Principal Mechanical Engineer - Technical Lead & Mentor

Socket.dev; Lombard (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Valdes Architecture & Engineering seeks a Principal Mechanical Engineer to provide senior technical leadership across municipal infrastructure, water and wastewater, building systems, and life sciences facilities. The role includes leading complex assignments, setting technical direction, and resolving advanced engineering challenges.

Responsibilities span planning through commissioning, with mentorship of junior staff and collaboration with clients and project teams to ensure high-quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• 12+ years of progressively responsible mechanical engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex mechanical engineering assignments and multidisciplinary projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Mechanical Lead on large, technically complex, and multidisciplinary projects.
• Lead mechanical engineering from planning and conceptual design through construction and commissioning.
• Develop and review project scopes, design criteria, engineering estimates, schedules, and budgets.
• Provide technical direction to engineers and designers and coordinate mechanical interfaces with other disciplines.
• Review and approve calculations, specifications, drawings, equipment selections, data sheets, reports, and construction documents.
• Identify technical, scope, schedule, and budget risks and work with Project Management to resolve them.
• Ensure deliverables meet project requirements, codes, standards, and Valdes quality expectations.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring engineers

Project management

Client engagement

Code compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Piping stress analysis software

Job description

Valdes Architecture & Engineering seeks a Principal Mechanical Engineer to provide senior technical leadership across municipal infrastructure, water and wastewater, building systems, and life sciences facilities. The role includes leading complex assignments, setting technical direction, and resolving advanced engineering challenges.

Responsibilities span planning through commissioning, with mentorship of junior staff and collaboration with clients and project teams to ensure high-quality