Designer II

How you will make an Impact (Job Summary)

As Designer II, you will lead, oversee, and work with less experienced designers to ensure timely, orderly, and accurate completion of cooling tower orders. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring the project team’s output is consistent with project requirements, applicable science, and all regulatory codes. This role will be responsible for the progression of orders from field sales representatives to application engineers and ultimately to the plan for fabrication or the field for construction.

The incumbent must excel at creating drawings in the CAD tools relevant to the assigned products. Also, responsible for the fabrication details, design, proper descriptions, and engineering specifications of materials coming from vendors. The incumbent will deal directly with vendors and/or field erectors to address problems affecting material shipments and/or product construction. A successful incumbent will work efficiently and accurately, and collaborate effectively with designers, engineers, and other departments.

While each day brings new opportunities at SPX, your core responsibilities will be:

• Design and Documentation
• Plan own work and create own timelines consistent with project requirements; contribute to project overview, timeline, and plan when appropriate.
• Draw and generate bills of material pertaining to product development, sales order processing, maintenance and/or redesign.
• Review documentation (parts lists and drawings); track, investigate, and correct discrepancies.
• Maintain integrity of product files to conform with currently defined product specifications; follow company document control procedures to save and/or revise drawings.
• Create and execute engineering change orders (document the revisions and revise data and drawings as needed).
• Maintain product configurators to conform with currently defined product specifications, availability, and substitutions.
• Support Manufacturing and Construction
• Support suppliers, manufacturing, and/or construction by answering questions and clarifying uncertainty regarding documentation and instructions.
• Provide training to, and answer questions, from field construction and/or manufacturing plants.
• Coaching and Training
• Review work of inexperienced designers; provide mentoring and coaching.
• Train other designers in use of software tools and product details.

We each bring something to the table, and we are looking for someone who has:

• 1+ years of experience.

• Knowledge of HVAC and/or cooling towers.
• Strong proficiency with CAD tools relevant to assigned products; certain roles may require strong proficiency in 3D modeling.
• Programming and/or Visual Basic knowledge helpful.
• Basic proficiency in SAP or other ERP system.
• Proficiency in Microsoft products.

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in drafting or engineering technology, or equivalent experience.
• Onsite office environment, Monday – Friday;
  Hybrid work schedule available after satisfactory completion of probationary period.
• The position may require working occasionally outside normal work hours.
• Keyboarding/typing.
• Ability to read effectively from a computer screen and/or a paper copy.
• Ability to handle a large volume of work and perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally.

• Generous and flexible paid time off including paid personal time off, caregiver, parental, and volunteer leave.
• Competitive health insurance plans and 401(k) match, with benefits starting day one.
• Competitive and performance-based compensation packages and bonus plans.
• Educational assistance, leadership development programs, and recognition programs.

SPX is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer committed to making selection decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.