What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Design Engineer position at Midwest Mechanical?
Job Description
Job Description
Description :
Midwest Mechanical is seeking a motivated mechanical engineer with a high level of ownership, creativity and attention to detail to join our high performing team.
The candidate should be proficient in AutoCAD and / or Revit drafting specific to HVAC to produce detailed and accurate drawings for budgeting, sales, permit and construction purposes. The engineer is familiar with HVAC design principles including pipe and ductwork sizing and routing best practices. The ideal candidate will be able to effectively communicate with internal sales and design staff as well as architects, engineers and customers as needed. The role also includes heating & cooling / load calculations, code and safety compliance, equipment selection, basic controls design, drawing details, cross-trade coordination, duct and piping layout and construction documentation.
Requirements :
A bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or similar discipline preferred.
5-10 years of relevant work experience.
Professional Engineer (PE) Licensed in Illinois
Reliable transportation for Chicagoland site visits. The position requires no overnight travel.
Familiarity with air, hydronic, natural gas, compressed air, steam and electrical systems.
Responsibilities
Determine best fit design option(s) by evaluating project constraints, customer goals and budget
Visit facilities and collect field information for the design process
Support Project Sales Engineers budget development
Equipment selections, load calculations and energy modeling
Design and layout HVAC piping, ductwork, equipment and associated accessories
Understand and incorporate design constraints
Create shop, coordination drawings with other trades and supporting documents
Select and refine equipment and approve submittals with vendors
Review and organize submittals for compliance with design specifications, applicable codes
Management of Revit services and BIM library
Communicate drawing revisions internally and with the field
Support field personnel requests for information
Create concept sketches, As-Built drawings and other supporting documentation as needed
Performance Metrics
Minimize errors and omissions in drawings
Minimize iterations required to capture design intent, address obstacles or constraints
Minimize turnaround time for drawings, especially standard and repeatable project
Design problem solving and design efficiency
Long term goals
Templates – reduces E&O risk and turn-around time.
Drawings templates with standard title block and details (e.g. typical boiler room sheet)
Organized library of standard common details, including controls
Pre-Fabrication – minimize time on-site, improve profitability, labor hour smoothing
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