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Senior Mechanical Engineer - Cities & Places

Jacobs

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Compensation
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Location
Dallas, TX
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Professional Engineer Registration Or Ability To ObtainBachelor's degreeValid Driver's License

Job overview

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for its Cities and Places team in Dallas. The engineer will perform building mechanical analysis and design across infrastructure and building projects, producing technical reports, construction drawings, and specifications. Work may include pipe sizing, pump selection, piping and chemical systems, HVAC design, and hydraulic studies for facilities such as manufacturing, education, healthcare, data centers, and water and wastewater treatment.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Mechanical Engineering DesignMechanical Engineering LeadershipMultidisciplinary TeamworkVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationConstruction SupportUS Building CodesAutoCADAutodesk RevitProject ManagementDesign-BuildCMAR/CM-GCEPC ProjectsInterpersonal Skills

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Mechanical EngineeringProfessional Engineer Registration or Ability to Obtain8 Years Relevant ExperienceValid Driver's LicenseNo Employment Visa Sponsorship Required

Full job description

We share a common purpose - to make the world more connected and sustainable. And we’re excited about the innovative ways we can change the world. We design some of the most complex facilities being constructed today from conceptualization through construction support. Project delivery strategies include design/bid/build, design build, and Integrated Project Delivery, and are often highly collaborative with the client, general contractor, and trade partners. The key to our success is our culture of continuous improvement, innovation, team-oriented work practices, inclusion and diversity, and respect for everyone. If you are up the challenge and interested in turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good, then Jacobs is where you belong.

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Senior Mechanical Engineer in Dallas, TX. As a Senior Mechanical Engineering Professional, part of our Cities and Places team, you will be an integral member of the design team. You will have the opportunity to perform building mechanical analysis and design for a wide range of projects locally, nationally, and around the world, producing technical reports, construction drawings and technical specifications. Specific Mechanical design efforts will entail design for manufacturing, education and healthcare facilities, data centers, planning studies, water and wastewater treatment facilities. Additionally, your expertise will be leveraged to help support pipe sizing calculations, pump selection, piping systems, chemical systems, HVAC Design, and hydraulic studies.

Our projects bring innovative solutions to our clients’ worldwide. You will have the opportunity to grow professionally through challenging projects and working closely with our multi-discipline design teams, Senior Project Managers, and our clients. If you are up for the challenge, we have been looking for someone just like you.

#LI-AC2

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.

  • Professional Engineering registration (P.E.) or ability to obtain.

  • Minimum of 8 years relevant professional experience for infrastructure and building-related design projects.

  • Ability to perform as a lead mechanical engineer.

  • Experience working in a multi-discipline team with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

  • Construction support services experience.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Strong interpersonal skills.

  • Experience with US building codes: IMC, UMC, ASHRAE 90.1/62.1/62.2, IPC, IBC.

  • Valid driver's license (Additional verbiage will be added due to new legislation: As an essential function of the position and as a business necessity, this role requires regular travel by motor vehicle to client sites, project locations, and other work-related destinations in connection with the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities. Accordingly, a valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record are required for this position.)

  • Will not now or in the future require sponsorship for an employment visa (examples: H-1B, L-1B, or other temporary visa status like OPT or F-1) to work for Jacobs in the U.S.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

  • Experience using building BIM drafting software (AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit).

  • Practical, hands-on experience and/or construction support.

  • Project Management Experience.

  • Experience with alternate delivery (Design-Build, CMAR/CM-GC and/or EPC projects).

  • Experience in developing project level of efforts for building mechanical design.

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.

How this job compares

Set against the 7,607 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Texas median$117–160K/yr272 salary ranges
  • Texas median$40–61/hr22 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 802 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in Texas and 7,607 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 6,333 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 5,226 of the 7,607 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (69%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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