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# Design Engineer

- **Company:** Southland Industries
- **Location:** Vancouver, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $126,541.0 - $154,662.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Computer-Aided Design, Microsoft Office
- **Published:** August 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://southland.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobinfo&jobid=178141

## About the Role

+ Four-year degree in Engineering or related field
 + 5+ years experience
 + PE License required
 + Excellent knowledge of applicable systems design, such as HVAC, plumbing, etc., as well as general understanding of system operations
 + Ability to read mechanical and plumbing plans
 + Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to communication with all levels of employees, clients and general contractors.
 + Strong public speaking skills
 + Strong computer skills, including CADD and Microsoft Office Products, such as Excel

## Description

The Senior Design Engineer provides conceptual design for specific projects. In addition, this role supervises or directs the workflow of less-experienced engineers in performing HVAC or other system design and documents production of small and large projects., + Serves as design professional at project team design meetings.

 + Prepares complex preliminary redline design layouts for estimating.
 + Performs more complex calculations for a project, such as heating/cooling loads, equipment selection and sizing, friction loss calculations, etc.
 + Performs site inspections to determine compliance with construction documents and resolves design issues during construction phase.
 + Supervises or directs the workflow of less-experienced engineers in performing HVAC or other system design and documents production of small and large projects.


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