Mechanical Engineer, CFD

DLR Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading integrated design firm as a Mechanical Engineer specializing in CFD. You will simulate airflow and thermal performance, helping to optimize building designs for occupant comfort and energy efficiency. This role offers a collaborative environment focused on sustainable design, with comprehensive benefits and competitive salary.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays and time off

Employee stock ownership

Bonus opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a MEP or integrated design firm.
• 2+ years of experience with CFD analysis related to HVAC design.
• Experience in commercial/public projects.

Responsibilities

• Run CFD simulations for building ventilation and thermal comfort.
• Analyze HVAC system performance and airflow patterns.
• Prepare detailed engineering reports and collaborate with architects.

Skills

CFD analysis

HVAC system performance analysis

Airflow patterns analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS Fluent

Autodesk CFD

SimScale

BIM (e.g., Autodesk Revit MEP)

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DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

DLR Group has a Mechanical Engineer with a focused computational fluid dynamics (CFD) skillset.

Locations:

• Charlotte, NC
• Chicago, IL
• Cleveland, OH
• Dallas, TX
• Denver, CO
• Des Moines, IA
• Lincoln, NE
• Los Angeles, CA
• Minneapolis, MN
• New York, NY
• Omaha, NE
• Orlando, FL
• Kansas City, KS
• Phoenix, AZ
• Portland, OR
• Seattle, WA
• Washington, D.C
  
  

Position Summary

As a CFD specialized Mechanical Engineer, you will focus on simulating and analyzing airflow, ventilation, and thermal performance in building environments. You will also support sustainable design strategies and help optimize occupant comfort and energy efficiency.

As part of our integrated design teams, you create buildings that elevate the human experience through design. You would be responsible for participating in the design process and preparing detailed reports based on your analysis to inform and elevate design.

The successful candidate will

• Assist in developing project objectives, goals, and documentation policies.
• Analyze HVAC system performance and airflow patterns within built environments.
• Run CFD simulations for building ventilation, thermal comfort, and air quality.
• Prepare detailed engineering reports and narratives.
• Collaborate with architects and MEP engineers to integrate simulation feedback.
• Document setup parameters, simulation results, and recommendations.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in a MEP or integrated design firm working on commercial/public projects, including the design of HVAC, plumbing and fire protection building systems on complex projects.
• 2+ years of experience with CFD analysis related to HVAC design
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Licensed Professional Engineer.
• Familiarity with CFD tools (ANSYS Fluent, Autodesk CFD, SimScale, or similar)
• LEED Accredited Professional and previous experience participating in the LEED or other green rating system process.
• Experience and interest in sustainable building design.
• Experience with BIM (e.g. Autodesk Revit MEP) work flow.
• Knowledge of building systems, HVAC principles, and ASHRAE standards
  
  

Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills. The suggested pay range for this position is:

Pay Range

$85,000 - $130,000 USD

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.

DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Architecture and Planning

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