Mechanical Engineer PE

Position:Mechanical Engineer PE
Location:Mobile, AL / Nashville, TN
Required: PE and Design experience with HVAC (7-10 years experience)

Responsibilities

• Develop HVAC and plumbing design concepts for medium and large commercial and industrial projects.
• Collaborate with clients to understand project technical requirements for HVAC and plumbing systems.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders balancing technical, schedule, and cost requirements.
• Conduct trade studies to select and evaluate best design approaches to fulfill requirements.
• Oversee the generation of engineering drawings using common GD&T practices.
• Oversee the generation of engineering specifications in MasterSpec format.
• Mentor junior engineers and designers to develop high-quality and technically sound designs.
• Support construction via RFI responses and submittal reviews.
• Generate task plans and support proposal efforts.
• Good communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment.
• Goals are generally communicated in “solution” or project goal terms.
• May provide a leadership role for the work group through knowledge in the area of specialization.
• Works on advanced, complex technical projects or business issues requiring state-of-the-art technical or industry knowledge.

Duties

• Prepare/review complex engineering calculations.
• Review/mark-up complex drawings.
• Prepare/review technical reports.
• Prepare/review technical specifications.
• Understand constructability of design drawings.
• Perform plan in hand checks of project documents.
• Perform other items as directed by project managers and upper management.
• Be decisive with critical thinking.
• Good written and verbal communication as it relates to the field and projects.

• Minimum of 7-10 years relevant work experience in HVAC and plumbing.
• Solid background in mechanical engineering design drawing generation.
• Detailed HVAC load modeling, psychrometric analyses, duct static pressure calculations, detailed plumbing and HVAC system analyses.
• Ability to plan tasks and execute to the established schedule.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
• Must be a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) to be considered for this role.

• A working knowledge of ANSI Y14.5 drawing standards and geometric tolerance.
• Complex Industrial HVAC design experience using natural ventilation, forced ventilation, DX cooling/heat pumps, chillers/boilers.
• Experience designing chilled and hot water systems.
• Strong HVAC controls design experience including controls diagrams, matrices, and sequences of operation.
• Complex industrial plumbing sanitary/domestic water/natural gas system design experience with strong working knowledge of plumbing and natural gas codes.
• Experience in selecting grease interceptors and oil/water interceptors.
• Working knowledge of Revit is highly preferred.

• Occasional travel may be required between offices.