Summary
Redtree Engineering specializes in engineering, project management, and construction support services for mission-critical facilities, power systems, industrial projects, and complex infrastructure. The Mechanical Engineer will support the full engineering lifecycle for coal and natural gas-fired power generation projects, including mechanical design, equipment and piping systems, construction administration, startup, and coordination with multidisciplinary teams.
Responsibilities
- Perform front-end planning, preliminary design, code analysis and detailed design for mechanical systems at coal and natural gas fired generation facilities and associated balance of plant systems
- Design and size mechanical equipment and piping systems, including pumps, blowers, tanks, and vessels, along with hydraulic calculations and valve/pipe material selection
- Develop and review P&IDs for pumps, vessels, and tanks
- Support air quality control systems and effluent limitation guideline (ELG) management for generation facilities
- Prepare final design packages, including bidding documents and specifications, for compliance with applicable mechanical and building codes, industry standards, and client specifications
- Manage teams of mechanical engineers to complete assigned activities
- Coordinate with electrical, civil, structural, and project management teams to ensure integrated, constructible designs
- Provide construction administration, field engineering, and startup support, including review of compliance submittals and resolution of construction issues (if/when needed)
- Support proposal development, scoping, and schedule estimation for new project pursuits
- Contribute to project documentation, drawing sets, and technical specifications throughout the project lifecycle (feasibility, preliminary engineering, detailed design, PM/CM, startup/commissioning)
- As applicable to seniority level, mentor junior engineers and/or manage mechanical scope on assigned projects, including development-support and owner's-engineer work such as technical due diligence and design reviews
Skills
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related field from an ABET-accredited program
- Experience with mechanical design for power generation facilities: combined cycle
- Working knowledge of hydraulic calculations, pump/piping selection and sizing, and valve and pipe material selection
- Familiarity with P&ID development and mechanical equipment condition assessment
- Understanding of relevant mechanical, and environmental/air quality codes and industry standards
- Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate across multidisciplinary project teams
- Willingness to travel to project/construction sites as needed (estimated to be 10-20%)
- Work Authorization: Must be able to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or in the future
- Professional Engineer (PE) license, or active pursuit of licensure
- Experience with mechanical design for power generation facilities: coal, natural gas, gas-fired, combined cycle, or similar thermal plants
- Experience with plant modernization, life extension, or uprate projects in addition to new-build work
- Experience in EPC or EPCM project delivery environments
- Exposure to development-support, owner's-engineer, or conceptual design work for conventional power projects
- Experience with lifecycle cost analysis and mechanical equipment condition assessment
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related field from an ABET-accredited program
- Experience with mechanical design for power generation facilities: combined cycle
- Working knowledge of hydraulic calculations, pump/piping selection and sizing, and valve and pipe material selection
- Familiarity with P&ID development and mechanical equipment condition assessment
- Understanding of relevant mechanical, and environmental/air quality codes and industry standards
- Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate across multidisciplinary project teams
- Willingness to travel to project/construction sites as needed (estimated to be 10-20%)
- Work Authorization: Must be able to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or in the future
Nice to Haves
- Professional Engineer (PE) license, or active pursuit of licensure
- Experience with mechanical design for power generation facilities: coal, natural gas, gas-fired, combined cycle, or similar thermal plants
- Experience with plant modernization, life extension, or uprate projects in addition to new-build work
- Experience in EPC or EPCM project delivery environments
- Exposure to development-support, owner's-engineer, or conceptual design work for conventional power projects
- Experience with lifecycle cost analysis and mechanical equipment condition assessment
Benefits
- 100% remote work, U.S.-based, with no relocation or office requirement.
- 100% employer-sponsored benefits.
- Direct exposure to the full project lifecycle, from concept through construction and commissioning, rather than a narrow phase or discipline silo.