Mechanical Design Lead
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Sign up to see compensation estimateAt Reset Energy, we're building the next generation of process and pressure vessel systems for the energy industry — and we need a sharp, experienced Mechanical Design Lead to help shape how we do it. This is a high-impact role where your fingerprints will be on our products, proposals, and engineering standards from day one.
What you'll do
Design leadership & standards
- Serve as a technical expert on skid, equipment, and piping design
- Guide engineering design across products, proposals, active projects, and warranty work
- Advise engineering teams on applicable codes and client specifications — including ASME VIII, ASME B31.3, OSHA, and API standards
- Support proposal development with preliminary design work and design hour estimates
- Oversee outsourced structural engineering work; review vendor data and drawings for spec compliance
Process & documentation
- Generate Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs)
- Coordinate with engineering and operations to develop initial P&IDs, incorporate redlines and revisions, and produce an Issued for Construction (IFC) set
- Generate General Arrangement (GA) drawings
- Generate IFC skid isometrics and off-skid bridles for fabricator use
- Review and interpret complex P&IDs, vessel and structural piping drawings, isometrics, and bills of materials
3D modeling & detailed design
- Design and model skid layouts, including structural skid design
- Generate and model equipment, including nozzle sizes and orientations
- Model large and small bore pipe routing; generate pipe and structural BOMs for fabricators
- Model control valves (with actuators), instrument models, equipment bridles, and on-skid pipe supports
- Design on-skid electrical and instrumentation panels and junction boxes
- Perform equipment checks and back-checks throughout the modeling process
- Create and review facility layouts; participate in and lead 3D model reviews and project meetings
Team & project coordination
- Review and lead the work of the design team, ensuring accuracy and conformance with client, industry, and safety standards
- Monitor design progress to keep projects on budget and on schedule
- Collaborate cross-discipline with engineering, operations, and fabricators throughout the project life cycle to ensure delivered equipment packages are of exceptional quality and exceed customer expectations
- Produce report data from models and deliver required design information to project, client, and third-party stakeholders
What you bring
- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years of mechanical design experience,
*or*
10+ years of hands-on experience in lieu of a degree
- Deep knowledge of energy industry equipment design, piping, materials, and standards
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and CADWorx; AVEVA PDMS/E3D experience is a strong plus
- Experience with vessel calculation software such as PVElite or Compress
- Must be authorized to work in the United States — sponsorship is not available for this role
Why Reset Energy?
- Fully remote – work from home with no required in-office schedule
- Work on technically complex, meaningful projects in the energy sector
- Genuine ownership — you'll set the engineering standard, not just follow it
- Collaborative team that values expertise and initiative
- Room to grow with a company that's building something real
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