Lead Mechanical Engineer — Fossil & Hydro Power

Mesa Associates, Inc.; Roseville (CA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay – 10 Annually

Life Insurance (Company Paid)

Disability Insurance (Company Paid)

401(K) Retirement Savings Plan

401(K) Matching Contribution

Section 125 / Cafeteria Plan

Long Term Care Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Fitness Center Reimbursement

Annual Performance Bonus

9/80 Work Schedule

Job summary

Mesa Associates, Inc. seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer with experience in fossil and hydro power generation projects. The role involves leading design efforts on single and multi-discipline projects and ensuring technical adequacy of all output.

Candidates should have an ABET-accredited mechanical engineering degree, 8–20 years of experience, and proficiency with AutoCAD and MS Office. Prior familiarity with utility processes such as PG&E or SCE is preferred.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited college or university.
• 8–20 years of applicable mechanical engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• As a fully competent Engineer, independently evaluates, selects and applies engineering principles and practices relevant to the project requirements.
• Capable of acting as Lead Engineer on single discipline projects or smaller multi-discipline projects, responsible for determining design approach and working with design team to prepare required design documents.
• Responsible for conceptualizing the initial design approach for a major phase of a large project, or have overall responsibility for the engineering work on a project of limited scope.
• Exercises judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.
• Performs calculations using engineering formulas and skills or application specific software.
• Manages personal task assignments, and for designated projects manages assignments of other design team members to ensure adherence to scope, schedule and budget.
• Identifies conflicting design or schedule requirements and generates Project Deviation Notices in a timely fashion
• May work as a Project Engineer.
• May make project level decisions on assigned projects.

Job description

Mesa Associates, Inc. seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer with experience in fossil and hydro power generation projects. The role involves leading design efforts on single and multi-discipline projects and ensuring technical adequacy of all output.

Candidates should have an ABET-accredited mechanical engineering degree, 8–20 years of experience, and proficiency with AutoCAD and MS Office. Prior familiarity with utility processes such as PG&E or SCE is preferred.