Senior Mechanical Designer – Capital Projects

Lead Complex Capital Projects That Support the Future of Global Healthcare

• Location: Chesterfield, MO 63017 | 100% Onsite

• Schedule: Monday-Friday | 8:00 AM Start Time

• Pay Rate: $91.68/hr

PDS Tech Commercial is hiring an accomplished Senior Mechanical Designer – Capital Projects to support a globally recognized pharmaceutical industry leader. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the world's largest healthcare organizations, known for innovation, operational excellence, and a longstanding commitment to improving lives around the globe.

In this role, you'll lead critical mechanical design efforts for major capital projects that support the production of medicines, diagnostics, and healthcare technologies relied upon by millions of people every day. Your expertise will help shape the design, construction, and operation of advanced manufacturing facilities while influencing engineering standards across multiple locations.

If you're looking for a role that combines technical leadership, meaningful work, and long-term career growth, this opportunity offers the chance to make a lasting impact while collaborating with some of the industry's top engineering professionals.

What You'll Do

As the Mechanical Design discipline lead, you will play a key role in the successful execution of complex engineering projects from concept through commissioning and closeout.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design activities for large-scale capital projects supporting multiple sites and business units.

• Develop comprehensive mechanical design packages including:

• 3D models and virtual plant layouts

• Equipment arrangements

• General arrangement drawings

• Fabrication and installation details

• Equipment supports and access platforms

• Create safe, efficient, and constructible designs that meet project, operational, maintenance, reliability, and safety requirements.

• Coordinate design interfaces with piping, structural, electrical, controls, and instrumentation disciplines.

• Lead design reviews, model reviews, clash detection activities, and constructability assessments.

• Provide technical leadership and oversight to contractors, consultants, vendors, fabricators, and installation partners.

• Support field verification, construction activities, commissioning, startup, and resolution of design-related issues.

• Develop and maintain mechanical design standards, specifications, templates, libraries, and CAD/3D design tools.

• Review and approve drawings and models for technical accuracy, completeness, and quality.

• Present project scope, technical solutions, design decisions, risks, and status updates to project teams and leadership.

• Mentor less-experienced designers and promote consistent engineering and design best practices.

• Ensure all design deliverables comply with applicable codes, standards, company requirements, and project specifications.

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree in Design, Drafting Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or a related technical field; equivalent education and experience combinations will be considered.

• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible mechanical design experience supporting industrial, manufacturing, process, pharmaceutical, chemical, food and beverage, or similar facility projects.

• Advanced proficiency with 2D CAD and 3D modeling platforms used for plant design, equipment layout, and mechanical detailing.

• Experience developing:

• Equipment arrangements

• General arrangement drawings

• Facility and plant layouts

• Equipment support details

• Installation and fabrication packages

• Strong understanding of:

• Mechanical design principles

• Equipment layout and arrangement

• Materials and fabrication practices

• Installation methodologies

• Industry codes and standards

• Ability to interpret engineering specifications, process documents, vendor drawings, technical calculations, and field information.

• Demonstrated experience leading design reviews and resolving complex technical issues.

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

• Strong communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.

• Valid driver's license and ability to travel as needed for project support.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.

• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, chemical processing, food and beverage, refining, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.

• Proficiency with AutoCAD Plant 3D, Revit, Navisworks, CADWorx, or similar plant design software .

• Experience supporting large capital projects and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

• Background in commissioning support, field implementation, constructability reviews, and clash detection.

• Experience utilizing laser scanning, point clouds, or existing-condition verification tools.

• Proven experience mentoring designers and supporting engineering best practices.

• Experience developing engineering standards, specifications, templates, and design procedures.

Why Join Us?

Meaningful Work with Real Impact

Your work will support facilities and technologies that contribute to the development and production of healthcare products used by patients worldwide. This is an opportunity to make a difference through engineering excellence.

Join an Industry Leader

Become part of one of the largest and most respected organizations in the healthcare industry. This well-established global organization is recognized for innovation, quality, and operational excellence, and has been recognized among the world's most admired companies.

Outstanding Career Growth Potential

This organization is known for extending successful contract assignments and offering full-time opportunities to top performers. You'll gain valuable experience on high-visibility projects while expanding your technical expertise and professional network.

Exceptional Culture and Collaboration

Work alongside talented engineers, project managers, and subject matter experts in a supportive environment that values teamwork, innovation, continuous learning, and professional development.

Challenging, High-Profile Projects

Lead sophisticated capital projects utilizing advanced 3D modeling and plant design technologies while helping establish engineering standards and best practices across multiple facilities.

Competitive Compensation

Earn $91.68/hr while contributing to projects that directly support healthcare innovations, manufacturing excellence, and improved patient outcomes around the world.

Ready to Design the Future of Healthcare Manufacturing?

If you're an experienced mechanical designer with a passion for capital projects, facility design, equipment layout, and engineering excellence, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and bring your expertise to a world-class organization where your work will help shape the future of healthcare manufacturing and impact lives across the globe.

Pay Details: $91.68 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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