[Remote] Mechanical Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cullerton Group is seeking an experienced Mechanical Professional Engineer to serve as Engineer of Record for federal combined heat and power, central-plant, and energy-resilience projects. The role provides technical direction, reviews mechanical designs and systems, ensures compliance with federal and industry requirements, and signs and seals final mechanical documents within licensed jurisdictions.
Responsibilities
- Serve as Mechanical Engineer of Record for federal energy and infrastructure projects
- Exercise responsible charge over mechanical designs that will be signed and sealed
- Review mechanical drawings, calculations, specifications, equipment selections, and technical reports
- Review combined heat and power systems and associated balance-of-plant equipment
- Review boilers, natural-gas engines, generators, heat-recovery systems, pumps, piping, ventilation, cooling, fuel, and exhaust systems
- Review heating and cooling loads, energy balances, equipment sizing, system capacities, and lifecycle-cost analyses
- Evaluate the integration of mechanical and thermal systems with electrical generation and microgrid controls
- Confirm compliance with Unified Facilities Criteria, federal requirements, mechanical codes, fuel-gas codes, fire-protection codes, and project specifications
- Provide technical direction and documented oversight to project engineers
- Coordinate with electrical, controls, civil, structural, architectural, construction, and commissioning teams
- Support permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and operational turnover
- Identify design deficiencies and direct required corrections
- Sign and seal final mechanical documents when professionally and legally appropriate
- Obtain additional state PE licenses through comity when required
Skills
- • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
- • Active Mechanical PE license in at least one U.S. state
- • Previous Engineer of Record or responsible-charge experience
- • Experience signing and sealing complex mechanical designs
- • Significant experience with CHP, cogeneration, boilers, natural-gas engines, generators, heat recovery, central utility plants, or thermal-energy systems
- • Strong knowledge of applicable mechanical, energy, fuel-gas, fire-protection, and building codes
- • Ability to review complex calculations, drawings, specifications, equipment selections, and technical reports
- • Ability to meet federal access and compliance requirements
- • Willingness to travel when required
- • Active PE licenses in multiple states
- • Current NCEES Record
- • Ability to obtain additional state licenses through comity
- • Department of Defense or other federal-facility experience
- • Strong knowledge of Unified Facilities Criteria
- • ERCIP or comparable federal energy-resilience experience
- • Direct CHP, heat-recovery, engine-generator, boiler, or central-energy-plant experience
- • Design-build or energy-performance contracting experience
- • Construction, commissioning, startup, and operational-turnover experience
- C2C consultants must operate through an established business entity and maintain the professional liability and other insurance required for assigned projects
Benefits
- Primarily remote
- Approved project travel paid separately
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