Responsibilities & Duties

Expectations of performance from an applicant will include ongoing development and maintenance of professional engineering knowledge and skills, application of that knowledge and those skills in an active design engineering environment.

Applicant shall apply his or her own knowledge of mechanical engineering in many various assignments or associated fields.  Applicant shall be able to work on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects with limited guidance related to buildings/industrial HVAC and plumbing systems desing.  Typical assignments will require:

• Collects data and gathers information or documents.
• Performs advanced computations or analysis.
• Observes construction activities.
• Assist on developing CAD/BIM models.
• Performs research and investigations.
• Designs complete project(s)/system(s) with minimal guidance
• Prepares project documents.
• Designs and conducts field work to analyze and interpret forensic data.
• Formulates solutions to complex problems.
• Participates in reviews of project documents for conformity and quality assurance.

The Mechanical Engineer II will have some managerial responsibilities serving as project leads.  This requires the candidate to be able to:

• Effectively coordinate between engineering disciplines
• Assist with the preparation of proposals for marketing

Applicant is also responsible for maintaining CDE Company Standards and Practices.

Mechanical Engineer II are expected to be true “team players” realizing that their contributions affect the outcome of projects; this also includes profitability.

Lastly, CDE’s commitment to continues professional development is of the utmost importance.  Therefore, applicant shall be an active member of at least one professional practice organization with efforts to show active participation.

Qualifications and Skills Required

Technical Skills

Must be proficient in the use of:

• Microsoft Windows, Excel, and Word
• HAP
• Trane TRACE

Educational & Experience Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited four-year college or university
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as an Mechanical Engineer designing for facilities. Additionally, relevant experience as a project manager is a plus.
• Must possess effective communication skills – both verbal and written.

Certification, Licenses, Registrations

• Mechanical Engineer shall hold the Engineering Intern (EI) registration.
• Florida Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred, but not required.
• Other certifications such as LEED AP, LEED BD+C, or other various AEE certifications are a plus.

Additional Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship or valid US Work Visa (Green Card)
• Active membership and involvement in professional practice organization preferred