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Sr Mechanical HVAC Engineer (Data Centers)

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Location
Washington, DC
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Professional Engineering License Or Within 6 MonthsBachelor's degree

Job overview

Jacobs is seeking a Mechanical HVAC Engineer focused on data centers within its Advanced Manufacturing Group. The engineer will develop HVAC designs and construction documents, coordinate with clients, vendors, and other disciplines, and contribute to project schedule and technical quality. The role is available anywhere in the United States, with candidates ideally near a Jacobs U.S. office.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

HVAC System DesignHVAC Codes and StandardsTeam AdaptabilityTeam CollaborationTeam LeadershipRevitAutoCADCarrier HAPTrane Trace 700Trane Trace 3DPlumbing and Utility Design

Qualifications

8+ Years HVAC Design ExperienceProfessional Engineering License or Within 6 MonthsBachelor of Science in Engineering

Full job description

This job opportunity is available at ANY location in the United States. Ideally, selected candidates will be near a JACOBS U.S. based office, but we intend to hire the "best" candidates.

At Jacobs, we drive to make a positive impact on people’s lives everywhere by bringing solutions and adding value to our communities and society as a whole. Grow your career with Jacobs, a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed - today and into tomorrow.

In our Advanced Manufacturing Group, our team elevates our clients by delivering cost-effective and transformative projects to the electric vehicle, data center, consumer goods and products, metals, pulp and paper and various other markets. We understand that the success of our clients is about more than well-designed facilities; it’s about well-designed strategies tailored for every market and every location.

We're looking for a high-energy, Mechanical HVAC Engineer to focus on our Data Center market. Join us, and you’ll impact our success by delivering innovative HVAC design solutions for our Data Center clients. You will work alongside our team of engineers and designers performing field investigations, interfacing with clients & vendors, sizing and selecting equipment, and preparing construction design packages.

You’ll be accountable for the schedule and technical quality of challenging engineering tasks as you gain familiarity with the client’s expectations, scope, budget, and schedule. You’ll work with a multi-discipline, highly interactive team to establish a process design basis, develop an optimized process, create calculations, and generate process drawings. Your role keeps our company connected, and we’ll support you with what you need to be successful.

Highlights of your contributions will include:

  • Layout and design of HVAC systems for various types of clients, including electric vehicles, data centers, and heavy industrial facilities.

  • Development of the design criteria for the HVAC systems. These HVAC systems would include general comfort heating and cooling, those with accurate temperature or humidity control, unique pressurization requirements, and/or cleanliness requirements for clean room applications.

  • Development of conceptual design and preliminary design documents, which would include calculations related to sizing and selecting these systems, the development of Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), and general arrangements.

  • Layout of Ductwork systems based on a Process and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID).

  • Development of final design documents including specification, sequences of operation, piping layout, and final construction documents associated with these systems. These systems would include chilled water, cooling water, etc.

  • Coordination with other disciplines.

  • Bring your curiosity, talent for multi-tasking and collaboration, and extreme organizational skills, and we’ll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what drives you - so we can make big impacts on the world together

  • 8 or more years’ experience in the design of HVAC systems.

  • Professional Engineering License or ability to obtain in 6 months.

  • Thorough knowledge of codes and standards related to the design of HVAC systems.

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering required, Mechanical preferred

  • Adaptability to work within a fast-paced team environment with multiple deadlines.

  • Ability to follow lead a building mechanical team on a project and to collaborate with other discipline team members remotely.

Ideally, You’ll Also Have:

  • Software experience in Revit, AutoCAD, Carrier HAP, Trane Trace 700, and Trane Trace 3D.

  • Experience in the design of plumbing/utility systems.

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 592 open HVAC Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$91–152K/yr266 salary ranges
  • US median$40–46/hr62 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 592 open HVAC Engineer jobs across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; HVAC Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (535 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 343 of the 592 open HVAC Engineer jobs (58%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 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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