Mechanical Engineer II

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Join a Team Where Engineering Excellence Drives Opportunity

Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is a leading, multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm with over 900 employees across 22 offices. We plan, design, and deliver high-performance, innovative, and holistic engineering solutions. AEI is recognized as a top engineering firm nationally and is dedicated to enhancing the built environment through remarkable design and award-winning projects.

As a Mechanical Engineer II in our Chapel Hill office, you will join a collaborative community where your expertise fuels innovation, your ideas drive progress, and your work helps shape a brighter future for all.

Why We Need You

In this role, you will exercise independent judgment to develop and document system designs from concept plans and technical design criteria, and interpret information set forth in basis of design as well as information gathered from users, project partners, field surveys, and code research.

Expertise Of Our Most Successful Mechanical Engineer II

• BSAE or BSME required.
• 3+ years’ experience designing HVAC building systems in technically sophisticated facilities.
• PE License or ability to become licensed.
• Expertise in computer operation for engineering design programs (i.e. Revit MEP, AutoCAD, Navisworks) preferred.

Effective Skills To Help You Flourish

• Strong spoken and written communications skills.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Quick technical comprehension and motivation focused on client outcomes.
• Able to effectively prioritize multiple tasks.
• Effective working individually and within team environments.

When You Work Here, You Can Expect

• A flexible, collaborative environment where your well-being matters—because your best work happens when you’re supported.
• Real opportunities to grow—through mentorship, professional development programs, and exposure to high-impact projects across disciplines.
• To collaborate with inspiring teammates who challenge the status quo, foster innovation, and pave the way for future leaders.
• A benefits package that offers health, dental, vision, and retirement, a performance-based year-end bonus, and thoughtful perks tailored to your needs—whether that s a flexible work environment, wellness resources, or community-focused initiatives, AEI will continue to invest in.

AEI is proud to be an EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled.

Locations:
Durham, NC;
Chapel Hill, NC;
Triangle, NC

Seniority level:
Associate

Employment type:

Full-time

Job function:
Engineering and Information Technology

Industries:
Design Services, Construction, and Industrial Machinery Manufacturing