Senior Mechanical Engineer

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. in Roseville, CA is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer with hands-on experience in fossil and hydro power generation projects. The ideal candidate will lead design teams across disciplines and coordinate with utility clients such as PG&E or SCE.

Requirements include a BS in Mechanical Engineering (ABET‑accredited), 8–20 years of experience, and a Professional Engineer (PE) license. Proficiency in AutoCAD and MS Office is expected, along with strong communication,

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited BS in Mechanical Engineering.
• 8–20 years of engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience with fossil and/or hydro power projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Independently evaluate and apply engineering principles to project requirements.
• Lead engineer on single-discipline or small multi-discipline projects; prepare design documents.
• Conceptualize initial design approaches for major project phases and manage design teams to meet scope, schedule, and budget.
• Perform calculations using engineering formulas or software; delegate tasks and review outputs.
• Identify conflicting design or schedule requirements and issue deviations promptly.
• May serve as Project Engineer or make project-level decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Verbal written communication

Teamwork

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (ABET‑accredited)

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

This position is not eligible for recruiting or sourcing by outside parties.

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Mesa seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer with experience in fossil and hydro power generation projects. Experience with multi-discipline projects in fossil and hydro power generation is required. Familiarity with PG&E, SCE, or other power generating utility processes is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to identify, analyze, and solve the more difficult technical problems related to specialty area.
• Possess aptitude for computing and design.
• Possess good verbal and written communication skills.
• Possess good interpersonal skills to build relationships and work effectively in a team environment.
• Possess willingness to accept responsibility for technical adequacy of all output.
• Possess willingness to adhere to Mesa and customer safety requirements.
• Possess working knowledge of computers and software such as AutoCAD, Microsoft Office Suite, and software used for specific technical applications within the department.

Education/Experience/Licensure:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited college or university
• 8-20 years

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 (e.g., drawings, specifications, calculations, etc.).
• 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.

BENEFITS:

• 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

ANNUAL SALARY RANGE:

$125,643.12 - $174,674

The expected compensation is a range determined by factors including but not limited to education, experience, and qualifications of the candidate, internal equity, work location, and hiring department’s fiscal resources.

Qualifications

Behaviors

Required

Detail Oriented

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

Required

Self-Starter

Inspired to perform without outside help

Education

Required

Bachelors or better in Mechanical Engineering.

Experience

Required

8 years:

Applicable mechanical engineering experience

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Prof Engineering (PE)

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