Mechanical Engineer
Complex buildings only work when the mechanical systems behind them are quiet, reliable, and right the first time. You will shape HVAC and related mechanical design for healthcare, government, education, and commercial clients who expect a single, coordinated engineering partner. Your drawings, calculations, and field judgment will determine comfort, energy performance, and constructability - and the strength of the client relationships that keep this practice growing.
Performance Objectives
- Deliver permit-ready mechanical designs - HVAC, hydronic, and ventilation - that meet code, owner criteria, and construction budgets on healthcare, public-sector, and commercial projects.
- Produce coordinated construction documents and calculations that electrical, plumbing, architectural, and fire-protection teammates can build from without rework.
- Resolve design conflicts in design reviews and construction administration so RFIs and change orders tied to mechanical scope stay rare and well-justified.
- Quantify energy and life-cycle tradeoffs and recommend systems clients can operate, not just specify.
- Support commissioning and closeout so installed systems match design intent and documented performance.
- Own client and contractor communication on your projects so issues surface early and decisions stay documented.
Environment & Resources
You will sit inside a multi-discipline MEP, architecture, and commissioning practice that serves public and private owners from several offices. Project managers provide one client interface across disciplines. You will use standard mechanical design and energy-analysis tools, share drawing standards and senior review, and report to a mechanical discipline lead. Project budgets and schedules are set with you, not handed down after the fact.
Essential Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a PE, or progress toward licensure with designs already stamped under supervision.
- Demonstrated HVAC design for occupied buildings - preferably healthcare, government, education, or similar regulated work.
- Proficiency producing coordinated construction documents and load, ventilation, and equipment calculations others can check.
- Working knowledge of applicable mechanical codes, energy standards, and commissioning expectations.
- Clear written and verbal communication with owners, architects, and contractors.
Role Selling Points
- Real design authority on varied building types, not a narrow production seat.
- Direct access to architecture, electrical, fire protection, commissioning, and healthcare planning on the same projects.
- A service-disabled veteran-owned small firm where client relationships and cooperation still matter more than headcount.
- Exposure to energy modeling, life-cycle cost, and commissioning alongside core mechanical design.
Call to Action
If you want your next set of drawings to be the ones a building actually runs on, apply with a short note on a mechanical system you designed and what changed because of it.