: Brookshire, TX (100% On-Site)

💼 Employment Type: Full-Time | Direct Hire

💰 Salary Range: $100,000 – $120,000 annually

🛑 Note: U.S. Citizenship required. No visa sponsorship or C2C arrangements available.

We’re seeking a Mechanical Design Manager to lead a team of designers and drafters in creating detailed fabrication drawings for pressure vessels, piping, structural steel, and P&IDs. This is a hands-on leadership role with full responsibility for delivering quality, executing projects, and facilitating cross-functional collaboration in a high-paced, fabrication-focused environment.

If you are a skilled designer and proven team leader with a deep knowledge of mechanical codes and design software, this is a highly impactful, full-time opportunity to own and grow a critical design function.

🧩 Key Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the mechanical design team from concept to final drawing approval.
• Develop detailed 3D models and extract 2D fabrication drawings using Inventor, AutoCAD, and Vault.
• Ensure compliance with ASME Y14.5 and Y14.7 standards, as well as customer-specific documentation requirements.
• Drive design activities from receipt of order through to final delivery, coordinating across engineering, project management, and fabrication teams.
• Oversee multiple concurrent projects, ensuring drawing packages are accurate, complete, and delivered on schedule.
• Conduct internal and customer-facing design reviews and drive resolution of technical issues.
• Mentor team members on software tools, industry standards, and best practices.
• Lead initiatives to optimize design processes, documentation standards, and team performance.
• Approve final drawing packages and verify compliance with customer requirements and applicable codes.

🎓 Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of mechanical design experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership or managerial capacity.
• Expert-level proficiency in Inventor, AutoCAD, Autodesk iLogic, and Vault.
• Strong background in developing complex design packages including ASME-coded pressure vessels, piping systems, and structural elements.
• Familiar with ASME Section VIII Div. 1, AISC, SID, and OSHA design codes.
• Ability to interpret and apply customer specifications, and develop associated documents such as:
• Engineering reports
• BOMs and weld maps
• Installation guides
• Operation manuals and ECNs
• Knowledge of Compress for ASME vessel detailing.
• Deep understanding of welding symbols, GD&T, and fabrication detailing standards.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work across teams.

🛠 Physical & Work Requirements

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and work in a high-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt to frequent interruptions.
• Willingness to work overtime when necessary to meet project goals.

💰 Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $100,000 – $120,000 per year (commensurate with experience)
• PTO: 2 weeks
• Health Insurance: Individual plan covered through BCBSTX
• 401(k)

📢 Ready to take ownership of mechanical design and lead from the front? Apply now to join a fast-moving engineering team in Brookshire, TX.

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