What are the responsibilities and job description for the Refrigeration Project Engineer position at Cold Core Group?
Role Description: The Refrigeration Project Engineer is responsible for the hands-on engineering, design, and technical execution of industrial refrigeration and process utility systems. This role partners closely with sales, project management, field teams, and customers to analyze, design, and implement systems utilizing ammonia, CO₂, synthetic refrigerants, chilled water/glycol, and steam.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support full design-build engineering efforts for industrial refrigeration projects.
- Create, review, and issue engineering drawings, redline markups, and P&IDs.
- Perform engineering calculations, including mass and energy balances, heat gain and product load calculations, and equipment, piping, and valve sizing.
- Develop refrigeration system solutions that meet customer operational needs.
- Prepare project estimates and support the development of customer proposals.
- Maintain engineering quality and compliance by staying current with applicable codes and industry standards.
- Support projects from design through implementation in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5 years of industrial ammonia refrigeration engineering experience
- Practical working knowledge of refrigeration cycles, heat transfer, fluid flow, and psychrometrics
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong work ethic
- Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Willingness to travel to customer facilities
Preferred Qualifications:
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Hands-on operating or field experience
Work Environment & Physical Requirements:
This position involves a combination of office and field work. The successful candidate must be able to perform essential job functions requiring the ability to sit, stand, walk, and move throughout the workday; occasionally lift, push, and pull up to 25 pounds; and travel to customer facilities as needed. Work may be performed in both office and industrial environments.