Piping Engineer

Jacobs; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 123,600 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a Piping Engineer to join our Building Mechanical team. You will design piping systems for industrial facilities, coordinate with multi-discipline teams, and mentor junior engineers.

This hybrid role requires 8+ years of piping design experience, a BS in Mechanical Engineering, and strong communication skills. Travel up to 10% may be required; Revit, Plant 3D, AutoCAD, Navisworks, and Pipe-FLO experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering.
• 8+ years’ experience in piping design for industrial and commercial facilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel (estimated travel time is 10%).

Responsibilities

• Apply piping discipline procedures and relevant codes to design projects.
• Develop piping system concepts and perform sizing calculations.
• Create P&IDs and Block Flow Diagrams; coordinate with project team and clients.
• Perform equipment selections and prepare system/equipment specifications.
• Lead a design team within piping; monitor scope, schedule and budget.
• Mentor junior staff and perform QA reviews of drawings.

Skills

Strong communication

Self-motivated

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Revit

Plant 3D

AutoCAD

Navisworks

Pipe-FLO

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

At Jacobs, we drive to make a positive impact on people’s lives everywhere by bringing solutions and adding value to our communities and society as a whole. Grow your career with Jacobs, a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed – today and into tomorrow.

Our Advanced Manufacturing Building Mechanical department Group elevates our clients by delivering cost-effective and transformative projects to the manufacturing, metals, electric vehicle, chemical, data center, consumer goods and products, pulp and paper and various other markets. We understand that the success of our clients is more than well-designed facilities; it’s about well-designed solutions tailored for their business needs.

We're looking for a high-energy, Piping Engineer to join our Building Mechanical team and help deliver solutions to our clients.

The position would be based out of our Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania office.

Our Piping Engineer role provides you the opportunity to work on the design of state-of-the-art industrial facilities. You will be part of a team working on projects that make our clients successful today, while helping them develop and capitalize on emerging technologies. As a top candidate, you should be a self-motivated individual with strong communication skills with a passion and desire to apply your professional experience and knowledge in a team environment on technically challenging and professionally rewarding projects.

As a Piping Engineer working at Jacobs, you will perform mechanical/piping engineering under the direction and supervision of a senior project manager, coordinate the design and drafting of piping discipline tasks for a given project, monitor the progress of the work and the performance of the design team, and meet with clients locally.

This role is a hybrid role where 40% of your time is expected to be in the office or at a job site.

Our Piping Engineer role and responsibilities include

• Knowledge of procedures and technical concepts within the piping discipline and the ability to navigate and apply relevant codes to piping design projects
• Perform piping systems concept development.
• Generate piping design calculations including equipment sizing and pipe sizing calculations.
• Create P&ID’s and Block Flow Diagrams
• Perform equipment selections.
• Generate specifications for systems and equipment.
• Coordinate and collaborate with project team members, contractors, clients and other disciplines such as architectural, structural, electrical and process to develop designs.
• Perform static pipe stress analysis
• Checking drawings developed by project team members.
• Ability to lead a design team within the piping discipline and takes responsibility for their portion of the discipline's scope, schedule and budget.
• Ability to support work for/in other offices and other countries which may include travel.
• Ability to organize work and delegate work to others.
• Ability to work not only independently, but also as part of a design team consisting of local and remote team members.
• Experience checking and performing quality assurance reviews of drawings completed by junior engineers and designers.
• Ability to formulate design criteria to be used in the in the development of project design specifications and drawings.
• Ability to mentor junior staff.

Here’s what you’ll need

• BS in Mechanical Engineering
• 8+ years’ experience in piping design for industrial and commercial facilities.
• Strong written and verbal skill set
• Ability to perform field/site visits which may include the need to climb ladders.
• Ability to travel (estimated travel time is 10%)
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Adaptability to work within a fast-paced team environment with multiple deadlines.
• Ability to follow lead a building mechanical team on a project and to collaborate with other discipline team members remotely.

Ideally, You’ll Also Have

• Professional Engineering License.
• Software experience in Revit, Plant 3D, AutoCAD, Navisworks, and Pipe-FLO

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $123,600.00 to $170,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on April 21, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.