ASSOCIATE MECHANICAL ENGINEER at California Hydronics Corp – Hayward, California

California Hydronics Corporation

ASSOCIATE MECHANICAL ENGINEER - Flowtherm Systems

Job Summary

Provide technical assistance to sales, business development, and fabrication teams with product engineering information and submittals. The position also requires the candidate to participate in standard product development and ensure packaged systems are code compliant and meet customer design goals.

Essential Functions

Technical

· Produce FlowTherm documentation in compliance with construction parameters and sales quotation.

· Review consultant engineering construction plans, schematics and specifications.

· Perform equipment take-offs required for selecting and pricing equipment.

· Develop flow and/or PID drawings for custom projects

· Work with FlowTherm CAD department to develop custom project drawings.

· Work with FlowTherm Controls department to develop control schemes and sequence of operations (SOO) for equipment packages.

• Support CHC Sales and Business Development efforts with application engineering and documentation needs.

• Assist engineers, sales, and business development in the design of fluid handling and heat transfer systems.

Administrative

• Maintain document standards and control of all assigned FlowTherm job submittals.
• Maintain various compliance and regulatory certifications (e.g. NSF, UL, etc.)
• Assist in developing marketing literature and support CHC and FlowTherm marketing efforts
• Attend cross-departmental (pre-)production meeting(s)
• Attend client facing meetings with CHC Sales and Business Development
• Respond to CHC & FlowTherm emails and phone calls daily, ranging from technical trouble shooting to status updates on current job submittals

Miscellaneous

• Visit job sites as required to determine conditions and provide advice for future/retrofit equipment packages.
• Attend CHC and FlowTherm sanctioned events
• Maintain industry knowledge and professional society membership

Competencies

• Detail-oriented & Thorough
• Time Management
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Knowledge of HVAC&R and Plumbing industry
• Understanding of typical HVAC calculations
• Analysis of industry tools and calculators
• Fluency in Microsoft Word, Excell, Outlook & Teams
• Fluency in PDF viewer and editing applications
• Fluency in CAD software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Revit, etc.)
• Fluency in reading 3D and 2D drawings

No Supervisory Responsibilities. No Travel is required.

Required and Education Experience

• Graduate Engineering Degree, BSME [*Preferred* Concentration or specialization in HVAC]
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in mechanical/HVAC engineering.
• Full understanding of heating and cooling heat transfer load calculations. Understanding of piping systems and friction loss calculations for the HVAC and plumbing industries

Licenses or certifications (recommended):

• Engineer in Training (EIT)
• CAD proficiency certificate- AutoCAD or Revit

Salary Range: $80K - $85K

NOTE: This is an IN OFFICE POSITION.