Senior Mechanical Engineer - Healthcare

Overview

Michael Baker International is a leading provider of Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting services, including design, planning, environmental, construction and program management. The company provides its comprehensive range of services and solutions to support U.S. federal, state, and municipal governments, foreign allied governments, and a wide range of private sector commercialclients. Michael Baker’s more than 4,900 employees across nearly 90 office locations are committed to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technological advancement to help solve challenges for clients and communities throughout the country.

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The Integrated Design and Advisory business vertical is one of the business verticals at Michael Baker International with more than 850 professionals located across the country. Established as a national professional and consulting services delivery platform, we unite architecture and engineering design expertise with strategic advisory services to deliver holistic and innovative solutions that address the business and project objectives of our clients.

We serve clients across various sectors, including industrial, defense contractors, data centers, aerospace, life sciences, healthcare, higher education, aviation, rail and transit, and the federal government.

Integrated Design leverages the early involvement of all project stakeholders and key disciplines such as mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural and fire protection (MEP+S+FP) engineering, as well as architecture and planning. Our Advisory capabilities include providing solutions across the project life cycle along with resilience services. This offering showcases the firm’s expertise in areas such as strategic consulting, planning, cybersecurity, building controls, cost management, commissioning, program management, construction support, building information modeling, digital twins, emergency response, disaster recovery, operational continuity, energy resiliency and more.

Over the past 85 years, Michael Baker has built a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity as we partner with our clients to solve complex built environment and critical infrastructure challenges. We have achieved success as a company by employing a solutions-oriented mindset and continually evolving our capabilities to best serve our clients. The Integrated Design and Advisory business vertical supports our long-term growth strategy, enhanced capabilities and unique areas of expertise that focus on high performance buildings, intelligent systems and critical infrastructure.

We are focused on a holistic approach, informed decision-making and innovative solutions for our clients. This supports our goal to aggressively pursue, win and execute large, complex projects for government and private sector clients, as well as expand into new markets.

Are you a seasoned Mechanical Engineer with deep expertise in healthcare facility design? We’re seeking a driven and experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer – Healthcare Subject Matter Expert (SME) who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and is passionate about improving patient outcomes through high-performance building systems. In this role, you’ll serve as a subject matter expert, lead complex healthcare projects, and mentor junior engineers—contributing to innovative solutions and driving engineering excellence across multidisciplinary teams.

You’ll play a key role in shaping the future of healthcare environments by leading the design of advanced mechanical systems tailored to clinical needs, infection control, and operational efficiency. Healthcare facilities present unique challenges—including 24/7 operations, critical system redundancy, and strict regulatory compliance. You’ll address these complexities by designing HVAC systems that support patient safety, minimize airborne pathogen transmission, and maintain precise environmental control in sensitive spaces such as operating rooms, isolation suites, and sterile processing departments.

Working alongside a talented team of engineers, architects,…