Healthcare Mechanical Engineer III; and Hybrid

Healthcare Mechanical Engineer III (Relocation and Hybrid Options Available)

Grand Rapids, MI, USA

Posted Friday, December 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM

What is it you want out of your career?

If you’re looking for an opportunity to grow, to be challenged, to work hard and to be part of a growing team, then Progressive AE may be the place for you. We work hard to surround ourselves with professionals who are more than just good at their job. We want engineers, architects, designers and support staff who have a desire to help shape our company.

We need colleagues who will help us grow by thinking outside their job description. The work we do here is challenging, and sometimes the hours are long. But we’re committed to serving our clients and providing the best solutions possible.

Progressive AE is a full-service, forward-thinking design firm. With offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Charlotte, North Carolina, we work on projects around the country that offer a variety and challenge you won’t find at many other firms. And we don’t relegate creativity just to “creatives”—we encourage original thinking in every part of the organization–from support staff to engineering.

Since we’re an employee-owned company, you’ll be able to see the benefits of your hard work. And in return, we’ll invest in you. This includes an in-depth wellness program with fitness classes and health coaching, flexible schedules, continuing education, mentorship, volunteer opportunities and internal leadership positions. In fact, we’ve been named one of the Best & Brightest Places to Work for since 2006, named Business Leader of the Year, received the Community and Educational Partnership Awards, and are the proud winners of the Governor's Fitness Award.

We are always looking for talented individuals to advance the strategic goals of our firm. If you are a big picture thinker with unique technical skills, we’d like to consider your application.

As a Healthcare Mechanical Engineer III, you will take a leadership role in building the Healthcare practice together with leadership; designing and developing mechanical systems holistically and conceptually; generating and translating mechanical systems into final solutions for various healthcare and research building types as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary project team. You will have the opportunity to influence a projects direction and outcomes by taking a proactive role in the design and development of documentation and supervising a projects implementation in the field.

• Provide extensive expertise in the technical aspects of the mechanical design including code compliance, specifications, system integration and constructability
• Work cross functionally to create project scope and budget, provide quality assurance, conduct work sessions and meetings, troubleshoot issues, prepare project documentations, and to coordinate other technical project components.
• Attend site-visits to resolve issues encountered in the field such as unforeseen conditions, code issues, and interpretation of construction documents.
• Coordinate the work of the mechanical design team through the schematic design development and construction document phase of a project. Review completed reports, submittals, drawings, estimates and calculations for accuracy.
• Prepare building models, detailed contract documents, construction documents, photometric simulations, arc flash and specifications consistent with Progressive AE’s standards. Determine and promote the best use of design software and technology to accomplish these tasks most efficiently.
• Ensure the overall design intent of the project established by the Performance Based Design process is incorporated into the detailed documentation.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an EAC/ABET-accredited program or equivalent in education and experience required for professional licensure.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with current license
  OR ability to
  obtain PE.
• 15 years of relevant experience with a wide variety of project types.
• Strong knowledge of Revit and/or AutoCAD.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office…