Mechanical Engineer - SSOE, Inc.

At SSOE, our growth allows us to offer the opportunities normally associated with a large firm,  while embracing the collaborative and supportive culture often found in smaller firms. You’ll experience our employee-centric culture that strives to offer a healthy work-life balance, great employee benefits, and a mindset of continuous learning.

SSOE is looking to hire a Mechanical Engineer to join our team. You will have the opportunity to participate in the design, development, and implementation of mechanical building systems for state-of-the-art industrial and high-tech manufacturing facilities for the world’s leading high-tech companies. Our Mechanical Engineers create and work on exciting design-build projects for industrial facilities, semiconductor fabs, manufacturing, and/or similar environments, with a focus on quality, efficiency, and collaboration. The projects will consist of systems that may include: industrial and domestic piping, plumbing, chillers, boilers, HVAC ducting, exhaust, motor control, process chemicals, wastewater discharge, Fire Protection systems and possibly other mechanical building systems.  This position will be located in the De Soto, KS area and will require frequent onsite work.

• Create detailed engineering designs, develop process flow diagrams, process and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), system layout plans, routing, equipment/system sizing and selection, and associated specification write-ups.

• Responsible for producing technical project plans, specifications, drawings, and models that meet our specifications and client needs.
• Responsible for creating, influencing, and finalizing designs involving industrial and domestic piping, plumbing, chillers, boilers, HVAC ducting, exhaust, motor control, process chemicals, wastewater discharge, Fire Protection systems and possibly other mechanical building systems.
• Perform calculations and simulations to optimize system performance and energy efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with industry codes, standards, and regulations in all design work.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and team members.
• Collaborate with clients and contractors to address project-specific needs and modifications.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews to ensure the integrity of design solutions.
• Works to implement, improve, and expand the selection of new and innovative concepts and/or approaches to solve complex challenges, enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and increase productivity.
• Identifies, champions, mentors, and coaches the development of our less experienced staff and looks for ways to elevate the technical and professional expertise of the team.
• Nurtures and promotes collaboration, communication, strategy, and support within your current team, multidisciplinary teams (Electrical, Structural, Process/Chemical, Architectural, etc.), and inter-company teams to ensure efficiency, quality, and staff resource sharing.
• Assists all levels of Management in articulating discipline capability requirements in support of strategic and business objectives.
• Participates in civic, discipline, and professional activities and associations, with technical publication credits as needed.
• Perform field verifications / site walks to identify, verify, resolve, and incorporate solutions into design packages. May troubleshoot design problems in the field during construction.

• Bachelor Degree from an ABET-accredited school in Mechanical Engineering or technically related discipline.
• Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE/EIT) exam is strongly preferred, but not required.
• Experience designing and engineering systems that incompass industrial and domestic piping, plumbing, chillers, boilers, HVAC ducting, exhaust, motor control, process chemicals, wastewater discharge, Fire Protection systems and possibly other mechanical building systems.
• Experience working with AutoCAD (or similar CAD system) and Revit is required. Experience with PIPE-FLO, and/or other systems is a plus.
• Knowledge of chemical process systems control philosophy including P&ID development, as well as pump hydraulics.
• Knowledge of pipe stress analysis highly desirable. This includes both manual calculations and computer simulations.
• Demonstrated organizational skills, ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and ability to react to shifting priorities to meet business needs and deadlines.
• Experience performing field verifications and site walks to identify, verify, resolve, and incorporate solutions into design packages. Ability to troubleshoot design problems in the field.
• Salary Range: $70,000 - $100,000/year depending on location, education, experience, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.
• Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, 401K retirement savings plan (with company matching), opportunities for professional development and training, PTO, & paid holidays.

Why Choose SSOE?

With a history of stability spanning more than 70 years, we’ve continued to succeed in an industry of constant change and disruption. Our clients have consistently reported to us that our people are one of our greatest strengths and differentiators. At SSOE, we work to create a clear path to building your career with us. Throughout your career, you’ll be given the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects and be given training so you can deepen and extend your skills.

We look forward to having you join our team.