Sentinel-Mechanical Engineer/Principal Mechanical Engineer ECS - 17718 & 17719

About the role

The Mechanical Engineer/Principal Mechanical Engineer will collaborate with stakeholders to develop and review Environmental Control System hardware requirements, specifications, designs, trade studies, and analyses. They will also perform heating and cooling calculations, select HVAC equipment, review supplier-submitted drawings, and provide comments to support procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to decompose technical requirements, develop complete and verifiable requirements, and conduct trade studies
• Generate and update specifications as part of a Systems Engineering framework for the purpose of releasing to suppliers and supporting the procurement process
• Develop design and analysis artifacts to support design reviews, customer deliverables, and hardware procurement workflows
• Perform heating and cooling calculations to size HVAC equipment
• Select appropriate HVAC equipment to meet size and system requirements
• Review and provide comments to supplier-submitted drawings and contractual deliveries

Requirements

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Special Access Programs (SAP) clearance
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office tools - PowerPoint, Excel, Word
• Must be able to understand and interpret requirements
• Must be able to work independently, function in a dynamic environment, and be flexible to changing direction

Qualifications

• Engineer (level 2): Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related STEM field and 2 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree with 0 years of experience
• Principal Mechanical Engineer (level 3): Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related STEM field with 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree with 3 years of relevant experience

Skills

• Experience with Environmental Control Systems (ECS) and Heating, Ventilation, and Air conditioning (HVAC) system design and verification
• Familiarity with Systems Engineering and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Experience with estimation, bidding, proposals, or RFPs
• Experience with PDP (Product Definition Packages) creation
• Working knowledge of PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) and plant controls

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO)

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $72,100.00 - $108,100.00 for the standard level and $89,400.00 - $134,200.00 for the principal level. Overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus may also be offered.

Schedule

The standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.