Mechanical HVAC Design Principal Engineer

E2 Consulting Engineers•Aiken, SC

9h•Onsite

About The Position

E2 Federal Services, LLC is an affiliate of E2 Consulting Engineers, LP (E2), a professional services firm established in 1988 specializing in federal base operations and infrastructure support services. At E2, we value safety, innovation and collaboration, and we are dedicated to excellence. This role involves defining the scope of technical programs and developing effective, quality solutions to complex challenges. The position requires creative problem-solving to meet company and industry requirements, applying site systems for quality, timely, and cost-effective results, and providing guidance to less senior professionals. The Principal Engineer will apply technical experience to resolve complex problems, incorporate advanced technical practices, and provide leadership in determining solutions. They will also be responsible for evaluating program results, preparing reports, identifying improvements, and staying informed of technological advancements. This role includes preparing plans with schedules, budgets, and personnel requirements, monitoring progress and expenditures, and reviewing work quality. Communication of results and objectives to customers, colleagues, and management, including external publications, is expected. Enhancing expertise through local technical societies and demonstrating creativity through patent disclosures, problem-solving, and technical writing are also key aspects. The position provides design engineering staff augmentation support to SRNS, with primary responsibilities including HVAC design development, generation of design output documents (calculations for equipment sizing, duct sizing, pressure drops, cooling tower sizing, heating and cooling loads, air balancing), creating/modifying P&IDs, system descriptions, mechanical equipment lists, integration with fire protection design, and vendor document reviews. Engineering Services will be provided using SRNS processes and procedures, with programmatic guidance from SRNS.

Requirements

Must be a US Citizen
Q Clearance Required
D. degree in applicable science or engineering discipline and 5+ years’ experience.
MS with 8+ years’ experience.
BS Degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Nuclear Engineering or current registration as a Professional Engineer in Mechanical, Chemical, or Nuclear Engineering with 10+ years’ experience or more.
Candidate must demonstrate 10 years HVAC design experience in the nuclear or process chemical industry.
Candidate must demonstrate knowledge of NFPA 90A, 90B, 91, and 801; ASHRAE Fundamentals; ASME AG-1, 509 and 510; SMACNA; and ARI 410, 430 and 450.
Candidate must have the ability to walk down systems in the field.

Nice To Haves

Candidate demonstrates experience in 2D MicroStation Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD).
Previous SRNS design experience and familiarity with the processes and procedures for providing engineering support to SRS facilities is preferred.
Possession of an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years is preferred.

Responsibilities

Apply technical experience in field of specialization or broad-based experience in multiple technical fields, to resolve complex problems.
Incorporate advanced technical practices and a variety of complex features such as complicated technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes and difficult coordination or oversight requirements into problem solving and program planning.
Provide leadership in determining solutions to complex problems and be recognized as having expertise in a functional area(s) of technical expertise.
Provide direction and position responsibility both inside and outside department lines on programs seeking new approaches to problems and new application of existing engineering or scientific principles.
Evaluate the results of programs and prepares reports and recommendations based on these evaluations.
Identify and recommend improvements where established technology components and methodology are inadequate for solution.
Keep informed of the advancement of technology as applied through one's area of technology.
Prepare plans including schedules, budgets and personnel requirements for solving technical tasks identified by management.
Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work performed.
Communicate results and objectives verbally and in manuscripts form to customers colleagues and management.
Occasionally prepare reports for external publication.
Enhance expertise in field through leadership in local technical societies.
Demonstrate creative ability through medium of patent disclosures, problem solving, engineering reports, technical papers and articles.
Provide design engineering staff augmentation support to SRNS.
HVAC design development and generation of design output documents including but not limited to calculations for equipment sizing, duct sizing, pressure drops, cooling tower sizing, heating and cooling loads, and air balancing.
Create/modify piping and instrumentation diagrams, system descriptions, mechanical equipment lists, integration with fire protection design, and vendor document reviews.
Perform weekly field walk downs of the job site for the engineering work being performed. These walk downs may involve construction sites with uneven surfaces and work in progress, walking for distances of over half a mile, climbing of ladders to access remote areas, and dressing out in protective clothing.