Senior Facilities Mechanical Engineer

Title:
Senior Facilities Mechanical Engineer

Location:

Richland, WA 99354
Travel: Travel for this role is typically quarterly, but may increase to monthly based on project needs. All travel expenses, including flights and hotels, will be fully covered.

When folks travel, they expect them to be on-site full week initially. As project and role matures, per client direction, it can be reduced to meet project schedule.

Duration: 3-6 month contract to hire
Pay rate: $58-$65hr W2
US Citizenship or PERM RESIDENT - REQUIRED

Work hours:

8am-5pm
Work days:
Mon-Fri

Senior Mechanical Engineer - Advanced Manufacturing

Job Description
Our client is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our team supporting industrial manufacturing, production facilities, and complex building environments. This role blends process/manufacturing plant experience with commercial HVAC and equipment layout responsibilities, supporting projects from early feasibility through detailed design, construction, commissioning, and startup.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead mechanical engineering scope for production and manufacturing facilities, including process equipment, utilities, and balance of plant systems.

• Support commercial HVAC system design for industrial, manufacturing, and ancillary building spaces, including offices, control rooms, labs, warehouses, and support facilities.

• Develop and review mechanical engineering deliverables across all project phases (feasibility, FEL 1/FEL 2, detailed design, and construction support).

• Design, specify, and integrate manufacturing process equipment and mechanical systems, including piping systems, pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, material handling systems, and industrial utilities.

• Develop HVAC system layouts and equipment selections, including air handling units, chillers, boilers, exhaust systems, and specialty ventilation based on operational and code requirements.

• Perform mechanical equipment and system layout, ensuring adequate access for operations and maintenance, coordination with other disciplines, and constructability.

• Perform engineering calculations and analyses, including HVAC load calculations, hydraulic and pressure drop calculations, ventilation analysis, and equipment sizing.

• Establish mechanical design criteria in coordination with process, architectural, operations, maintenance, safety, and client stakeholders.

• Prepare and review technical documentation, including equipment datasheets and specifications, P&IDs, HVAC and piping layouts, Basis of Design documents, technical memoranda, and construction packages.

• Coordinate with process, electrical, instrumentation and controls, civil, structural, and architectural disciplines to deliver integrated, compliant designs.

• Support vendor engagement and procurement, including technical bid evaluations, vendor drawing reviews, and factory acceptance testing, as required.

• Participate in operability, maintainability, reliability, and constructability reviews for both manufacturing systems and building mechanical systems.

• Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards, including ASHRAE, ASME, NFPA, OSHA, IMC, and owner standards.

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers and designers.

• Support construction, commissioning, and startup activities, including field support and issue resolution.

• Champion safety, quality, and reliability throughout all phases of project delivery.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.

• 8+ years of mechanical engineering experience.

• Demonstrated experience in operating manufacturing or production plant environments.

• Proven experience with commercial HVAC systems and mechanical equipment layout.

• Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary engineering teams.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to Have Skills

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain.

• Experience with brownfield facility modifications in active plants.

• Familiarity with FEL project execution (FEL 1 / FEL 2 / FEL
3).

• Experience supporting advanced manufacturing, energy, nuclear, chemical, or high hazard…