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Job Title: Mechanical Designer

Duration: 12 Months (Temp to Hire)

Location: Manassas, VA 20110 (Onsite)

Description

• As a Mechanical Designer, you will be working at a cutting-edge manufacturing plant in Manassas, Virginia. You will be instrumental in expanding and optimizing facility operations to meet growing production needs. This position offers a dynamic work environment where you’ll collaborate closely with engineers, project coordinators, and construction trades. Your work will involve drafting as-built pipe and equipment layouts to record drawings, driving the operational excellence of the plant. Engaging in on-site work is a pivotal part of this role, where you’ll be tasked with assessing existing field conditions and spearheading the implementation of field observations and field verifications to current systems. You’ll leverage tools like AutoCAD for detailed 2D drawing packages that bring our visions to life. With a blend of hands-on fieldwork and meticulous measurements, this role provides a constantly evolving set of challenges and opportunities for professional growth. Bring your curiosity, talent for multi-tasking and collaboration, and extreme organizational skills and we’ll help you grow, pursue and fulfill what drives you – so we can make big impacts on the world, together.

Responsibilities

• Regular site visits to verify existing field conditions and to ensure the alignment of the design implementation process with the project’s observational reports and specifications.
• Coordinating effectively with project engineers, project coordinators, engineering coordinators, construction trades, and other team members to ensure that the design/as-built reflects the project’s objectives.
• Providing comprehensive 2D drawing packages that are clear, accurate, and follow the site design standards.
• Verifying, updating, and drafting comprehensive chemical/mechanical plans including piping layout, equipment layout, schedules, and control schematics.
• Verifying, updating, and drafting detailed piping plans including pipe routing, instrument and valve locations, and equipment layout.
• Drafting Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) that show the interaction among system components and equipment.
• Producing detailed flow diagrams for both gas-side and water-side systems (HVAC, Hydronics, and Fire Protection).
• Implementing isometric views into design packages to assist in field installation and understanding.
• Providing custom installation details for the more complex portions of projects.
• Conducting punch-list walks on completed projects to ensure the final implementation adheres to the design intent.
• Participates in the updating and drafting of new and existing products for design change, cost reductions, warranty improvements, and manufacturability. Assists with evaluation of vendors. Ability to conduct field walks and field verifications.
• Provide drawing and drafting support for details, vendor submittals, and perform engineering drafting, drawing review, drawing control, and related services required in the design of engineered systems (i.e., tank and/or vessel design)
• 3+ years of progressive CAD drafting/design experience of process systems

Physical Requirements:

• Position requires visits and walks at an active client site in various stages of construction. Applicants must be able to walk long distances, sit and stand for extended periods, bend, stoop, twist, crawl, climb ladders, work on catwalks, work in small spaces, lift and carry up to 25 lbs.

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.

Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.

California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.

LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.