Mechanical Designer/Engineer I (MEP-Entry Level)

Interface Engineering • Chicago, IL

9h • $60,600 - $79,705 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Interface Engineering, we believe your career should be as dynamic and rewarding as the projects you support. As a 100% employee-owned firm, we’re proud to offer our Collaboration from Home policy—giving you the flexibility of a hybrid schedule (2 days in-office per week minimum) while staying connected to a team that values innovation, inclusion, and impact. Why Interface? We’re not just engineers—we’re collaborators, mentors, and trailblazers in high-performance design. Our Pathway to Leadership program offers a transparent, personalized roadmap for career advancement, empowering you to grow in the direction that excites you most. Interface has the company culture and work environment you have been seeking! You’ll find a workplace with a culture of fun, and superior work/life balance benefits, expansive personal development opportunities, cutting-edge technology, and great relationships. You’ll work alongside MEP industry leaders who will help you develop your own thriving career path. Our work takes us around the globe and on a steady growth curve. Our success and innovation are powered by people like you! Our Core Values: Our core values capture the essence of who we are. We live and breathe them, and they inform everything we do. We are: Conscientious. Empowered. Respectful. Resilient. Transformative.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering - or related field.
• 0 to 2 years’ experience.
• Ability to organize your work and perform multiple functions in a fluid, multi-deadline operations tempo.
• Ability to work effectively within a team-orientated, collaborative environment.
• Live within commuting distance of our Chicago office.

Nice To Haves

• Licensed Professional Engineer
• LEED® Accreditation
• Working Autodesk® REVIT knowledge
• Working Trane® Trace 700 knowledge
• Knowledge of building codes and standards.
• Experience with HVAC load calculations and duct sizing.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Participating in the engineering and design for a wide variety of MEP building project types and sizes.
• Participating as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and receiving guidance, support, task delegation, and mentorship.
• Responsible to project managers for scope, schedule, budget, and discipline coordination for assigned projects.
• Responsible for project task deliverables leading to client satisfaction and repeat business with assigned clients.
• Responsible for containing project costs, working efficiently within assigned project scopes.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay : $60,600 to $79,705 annual salary and conditional bonus
• Employee Ownership : Build equity through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Robust Benefits : 401(k), medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, transportation benefits...and more!
• Generous Time Off : PTO, paid holidays, and company closure to clients from Christmas to New Year’s
• Purpose-Driven Culture : Paid volunteer time and a commitment to social equity
• Career Development : Work alongside industry leaders and access continuous learning opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level