Dennis Group · 3 days ago
Refrigeration (Mechanical) Engineer II
Salt Lake City, UT
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expDennis Group is a company that specializes in planning, designing, engineering, and building food plants for major brands. The Mechanical Refrigeration Engineer will be responsible for planning, designing, and implementing mechanical systems for industrial refrigeration in food and beverage production facilities, while collaborating with multi-disciplinary project teams.
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Responsibilities
May work independently or with other refrigeration engineers, depending on project size
Developing refrigeration systems for cold storage, production, and product cooling
Leading mechanical system design development and coordinating with other internal and external team members
Developing refrigeration and related utility equipment and construction specifications
Developing P&IDs, equipment layout plans, plant / process utility distribution plans, and system details
Sizing and developing layouts for ammonia and glycol piping plans
Specifying equipment
Selecting equipment
Bid review
Cost estimating
Development of the functional description, sequence of operation, details, and plans with electrical and controls engineers
Creating project documents such as calculations, reports, and construction drawings and specifications, etc
Performing construction administration in the form of submittal reviews, RFI responses, and field visits to verify construction scope is proceeding per the intent of the design
Review and update design standards/details
Building code familiarity, compliance & review
Field support, discipline lead for commissioning activities and client main point of contact
Researching refrigeration and utility materials and best practices
Supporting talent growth within our organization
Provide coaching and/or mentoring to a subordinate group when directed by supervisor
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in mechanical engineering or related field
4-7 years of demonstrated refrigeration and utilities experience; mechanical experience in food and beverage, pharmaceutical, or other sanitary environments is a plus
4-7 years of ammonia, freon, and industrial refrigeration system design experience
4-7 years of experience with equipment and components for HVAC/R systems (refrigerant/hydronic piping, valves, pumps, vessels, heat exchangers, chillers, compressors, condensers, fluid coolers, condensing units, evaporator coils)
4-7 years of experience working with computer operations for engineering design programs and computer aided drafting (AutoCAD, Revit, etc.)
Travel to customer project sites for review, audit, and meetings, estimated 10-25%
Strong written and verbal communication skills, a team-oriented can-do attitude, and an ability to work and manage projects independently
Preferred
Registered Professional Engineer (PE) is a plus
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life and disability insurance
Paid time off including an open vacation policy
Bonus
Profit-sharing
Retirement plans
Company
Dennis Group
We are the #1 food and beverage design-build firm in the United States.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jeffrey R. Lewandoski, P.E.
Senior Partner
Mary Frances Stotler
Senior Partner
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