Mid-Senior Level Mechanical Engineer

The Opportunity

Tetra Tech is adding a Mid-Senior Level Mechanical Engineer to our team based in Salt Lake City, UT.

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Our work has improved more than 625 million lives around the world.

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Tetra Tech is seeking a Mechanical Engineer with industrial experience in the Mining sector. The engineer will be responsible for the design of piping systems; material handling systems;
Crushing circuits and HVAC systems.

The following duties are considered essential to the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions:

Responsible for developing the engineering and design of small to large heavy industrial projects.

• Researches, develops, and supports the design on a variety of mechanical equipment, facilities, components, and systems for industrial purposes.
• Perform discrete or integrated project mechanical engineering and design work by assigning and overseeing the work and by taking an active role in the work.
• Assists with development of equipment and materials specification, bid evaluation and selection.
• Perform project definition, generate, and review project requirements.
• Plans and directs all design engineers, drafters, and technical engineers working on specific projects. Coordinate and manage design criteria and details with other departments.
• Participate in meetings with the client and project team to establish project objectives and to coordinate and/or resolve design problems.
• Maintains effective communication with project team members and with the customer.
• Manage simultaneous projects with competing priorities in various execution phases on a wide variety of industrial processes.
• Accountable for meeting project cost and schedule requirements; evaluates and approves changes that substantially impact the scope, budget, or schedule of a project.
• Perform QA function on engineering deliverables (e.g., drawings, specifications, analysis) for accuracy, completeness and compliance with technical standards and applicable legislated requirements.
• Perform in conjunction with the Project Manager, initiate written change requests for job‑hour budgets, schedules and construction commodity quantities, when required.

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with 5+ years of related experience in mechanical engineering.
• Detailed knowledge of industrial and mining sector, piping and design, including process and mechanical standard graphical symbols is preferred.
• Must be capable of directing the work of other technical design staff in a team environment and participate in day‑to‑day design activities.
• Experience in taking an engineering project from concept to commissioning is preferred.
• Material selection and stress analysis capabilities for platework and piping systems required.
• Experience in preparing and understanding P& PFD diagrams required.
• Ability to apply engineering and mathematical concepts to practical situations.
• A Pre‑employment drug screening in compliance with state regulations is required.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record without restrictions.
• Experience with mechanical integrity and applicable codes: API, ASME, MSS, ASTM and other generally accepted governing standards.

The perks of working at Tetra Tech include:

• Comprehensive and market‑competitive benefits.
• Merit‑based financial…