Senior Designer, Structural

CECO Environmental Corporation

Senior Structural Designer responsible for developing design packages for heavy industrial equipment and ducting systems at CECO Environmental. Join a team focusing on sustainable solutions for industrial operations.

Posted 6/22/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop complete project design packages, including 3D CAD models, fabrication drawings, and material take‑offs for heavy industrial equipment and ducting systems.
Design large‑scale hot exhaust and flue gas ducting, including casings, transitions, and structural plate components for pollution control applications.
Independently evaluate project inputs for completeness and accuracy; identify missing, conflicting, or unclear information and drive resolution with Project Engineering, Sales, Supply Chain, and Project Management.
Apply sound structural and mechanical design principles to account for thermal expansion, operating temperature, mechanical loading, and cyclic service in ducting layouts and details.
Develop fabrication‑ready details that consider material selection, plate thickness, weld joint configuration, and shop versus field fabrication constraints.
Coordinate ducting interfaces with pollution control and process equipment such as SCR reactors, stacks, dampers, expansion joints, and related components.
Produce drawings required for customer approval, material procurement, and fabrication, with strong attention to constructability, installation sequencing, and maintenance access.
Collaborate closely with Sales, Project Engineering, and Project Management to ensure designs meet contractual requirements, technical standards, and project schedules.
Perform and verify geometric and material calculations (lengths, distances, angles, areas, volumes, and weights) to support design accuracy and material take‑offs.
Review peer drawings and models to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to internal standards; provide technical feedback and guidance as appropriate.
Provide technical guidance, informal mentoring, and design support to designers and drafters while maintaining individual ownership of assigned design deliverables.
Lead complex design packages from concept designs to fabrication by coordinating technical inputs, resolving design conflicts, and ensuring alignment with production needs, standards, and schedules.
Support document control, revision management, and issuance of project drawings to customers and fabricators.
Contribute to continuous improvement of drafting standards, modeling practices, and design workflows.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Associate’s degree in Computer‑Aided Design, Drafting, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline.
Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Ten (10) or more years of progressive experience in industrial structural or mechanical design, preferably in heavy industrial or process equipment environments.
Demonstrated experience designing industrial casing plate ductwork and structural members.
Experience designing large‑scale industrial ducting systems, preferably operating at elevated temperatures.
Strong proficiency in 3D modeling and development of fabrication‑ready drawings.
Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex design assignments, review technical deliverables, and recommend practical design solutions with limited supervision.
Solid understanding of geometry, spatial reasoning, and material quantity calculations.
Experience with Autodesk® Inventor or similar 3D mechanical design software preferred.
Exposure to hot exhaust or flue gas ducting systems operating at elevated temperatures.
Familiarity with pollution control equipment such as SCRs, baghouses, or ESPs.
Basic understanding of thermal expansion concepts in large ducting or plate structures.
Knowledge of common industrial welding practices and fabrication constraints.
Ability to interpret P&IDs and coordinate ducting layouts with process requirements.
Estimated travel not to exceed 5% of working hours.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

3D CAD modelingfabrication drawingsmaterial take-offsstructural designmechanical designgeometric calculationsmaterial quantity calculationsdesigning ducting systemswelding practicesthermal expansion concepts

Soft Skills

independent managementtechnical guidancecollaborationproblem resolutionattention to detailmentoringdesign conflict resolutioncontinuous improvement

Certifications

Associate’s degree in Computer-Aided DesignBachelor’s degree in related discipline