Senior Piping Designer

Orbital Engineering, Inc.

Senior Piping Designer providing design support for heavy industrial facilities using AutoCAD Plant 3D. Role involves preparing design documents, construction drawings, and field data gathering.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeHammond • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $104,000 - $124,800 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in process piping design and drafting, utilizing AutoCAD Plant 3D and related tools to produce accurate construction drawings. Strong collaboration and communication skills are essential for coordinating multi-discipline projects and ensuring design accuracy.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Process Piping ExperienceAutoCAD Plant 3DAutoCAD Construction CloudNavisworksTeam Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Piping Construction DrawingsDesign DocumentationField Information GatheringMaterial Properties KnowledgeDesign Standards Processing

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsAttention to Detail

Tools & Technologies

AutoCAD Plant 3DAutoCAD Construction CloudNavisworksLaser Scanning

Certifications & Qualifications

Drafting CertificationDesign Certification

Industry Keywords

Industrial DraftingEngineering PracticesCoordinate Systems10 State Standards

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Prepare design documents using AutoCAD Plant 3D
Prepare piping construction drawings for various maintenance and capital projects based on sketches or concepts generated by senior designers or project engineers.
Interface with project engineering.
Ability to work in the field and occasionally at elevated working conditions.
Ability to assist in gathering field information.
Laser scanning experience is a plus.
Ability to communicate and work on multiple multi-discipline projects with other designers and engineers to support our client's projects and schedules.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of process piping experience.
Associates degree with an emphasis in industrial drafting/design preferred.
Recent experience using Plant 3D required.
Experience with AutoCAD Construction Cloud (Forma), Navisworks.
Specialized courses or certification in drafting, design and engineering practices are a plus.
Strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate with other disciplines to ensure overall design accuracy.
Must excel in working in a team environment.
High attention to detail.
Basic knowledge of various material properties, 10 state standards, and coordinate systems
Ability to process design standards and specifications

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical coverage
dental coverage
vision coverage
prescription drug coverage
401(k) retirement savings plan
supplemental insurance options
company-paid life and AD&D insurance
company-paid short-term disability coverage
generous paid time off program