Mechanical Design Engineer

Columbia, Maryland

Responsibilities:

This position focuses on Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Design within the commercial, healthcare and federal HVAC design areas
The Engineer will be responsible for supporting and assisting with the engineering development and design of mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection construction documents associated with new buildings and renovations for consulting design projects, design-build projects, and performance contract projects
The Engineer should have a keen understanding of Mechanical Engineering Design and the design of improvements for large scale, commercial and federal HVAC systems
With supervision, the Engineer will work under the direction of the Manager/Engineer from project conception through construction completion
Associated responsibilities include but are not limited to engineering design and drafting activities, specification writing support, cost estimating, limited field investigations and construction site visits, support of HVAC load calculations and modeling, hydraulic calculations, and coordination with others

Duties also include:

Supporting energy savings calculations, and developing cost budgets and written descriptions of energy conservation measures
Assist in the design of mechanical, plumbing and fire protection systems for new and renovated building construction on consulting that will be constructed by the Owner’s contractor
Assist in the design and construction of mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection systems for building retrofit construction on design-build projects
Support the studies and analyses of mechanical and plumbing systems documenting the conditions, presenting cost effective solutions, and generating reports with recommendations
Conduct code research in support of project development
Research and apply current technology and stay abreast of new and upcoming technologies
Develop and use working knowledge of central plants, HVAC, chillers, boilers, air handlers, variable speed drives, motors, etc. for project development
Assist with select engineering calculations for equipment and systems sizing
Perform building cooling and heating load calculations and energy use using computer modeling programs such as HAP, Trace, Energy Gauge Summit, ASHRAE Modified Bin Analysis

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or closely related field.
Engineer (PE) license preferred.
4+ years of experience in commercial HVAC systems design.
Proficiency in AutoCAD, Trane Trace & Carrier HAP Software, and MS Office Suite.
Excellent written/verbal communications skills