
Entry Level Mechanical Design Engineer
Tulsa, OKFull-timeSeen 5 days agoStill listed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Mechanical Design Engineer designs combustion equipment, including pressure vessels, steel stacks, derrick structures, and piping systems. The role is primarily entry level and includes training for the first 1–2 years before independent work is expected. Training covers software packages, design topics, and codes and standards. The engineer works with engineering, project execution, drafting, manufacturing, and applications teams, with occasional domestic or international travel.
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Full job description
Zeeco fosters a robust work environment where employees, from engineering teams to support groups, benefit from a strong culture, trained leadership, and opportunities for growth. Zeeco collaborates with the biggest names in the industry, enabling individuals to broaden their skills alongside teams of subject matter experts.
Job Description:
The Mechanical Design Engineer position at Zeeco will be responsible for designing various pieces of combustion equipment including but not limited to pressure vessels, steel stacks, derrick structures, and piping systems.
Job Duties:
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Completing and/or checking structural calculations for a variety of equipment, including pressure vessels, steel stacks, derrick structures, and piping systems.
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Work within engineering team to provide technical support and responses for structural related items.
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Occasional travel to domestic and/or international locations for meetings or job site visits.
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Give technical presentations to colleagues on various structural subjects.
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Acting as the technical liaison with US and Global Location colleagues.
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Communication with project execution team to ensure structural designs are made with materials and details that can be readily purchased on the market.
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Communication with drafting and manufacturing teams to provide structural designs that can be most easily fabricated.
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Assist Applications Engineers in structural topics for ongoing quotes.
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Efficient, clear, and concise reporting of structural design packages.
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Effective use of first principles to work through engineering challenges.
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Continual vigilance to identifying areas of waste and inefficiency with action to improve these areas.
Qualifications:
Minimum requirements:
-Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Civil, or Architectural Engineer preferred)
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Excellent organizational skills
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Aptitude to interpret specifications
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Fluent in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
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Willingness to obtain and ultimately use a Professional Engineering License
Expectations:
As this role is primarily, but not limited to, entry level, proper continual training will be given for the first 1-2 years prior to the expectation that the engineer work independently. The training, which will consist of internal presentations, one-on-one mentoring, and structured 3rd party trainings, will be provided for the following items.
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Software packages
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STAAD.Pro
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MecaStack
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MecaLug
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IDEA StatiCa
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Codeware COMPRESS
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SolidWorks
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CAESAR II
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Ansys Mechanical
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Design topics
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Steel stack design
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Derrick structure design
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Connection design
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Pipe stress analysis
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Pressure vessel design
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Proprietary Zeeco equipment
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Design codes and standards
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ASME Section VIII Division 1
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ASME B31.3
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ASCE 7
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AISC 360
Working at Zeeco means being part of a people-centric culture and environment built on mutual respect, personal encouragement, professional integrity, and limitless opportunity. Join Zeeco and embark on a fulfilling journey where innovation, collaboration, and personal and professional growth converge.
How this job compares
Set against the 720 open Mechanical Design Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$104–158K/yr453 salary ranges
- US median$40–55/hr65 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 720 open Mechanical Design Engineer jobs across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- Mechanical Design Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 6 years (609 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 464 of the 720 open Mechanical Design Engineer jobs (64%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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