Mechanical Designer

Overview

Mechanical Designer for a well established full service firm (onsite).

• Competitive compensation
• 401k match
• Bonus potential
• Full benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• PTO
• Sick pay
• Ability to work on fun and challenging projects
• Career advancement

Job Description - Mechanical Engineer. The Mechanical Engineer will possess experience in commercial, military, educational and industrial building design, HVAC, plumbing and fire protection. The Mechanical Engineer will interface with clients, engineers and architects, project managers, and construction supervisors. The Engineer will prepare engineering drawings and specifications to specified standards, prepare cost estimates, and transform concept designs into working documents using AutoCAD.

Proficiency in CAD software is necessary as AutoCAD is utilized in the preparation of plans; a working knowledge of Revit is a plus.

Common tasks and duties include the following:

• Preparation of drawings and specifications (construction documents), including general sheets, symbols, mechanical, plumbing, floor plans, details of construction, etc.
• Specifications utilizing industry-standard CSI format.
• Working understanding of applicable codes and standards, with focus on mechanical codes.
• HVAC flow diagram and load calculations
• Plumbing load calculations
• Title-24 calculations
• RFI responses
• Mechanical equipment schedules and control diagrams
• Plumbing equipment schedules
• Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) review process (typical AHJ such as city and county building departments, Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM), Division of State Architect (DSA), and Department of Healthcare Access and Information (HCAI/OSHPD))
• Interface with clients, users, project managers, and construction supervisors as well as various consulting architects and engineers
• Communication with in-house technical team, including architects, structural engineers, mechanical and plumbing engineers, fire protection, and AutoCAD drafting technicians
• Autocad and PDF drawings
• Excel calculations and spreadsheets
• Word documents for meeting notes and technical reports
• Preparation of Rough Order-of-Magnitude (ROM) cost estimates
• Bluebeam peer review

• California State Agencies (DGS, DSH, Cal Vet, etc.)
• LA City and LA County Departments of Public Works
• Education:
  
  schools, universities, colleges (LAUSD, UCLA, UC Irvine, etc.)
• Healthcare: hospitals, clinics, skilled nursing facilities, mental health facilities
• Correctional and Law Enforcement: jails, prisons, police departments, sheriff departments, fire departments (CDCR, FBOP, Cal Fire, OCSD, etc.)
• Industrial: laboratories, R&D spaces
• Commercial: office spaces
• Aerospace (Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, HRL, JPL, etc.)

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
• 5-10 years of experience in mechanical design
• EIT
• P.E. registration a plus
• Citizenship
• Experience with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) review process
• Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM)
• Division of State Architect (DSA)
• Department of Healthcare Access and Information (HCAI/OSHPD)
• City and county plan check for various locations in California
• Experience with commercial and industrial projects
• Excellent technical and communication skills
• Technical writing skills
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Word, Excel
• Cost estimating
• Ability to handle and design multiple projects with minimum supervision
• Knowledge of designing HVAC systems
• Knowledge of designing plumbing systems
• Vaccinations if required by client

JCCA is a full service Architect/Engineering consulting company with Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Structural, and Architectural departments. Our clients include the State of California, the Federal government, aerospace companies, commercial and industrial entities, and municipalities.

Torrance, California

Benefits include medical, dental, 401(k) and profit sharing

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