Project Engineer - Industrial Ventilation & Dust Collection Systems (Mechanical / HVAC, AutoCAD required)

About the role

Mitra Engineering Services is a 30-year-old Singapore turnkey contractor for industrial air filtration - dust collectors, fume extractors, oil mist collectors, paint booths, explosion protection, and centralised vacuum systems. We are the authorised Singapore partner of Donaldson , one of the world's leading filtration brands. We don't sell off-the-shelf but instead, design, fabricate, install and service for years afterward. Our customers are primarily in the aerospace, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, F&B, oil & gas, and metalworking sectors. What this role is This is a hands-on Project Engineer role under our Senior Project Engineer. You will own projects end-to-end, from customer enquiry, through engineering design and fabrication coordination, to site installation and commissioning. Roughly 50% office work (AutoCAD, calculations, proposals) and 50% site work (factory walkthroughs, installation supervision, troubleshooting). If you're looking for a pure-CAD office role, this is not it.

Responsibilities

• Design dust collection, ventilation, and fume extraction systems in AutoCAD (equipment layout, ducting, hood design, filter sizing)
• Conduct customer site assessments by walking operating factories in PPE, taking measurements and identifying constraints
• Size equipment using establish standards
• Prepare technical proposals, BOMs, and quotations
• Coordinate with our in-house workshop on fabrication and with subcontractors on installation
• Supervise installation, commissioning, and air balancing on customer sites
• Troubleshoot performance issues post-handover and recommend corrective actions

Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in Mechanical Engineering or HVAC/ACMV, pure electrical, electronics, software, or industrial design backgrounds will not fit this role
• 3-10 years of mechanical, MEP, ACMV, HVAC, ductwork, ventilation, or industrial process equipment experience - ideally with site exposure to factories or process plants
• Working AutoCAD proficiency. You will be asked to demonstrate this live at interview
• Comfortable on industrial sites in PPE (semiconductor fabs, pharmaceutical plants, metal fabrication shops, food factories, refineries)
• Hands-on, detail-oriented and able to manage multiple concurrent projects
• What you are expected to accomplish
• First 90 days
• Complete product study across Mitra's full range and the relevant Singapore standards and industry codes
• Shadow senior team members on at least 10 customer projects
• Study key governmental and regulatory standards.
• Build familiarity with our workshop, in-house fabrication capabilities, key suppliers and subcontractors
• Months 4 to 12
• Independently own end-to-end projects across all major product lines
• Build direct working relationships with suppliers, vendors and subcontractors
• Develop a track record of accurate costing and on-time delivery
• Year 2 and beyond
• Take ownership of larger and more complex projects across Mitra's customer industries
• Strong Advantages
• Prior work with dust collectors, fume extractors, paint booths, oil mist or industrial vacuum systems (Donaldson, Camfil, Nederman, Filtermist, Plymovent or similar)
• Experience with explosion protection
• HVAC commissioning, air balancing, or testing background
• Cleanroom or pharmaceutical facility installation work
• Reading P&IDs, isometric piping, and electrical schematics

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