Mechanical Engineer Jr. (NASA

Overview

Description:

Expertise and services in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning design capability, providing specifications and designs utilizing the most recent versions of computer aided design software.

• Perform calculations for air flow, heat load, and controls to develop designs that include proper specifications of equipment, ductwork, and ancillary systems for chilled water fed units and direct expansion units for large administrative buildings, production facilities, and warehouses.
• Develop sequence of operations for air handlers, chillers, and controls as part of design packages.
• Create activation and test plans to ensure all designed equipment has specified testing plans to ensure compliance with SMACNA, ASHRAE and other industry standards.
• Develop system piping expertise, including high fidelity riser diagrams, flow calculations, and specifications for piping systems, including piping, valves, backflow prev enters, strainers, expansion tanks, insulation, and material selections.
• Design chilled water, hot water, potable water, and waste-water systems; provide expertise in controls and installation/operation of direct digital controls and/or programmable logic units used to support large facility integrated environmental controls.
• Provide security and fire protection systems expertise to support Lenel security systems and Siemens and JCI fire alarm systems, including design and specifications and oversight of installation, test, and maintenance of these systems.
• Oversee design and construction of mechanical systems for facility and infrastructure projects, including building construction, pumps, condensers, heat exchangers, cooling towers, valves, tanks, piping, HVAC; including finite element analysis, water and air flow analysis, and computational fluid dynamics.
• Ensure proficiency with SMACNA, ASHRAE, and other mechanical industry standards.

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and 4 years’ experience in mechanical engineering. Professional Engineering license preferred.