Senior Mechanical Engineer

EXP•Dallas, TX

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About The Position

EXP is hiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer for its Mission Critical & Data Center team in Dallas, Texas. The role involves mechanical design and project management for building projects, including developing and reviewing design documents, calculations, specifications, equipment selections, and system narratives. The engineer coordinates with other disciplines, vendors, project teams, and clients; manages deliverables and work plans across multiple projects; and supports designers through direction, quality reviews, and mentoring. The position applies engineering codes, risk-management practices, and quality standards throughout the design process.

Requirements

At least 8 years of project management and mechanical design experience.
Professional Engineer (PE) license.
Engineering degree and professional engineering license.
Strong leadership skills.
Good communication capabilities.
Building design experience.
CAD proficiency and ability to work with CAD drawings.
Thorough knowledge of codes.
Understanding of work planning and design scopes for SD, DD, and CD documents.
Knowledge of psychrometrics, HVAC air-side and hydronic systems, equipment selection and analysis, humid-climate design risks, and total-energy concepts.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the data center, mission critical, and/or telecommunications industry.

Responsibilities

Prepare and review load calculations.
Apply knowledge of applicable codes and ensure code compliance in coordination with designers.
Edit specifications to reflect project requirements.
Develop equipment room sizes during schematic design (SD) and design development (DD) phases.
Select and schedule equipment, and meet with vendors to establish application-specific specification requirements.
Coordinate with other disciplines, including MEP/FP, architecture, and structural teams.
Respond to project RFIs and review submittals accurately.
Resolve installation problems.
Apply risk-management procedures to minimize EXP’s and clients’ exposure to problems.
Plan work and manage the design process within available work-plan hours.
Deliver documentation appropriate to SD, DD, and construction document (CD) scopes.
Work with project coordinators, project managers, and clients to meet milestones across multiple projects.
Manage revisions, including ASIs, and sketches according to numbering conventions.
Edit and develop scopes of work and narratives, including SD narratives and bases of design.
Apply market-sector engineering requirements to project applications.
Provide existing EXP details relevant to projects.
Direct and mentor designer-level staff on their daily responsibilities.
Perform at a responsible-charge level, meeting EXP design and quality standards.
Conduct QA/QC reviews of designers’ calculations and provide guidance and mentoring.
Determine drawing and specification content for designers to meet project scope.
Develop and monitor work plans with other project managers.
Manage work plans and deliverables for multiple projects within budgeted hours.
Write studies and reports for project systems.
Write sequences of operations for AHUs, chilled-water, and hot-water systems.
Apply knowledge of chilled-water, hot-water, water-source heat pump, variable-flow, and constant-flow systems.
Design and select air-side systems and components, including CV and VAV systems, coils, and fans.
Work with hydronic systems, including hot water, chilled water, condenser water, and steam.
Apply psychrometric principles to projects.
Select and analyze equipment such as chillers, boilers, air terminals, cooling towers, air valves, HEPA filters, DX equipment, and water-source heat pumps.
Apply knowledge of humid-climate design risks and total-energy concepts.