Mechanical Designer - CFD Analyst

About the role

The Mechanical Designer – CFD Analyst is a seasoned contributor with advanced CFD modeling expertise, proven documentation skills, and growing leadership capability. This role balances deep technical contributions with oversight responsibilities, including mentorship, QAQC, and project coordination.

Essential Functions

• Lead the development of medium-to-large scale CFD analysis, for both internal and external scenarios.
• Develop and enforce CFD analysis standards and workflows across teams.
• Have a working ability to use Revit for navigating models, viewing systems, completing takeoffs and extracting information for use in CFD analysis.
• Create mechanical system layouts and modeling tasks independently.
• Oversee drawing production, ensuring code compliance and graphic clarity across all mechanical documents.
• Create and review technical documentation including specifications and report narratives as related to CFD requirements.
• Work with lead designer to validate mechanical equipment sizing and load calculations in conjunction with CFD analysis results.
• Manage mechanical portions of the project scope independently, delegating drafting or research tasks to staff.
• Estimate, track, and manage hours for self-performed and delegated work.
• Train and mentor mechanical team members on design practices, tools, and standards.
• Delegate work strategically based on skill level and workload capacity of team members.
• Lead QAQC efforts on both self-produced and delegated work, ensuring conformance to HED standards.
• Provide constructive feedback and contribute to mechanical staff development through mentorship.
• Act as the lead mechanical representative in client meetings related to CFD analysis, confidently presenting technical design intent.
• Document meeting outcomes and action items related to CFD analysis clearly, sharing responsibility for technical coordination follow-up.
• Engage in early project scoping discussions and support proposal efforts with technical narratives and fee input for CFD analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, or equivalent, required.
• 5+ years of experience in the AEC industry preferred.
• Written and verbal communication skills commensurate with the position required.
• Strong organizational skills preferred.
• Revit experience required.
• 3+ years of CFD modeling experience (interior and exterior) required.
• Experience with computers, specifically for word processing, spreadsheet use/creation and email required.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, enthusiastic, flexible and curious personalities required.
• Ability to work well with others under deadline situations required.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to effectively communicate in writing and verbally via phone, video conferencing, and in-person.
• Visual acuity to perform responsibilities.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.