Senior Mechanical Engineer

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Greenville, SC

Join Our Growing Team Powering a Sustainable, Well, and Resilient Future. Does this describe you?

• Do you like to be part of innovation and deliver excellence in technical design?
• Do you like to collaborate with colleagues to solve problems and drive success?
• Do you like to build strong client relationships?
• Do you enjoy an environment where you are trusted to manage your projects and work?
• Do you like being part of the initial team breaking ground in a new market?

If so, now is the perfect time to join HEAPY — a growing firm driven by innovation, purpose, and people. We’re expanding to meet the needs of our clients and communities, creating exciting new roles and growth opportunities along the way.

At HEAPY, our Colleague First approach means we invest in your career, well-being, and success. We’re committed to building a more sustainable world through thoughtful design and collaborative partnerships, and we’re looking for team members who want to grow with us while making an impact.

HEAPY is seeking a Senior - Level Mechanical Engineer to join our Colleague First culture in the Greenville area. In this role, you will be a key team member in a new market for HEAPY, working with select colleagues to expand the business. This is a unique position that could put you in a highly visible role with both clients and leadership.

You’ll be empowered to do meaningful work, develop lasting relationships, and be part of a team where your ideas, growth, and authentic self are truly valued.

This position performs a variety of assignments involving the application of standard mechanical design engineering techniques for HEAPY projects. This position accomplishes specific objectives that involve different variables related to mechanical engineering systems in the Built Environment.

This role offers the opportunity to grow your mechanical engineering career while contributing to meaningful projects.

• Possession of a 4-year engineering degree from an ABET-accredited program or equivalent working knowledge/experience in a built environment with an advanced degree in engineering.
• Typically 6+ years of related experience (or equivalent working knowledge/experience/advanced degree in engineering) related to mechanical engineering systems in the Built Environment.
• Capability of exercising judgment in evaluating, selecting, and applying standard design engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria to make design adaptations and modifications.
• Experience using various computer software packages and automated mechanical engineering and design equipment.
• Possession of a Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Certification and be working toward Professional Engineering (PE) Registration. PE registration would be attained within the first 2 years of attaining this position level.

• Ensures accurate input into the model or design tool and focuses on understanding the underlying reasons (i.e., ask questions).
• Collaborates with colleagues to prepare basic plan details and outlines, cost estimates, and perform calculations in support of broader engineering activities involving the design of mechanical equipment, components, or systems.
• Gathers and records information for the preparation of design specifications.
• Reviews/evaluates vendor (and at higher levels, approves) shop drawings, bids, and submittals to ensure compliance with specifications.
• Prepares designs, technical reports, and specifications for review and approval.
• Collaborates with colleagues to perform field observations, tests, and measurements, collect field data, and prepare designs, reports, and related documentation…