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Industrial HVAC Engineer

Mead & Hunt, Inc.

Minneapolis, MNFull-time$95–115K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$95–115K/yr
Location
Minneapolis, MN
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Mead & Hunt is hiring a full-time Industrial HVAC Engineer for its Food & Beverage Group. The engineer will work on HVAC systems for food and beverage plants, including sanitary requirements, moisture control, energy reduction, heat-load and psychrometric calculations, and project documentation. The role requires frequent travel of 30–40%. The successful candidate has a mechanical engineering degree and at least four years of relevant industrial HVAC engineering experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Industrial HVAC EngineeringEquipment IntegrationSanitary Air HandlingAirflow DiagramsMS OfficeStaff MentoringFood Plant OperationsLoad CalculationsClient CommunicationCommunicationOrganizationSelf-MotivationIndependent WorkTeamwork

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering4+ Years Industrial HVAC ExperienceProfessional Engineer License

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match

Full job description

Job Duties

Mead & Hunt, a nationally recognized professional services consulting firm, is experiencing unprecedented growth. As a result, we have a full-time position available for an Industrial HVAC Engineer in the Food & Beverage Group.

Responsibilities:

Conducting job-site surveys of food and beverage plant HVAC systems

Define system sanitary requirements for food production spaces

Determine equipment technology and strategies for moisture control and energy reduction

Produce food process area heat load calculations for production, downtime, and cleanup modes

Create psychrometric calculations and charts for food process area conditions

Develop instrument points list and sequence of operation

Developing project documentation including drawings, air flow diagrams, equipment schedules, details, specifications, scope of work, etc.;

Coordinating technical specifications, delivery requirements, and quotation parameters with outside equipment suppliers, subcontractors, and clients.

Frequent (30-40%) travel will be required.

The successful candidate will have:

Bachelor's degree (or higher) in mechanical engineering from an accredited college or university.

At least four years of relevant industrial HVAC engineering experience

The ideal candidate will have any/all of the following:

On-site experience integrating equipment into existing systems

Specification of sanitary air handling equipment

Experience developing Air Flow Diagrams for food and/or industrial projects

Proficiency in MS Office software

Experience mentoring less experienced staff

Food plant experience

PE

Experience running load calculations

Comfortable with leading project specific client contact

At Mead & Hunt we shape the future by putting people first. If you have strong communication and organizational skills, are self-motivated, and can work well both independently and as part of a team, we can help you grow your career working with industry experts on exciting projects. Complete the online application at www.meadhunt.com/careers if this matches your career goals.

Mead & Hunt proudly offers medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, paid sick leave, parental leave, a 401K plan with a generous company match, life and disability insurance, and an employee assistance program.

Mead & Hunt will not sponsor a visa (H-1B, etc.) for this position.

Salary range: $95,000 - $115,000 - (Commensurate with experience).

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of applicable pre-employment screening requirements.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor Degree

Minimum Experience Required

4 - 20 years

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

1

Public Transportation Accessible

Yes

Veterans Encouraged to Apply

No

Physical Required

Yes

Drug Test Required

Yes

Compensation

$11.41 / Hourly

Postal Code

55407

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

6596

Job Benefits

Not specified

How this job compares

Set against the 7,381 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$95–115K/yr
  • Minnesota median$91–128K/yr90 salary ranges
  • US median$107–160K/yr4,426 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $105K, is 6% below the Minnesota median midpoint ($111K) — in the middle half of Mechanical Engineer salary ranges in Minnesota.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 180 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in Minnesota and 7,381 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Minnesota
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (6,112 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 5,224 of the 7,381 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (71%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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