Senior Design Engineer - HVAC

Southland IndustriesUnion City, CA

About The Position

Watch your engineering designs come to life! As a Senior Design Engineer at Southland Industries, you'll experience the excitement of working on design-build and design-assist projects in healthcare, education, biotech, mission critical, commercial and entertainment markets. You’ll work hand in hand with our model coordinators, estimators, and trade staff through all aspects of a project to create a design that is practical, efficient and cost effective. You’ll also have access to internal teams using the most innovative practices in virtual construction design (VDC) and computational fluid dynamics, along with just-in-time feedback from the field.

Requirements

  • Excellent knowledge of applicable systems design, such as HVAC, piping, etc., as well as general understanding of system operations
  • Experience with Cad Software Revit
  • Ability to manage and mentor junior level engineers
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to communication with all levels of employees, clients and general contractors
  • Strong public communications skills
  • Four-year degree in Engineering or related field
  • 5+ years experience min, 10+ years experience preferred, specifically working in design as an HVAC engineer
  • PE License required

Nice To Haves

  • Understanding of Process Piping is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Serves as design professional at project team design meetings
  • Prepares complex preliminary Bluebeam design layouts for estimating
  • Performs more complex calculations for a project, such as heating/cooling loads, equipment selection and sizing, friction loss calculations, etc
  • Performs site inspections to determine compliance with construction documents and resolves design issues during construction phase
  • Supervises or directs the workflow of less-experienced engineers in performing HVAC or other system designs
  • Provides conceptual design for specific projects

Benefits

  • 401(k) plan with 50% company match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% paid for employee)
  • Annual bonus program based upon performance, achievement, and company profitability
  • Term life, AD&D insurance, and voluntary life insurance
  • Disability income protection insurance
  • Pre-tax flexible spending plans (health and dependent care)
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
  • Training/professional development opportunities and company-paid memberships for professional associations and licenses
  • Wellness benefits
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