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Mechanical Controls Engineer - Federal

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Location
Arlington, VA
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Jacobs is seeking a Mechanical Controls Engineer for its Federal design team. The role provides control system design and engineering services for integrated building services projects, coordinating with other trades under senior technical staff. Work includes preparing design documents, surveying existing systems, coordinating requirements with building operators and engineers, and reviewing submittals. Travel may be required for client development and project implementation.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Control System Design, requiredHVAC Controls, requiredBuilding Automation Systems, requiredAutoCAD, requiredRevit, requiredIT Networking, nice to haveTelecommunications, nice to havePLC/SCADA, nice to haveCybersecurity, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or Related Engineering, required5+ Years Control System Design Experience, requiredUnited States Citizenship, requiredAbility to Obtain Security Clearance, requiredTS/SCI Clearance, nice to have

Full job description

Your impact

We’re seeking a Mechanical Controls Engineer to join our Federal design team. As part of our team, you’ll have the chance to work on projects that bring innovative solutions to our clients’ challenges locally and worldwide by providing a range of skills as part of an integrated building services design.

Your role will include:

You will be responsible for providing control system design, engineering and other related design services including coordination with the designs of other trades under the guidance of more senior technical staff. Traveling as required for client development and project implementation.

  • Perform all aspects of control system design and engineering, including preparation of construction documents, schematic control diagrams, network riser diagrams, and specifications.

  • Perform site surveys of existing control systems and coordinate the design requirements with building operators and engineers.

  • Review shop drawings and product submittals for control systems.

  • May provide technical guidance to less experienced design and engineering personnel.

  • Maintain effective communication with project team members as well as the client.

Here’s what you’ll need

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related engineering discipline

  • At least 5 years of experience in control system design and engineering, specifically HVAC Controls and BAS/BMS ((Federal including DoD, Federal Civilian and/or Defense Contractor project experience preferred)

  • Proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit

  • United States Citizenship

  • Ability to obtain a security clearance required

Ideally, you’ll also have

  • TS/SCI clearance

  • Knowledge of IT network/telecommunications and/or PLC/SCADA

  • Experience with cybersecurity

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 2,331 open Controls Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Virginia median$111–166K/yr77 salary ranges
  • US median$39–53/hr145 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 96 open Controls Engineer jobs in Virginia and 2,331 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Controls Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,960 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,124 of the 2,331 open Controls Engineer jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 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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