Senior Mechanical Facilities Engineer

at  Merrick Company

OVERVIEW:

Merrick & Company’s Nuclear Services & Technology team provides full service nuclear design solutions to the federal government (DOE, NNSA, and NIST), nuclear research, and nuclear medicine. Merrick is seeking a highly motivated, team oriented Mechanical Engineer to support our operations in our Aiken, SC office.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree Requirements: Bachelor of Sciences in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET Accredited Program.
• Minimum of twelve (12) years related experience.
• Candidate must have their Professional Engineering (PE) license in SC, TN or NM or able to receive reciprocity within 6 months.
• Must understand the importance of Business Development, project management for A-E firms, managing to fee and demonstrate skills in a multi-discipline teams.
• Position requires the ability to manage other engineers and designers.
• Experience interfacing with client contacts.
• Strong experience with thermal load calculation and energy modeling for mechanical systems.
• Strong experience in calculating and sizing of mechanical equipment including AHUs, fans and pumps.
• Strong experience in sizing and laying out ductwork and hydronic piping systems.
• Must be familiar with AutoCAD
• Must have experience Revit building information modeling software.
• The client projects for this position require U.S. Citizenship.

The successful candidate will design HVAC and Plumbing/Piping system for a variety of facility projects. Tasks include developing design calculations, process flow diagrams, sequences of operation, equipment selection and layout, ductwork and piping sizing and layout, support of project proposals, interdisciplinary coordination and participating of QA/QC process. Part time efforts will be devoted to site inspection and construction administration. This position is primarily a leadership role and will be part of a design team environment.

• Must be willing to work in a design team environment, including directing the work of junior engineers and designers, and delegating work as required as well as take design direction from senior-level engineers
• Interdisciplinary coordination
• Develop calculations, flow diagrams, and specifications
• Size and layout ductwork, hydronic and plumbing piping systems
• Lead QA/QC processes
• Proficient with codes, standards and guidelines
• The job will include periodic visits to job sites.