Mid-Level Mechanical Engineer

Company Description

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to be based in Orange, CA; Denver, CO; or Columbus, OH.

About AECOM: 

AECOM is a globally recognized architecture and engineering design firm. This global presence allows our creative designers to have a positive impact on millions of lives located around the globe. Our practice is centered around people and the way that they interact and experience our designs and the built environment.  By leveraging the design thought process our multi-disciplinary teams develop solutions that solve client and global challenges. Our projects have a direct positive impact on the spaces and policies that define the world we live in, ultimately creating a thoughtful, resilient, and beautiful future. 

About Buildings + Places: 

Our Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building and system engineering, urbanism, and planning, landscape design, strategy +, economics, technology solutions, asset advisory, and cost and program management. This team assists our clients from strategy through project realization, creating positive outcomes for those who occupy and use the buildings and environments we help to create. Our practice work includes a wide range of small to large projects in varied market sectors such Science & Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Commercial, Aerospace, Higher Education, Industrial and Process, Transportation, Aviation Sports and Federal market sectors.  We look to combine beauty, sustainability, resiliency, high performance buildings and innovation in our projects and believe these values can be instilled in any project regardless of size or budget.  

The Mechanical Engineer will be capable of working with limited supervision  to complete project design requirements. The ideal candidate will have a passion for design mechanical systems and will be responsible for leading small projects for new facilities and renovation, modernization, and repurposing of existing buildings.  On larger projects, this person will support the Senior Engineer, as needed.  This person must be well organized, able to demonstrate critical thinking, quickly recognize issues and be part of the solution.  

The Engineer knows how to perform the technical calculations and design, understands the project requirements and the effort required to complete the work. The candidate should be able to design the projects from concept up to construction and delivery to the Client. Candidate should be capable of working independently with limited supervision to complete both small and large complex projects. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with internal and external clients is required. Candidate must be well organized, be able to demonstrate critical thinking and can quickly recognize issues and be part of the solution. 

Responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to: 

• Mechanical engineering from conceptual design through construction administration and post-occupancy 
• Be competent in all aspects of mechanical systems design for a variety of types of projects or markets to complete routing engineering assignments and calculations 
• Strong understanding of applicable codes and standards relevant to mechanical engineering 
• Ability to independently perform specific and moderate portions of a broader assignment of an experienced engineer. 
• Ability to work on concurrent projects.  
• Develops designs within a BIM design environment.  
• Develops, designs, and specifies equipment, components and materials for projects in conjunction with correlating basic engineering data using established and well-defined procedures and in alignment with engineering design and performance specifications. 
• Coordinates with other disciplines to produce complete and well-coordinated documents.  
• Organizes and conducts site vi