Sr. Refrigeration Designer
Listed on 2026-02-06
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Engineering
Engineering Design & Technologists, Mechanical Engineer, Quality Engineering
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LHH Recruitment Solutions an opening for a Senior Refrigeration Design Engineer for our client in the Phoenix, AZ area. This direct hire role allows you to expand your engineering career within a fast-paced engineering and architectural firm in the commercial construction industry! This on-site position requires a minimum of 5 years current experience in commercial refrigeration design role and candidates must have a strong background with load calculations, and CO2 Trans critical systems in a commercial capacity.
Salary range: $120-140k annually.
Responsibilities- Evaluate whole commercial refrigeration systems (primarily parallel compression “racks”) for condition, capacity, and efficiency.
- Survey of existing systems, maintain pertinent system architecture information, model numbers, condition, etc.
- Perform refrigeration load calculations as needed.
- Arrange loads on appropriate compressor suction groups as needed.
- Calculate compressor & condenser capacity & select new equipment as needed/required.
- Understand alternate system types and be able to specify such as condensing units, distributed systems, secondary pumped systems.
- Be willing and able to learn about new system types such as CO2 Trans critical systems.
- Generate refrigeration designs in compliance with all applicable local and state codes.
- Generate refrigeration designs in compliance with owner specifications and design guidelines.
- Bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in commercial refrigeration design.
- Current working knowledge of discipline specific codes and other building codes.
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Good leadership skills to educate client.
- Meet with the Project team to discuss the schedule, budget, phasing, site issues, and design review issues.
- Review preliminary and final design with other disciplines for function, clearances and coordination.
- Client contact.
- Perform quality assurance on projects in coordination with technical manager or project engineer.
- Set high standards, professional integrity and seek the interests of the company and client.
- Ability to meet fast-paced deadlines.
- Must be able to demonstrate exceptional leadership skills, utilization of situational leadership, servant leadership and the creation of a vision for the department.
- Proven management and leadership skills.
- Proven knowledge of engineering calculations, layout, and design of Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection and Structural/Architectural.
- Experience in collaboration with mechanical, structural, electrical, instrumentation, HVAC, Geotech, survey, etc. internally and externally.
- Proven proficiency in using CAD programs – Revit, AutoCAD.
Health insurance, dental insurance and life insurance are offered with this full-time direct hire role.
Equal Opportunity EmployerEqual Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
- The California Fair Chance Act
- Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
- Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
- San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
- Seniority level:
Mid-Senior level - Employment type:
Full-time - Job function:
Engineering and Design - Industries:
Building Construction, Design Services, and Architecture and Planning
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