MEP Design Engineer - Supermarket & Retail Infrastructure

Commercial refrigeration

Company: Cold Technology

Location: Blackwood, NJ

Job Type: Full-time

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Employment Type:

Full Time

Compensation: $65,000–$105,000+ annually, based on relevant experience and technical capability

Cold Technology designs, builds, and optimizes high-performance supermarket and retail environments throughout the Mid-Atlantic.

We operate differently from a traditional consulting engineering firm. As a design-build energy management and retail infrastructure company, we focus on practical, cost-effective designs that work in real-world field conditions.

Our team supports independent grocers and regional supermarket chains with store planning, refrigeration, HVAC, electrical systems, controls, and energy-management solutions.

Cold Technology is seeking an experienced MEP Design Engineer to lead the development of practical, coordinated design packages for supermarket and retail construction projects.

This is a multidisciplinary role for someone who is highly proficient in AutoCAD and comfortable working across mechanical, electrical, refrigeration, and retail floor-planning systems.

You will collaborate with clients to understand their operational goals, develop store and equipment layouts, create MEP requirement drawings, and coordinate the final design package for review by the Engineer of Record.

The ideal candidate combines strong drafting ability with ownership, attention to detail, sound technical judgment, and an understanding of how construction drawings translate into field installations.

• MEP and Retail Layout Design
• Create coordinated MEP requirement drawings for supermarket and retail projects.
• Develop equipment layouts, utility-routing plans, equipment schedules, and system requirements.
• Review architectural and merchandising plans to identify mechanical, electrical, refrigeration, and space-planning needs.
• Ensure drawings account for installation access, equipment clearances, serviceability, and field conditions.
• AutoCAD Drafting and Design Leadership
• Produce accurate initial layouts and design markups using AutoCAD.
• Maintain drawing quality, consistency, and documentation standards.
• Delegate production drafting assignments to internal AutoCAD or Revit drafters.
• Review completed drawings before internal approval or Engineer of Record handoff.
• Manage design documentation across multiple active projects.
• Supermarket and Retail Planning
• Work with clients to develop merchandising and floor plans.
• Coordinate grocery shelving, refrigerated display cases, walk‑in coolers and freezers, department layouts, and customer‑flow considerations.
• Translate operational and merchandising requirements into buildable infrastructure plans.
• HVAC and Refrigeration Applications
• Support the selection and placement of rooftop HVAC units and related equipment.
• Develop high‑level HVAC design requirements, including ventilation, humidity‑control, and reheat strategies.
• Create layouts for commercial refrigeration systems, refrigerated display cases, walk‑in boxes, and related utility requirements.
• Identify critical installation details, including drainage, access, and equipment‑clearance requirements.
• Electrical, Lighting, and Controls
• Develop preliminary equipment electrical‑load schedules.
• Coordinate lighting layouts and electrical requirements for retail environments.
• Support the integration of Building Automation Systems, Energy Management Systems, HVAC controls, and refrigeration controls.
• Client and Project Coordination
• Communicate technical requirements and layout options to store owners, executives, contractors, and project stakeholders.
• Gather project requirements and identify missing information before designs are finalized.
• Coordinate design…