Project Designer at RK Mechanical in Denver, CO

Project Designer

Denver, CO $90,000-$125,000 + Annual Incentive Bonus Eligibility

Turn concepts into reality. Build smarter. Design with purpose.

As a Project Designer, you’ll develop and maintain 3D models and detailed production and manufacturing drawings that bring projects and products from concept to production. Working closely with design and project teams, customers, sales, operations, and engineering, you’ll turn concepts and limited information into accurate, production-ready designs.

Your work will directly support fabrication, purchasing, assembly, and production efficiency while ensuring designs meet customer specifications and RK’s documentation and design standards.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain 3D models, product drawings, and basic electrical layout drawings used for fabrication, purchasing, and assembly.
• Create 3D progress models from conceptual designs and limited information while collaborating with design, project, and customer teams.
• Peer-review design work for manufacturability, readability, formatting, and compliance with design and documentation standards.
• Incorporate Engineering Change Notices, engineering bills of materials, redlines, and as-built information into project and product revisions.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, Engineering, and Procurement to clarify design details, improve production processes, coordinate production tools, and identify opportunities to streamline manufacturing.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in a technical field preferred, with a minimum of 3 years of project or product design experience.
• Knowledge of CAD software such as Inventor, Revit, AutoCAD, or Plant 3D; experience with Inventor, Revit, AutoCAD, and Plant 3D is preferred.
• Experience incorporating engineered bills of materials into 3D models.
• Experience with redline incorporation and product development processes.
• Ability to develop detailed drawings and designs that support fabrication, purchasing, assembly, and production.

Why Build Your Career at RK

Build bigger. Work on projects and products where your designs directly support fabrication, manufacturing, and project delivery.

Have a voice. Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Engineering, customers, and project teams to improve designs and make production more efficient.

Build with an integrated team. Work across RK’s specialized teams to connect design, engineering, procurement, fabrication, and field execution.

Develop who’s next. Share knowledge through peer reviews and help strengthen the design practices and standards that support the team.

Build for the long term. Join a second-generation, family-owned company focused on growth, innovation, and building capabilities that last.

Your Benefits

• Paid Time Off plus 6 paid holidays
• Health Insurance with a $100 wellness incentive
• 401(K) with company match
• Employee Discount Program through PerkSpot

If you’re ready to turn concepts into production-ready designs and help build smarter solutions at RK, we’d like to talk.

Build with purpose. Build with precision. Build your future with RK.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.