Sr. Designer, Structural

Job Summary

CECO Environmental is a global leader in providing sustainable solutions for industrial air, water, and energy transition. Since 1966, we've been addressing the world's most pressing environmental challenges. Our mission is to protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment, making a tangible impact across industries like renewable energy, semiconductor manufacturing, power generation, and water treatment. As a purpose-driven company, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and integrity, ensuring that every project we undertake creates lasting positive change. At CECO, you'll be part of a growing, dynamic team committed to a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable future.

We are proud to share that CECO was named one of Newsweek's America's Greatest Companies for 2025 and that Forbes recognized CECO as one of America's Most Successful Small-Cap Companies for 2026, marking our third consecutive year on the Forbes list. CECO Environmental is a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ under the ticker CECO, reflecting our strong growth, financial performance, and commitment to delivering value to shareholders.


As part of the CECO Environmental family of brands, Peerless Emissions Control plays a critical role in delivering specialized air solutions that protect both people and the environment. By joining our team, you'll contribute to our shared mission of protecting global industrial operations and shaping the future of environmental stewardship.

The Sr. Structural Designer (Heavy Industrial Equipment & Hot Exhaust Ducting) is a senior-level individual contributor responsible for developing accurate, fabrication-ready structural and mechanical design packages for heavy industrial equipment. This role is intended for an experienced senior designer capable of independent technical judgment, ownership of conversion of complex designs into fabrication drawings, and technical guidance to less-experienced designers.

This position includes the design of hot exhaust and flue gas ducting systems associated with pollution control equipment located downstream of large industrial combustion sources, including combustion turbines, boilers, and fired heaters. The successful candidate understands the unique challenges of high-temperature, large-scale ducting systems where thermal movement, fabrication practicality, and long-term durability are critical.

This job description represents only the primary areas of responsibility; specific position assignments will vary depending on the needs of the department.

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to execute each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop complete project design packages, including 3D CAD models, fabrication drawings, and material take-offs for heavy industrial equipment and ducting systems.
• Design large-scale hot exhaust and flue gas ducting, including casings, transitions, and structural plate components for pollution control applications.
• Independently evaluate project inputs for completeness and accuracy; identify missing, conflicting, or unclear information and drive resolution with Project Engineering, Sales, Supply Chain, and Project Management.
• Apply sound structural and mechanical design principles to account for thermal expansion, operating temperature, mechanical loading, and cyclic service in ducting layouts and details.
• Develop fabrication-ready details that consider material selection, plate thickness, weld joint configuration, and shop versus field fabrication constraints.
• Coordinate ducting interfaces with pollution control and process equipment such as SCR reactors, stacks, dampers, expansion joints, and related components.
• Produce drawings required for customer approval, material procurement, and fabrication, with strong attention to constructability, installation sequencing, and maintenance access.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Project Engineering, and Project Management to ensure designs meet contractual requirements, technical standards, and project schedules.
• Perform and verify geometric and material calculations (lengths, distances, angles, areas, volumes, and weights) to support design accuracy and material take-offs.
• Review peer drawings and models to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to internal standards; provide technical feedback and guidance as appropriate.
• Provide technical guidance, informal mentoring, and design support to designers and drafters while maintaining individual ownership of assigned design deliverables.
• Lead complex design packages from concept designs to fabrication by coordinating technical inputs, resolving design conflicts, and ensuring alignment with production needs, standards, and schedules.
• Support document control, revision management, and issuance of project drawings to customers and fabricators.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of drafting standards, modeling practices, and design workflows.

Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in Computer-Aided Design, Drafting, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline. Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Ten (10) or more years of progressive experience in industrial structural or mechanical design, preferably in heavy industrial or process equipment environments.
• Demonstrated experience designing industrial casing plate ductwork and structural members.
• Experience designing large-scale industrial ducting systems, preferably operating at elevated temperatures.
• Strong proficiency in 3D modeling and development of fabrication-ready drawings.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex design assignments, review technical deliverables, and recommend practical design solutions with limited supervision.
• Solid understanding of geometry, spatial reasoning, and material quantity calculations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Autodesk® Inventor or similar 3D mechanical design software.
• Exposure to hot exhaust or flue gas ducting systems operating at elevated temperatures.
• Familiarity with pollution control equipment such as SCRs, baghouses, or ESPs.
• Basic understanding of thermal expansion concepts in large ducting or plate structures.
• Knowledge of common industrial welding practices and fabrication constraints.
• Ability to interpret P&IDs and coordinate ducting layouts with process requirements.
• Travel Requirements: Estimated to be no more than 5% of working hours. Valid driver's license required.

ADA Requirements:

Positions in this function typically require typing, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

• Concentrated mental and/or visual attention. The work involves performing complex tasks to very close accuracy and quality specifications, or a high degree of hand and eye coordination for sustained periods.
• The job is typically performed under comfortable working conditions; any disagreeable elements are generally absent during normal performance of job.
• Compliance with company attendance standards.

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.