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Job overview
Jacobs seeks a Mechanical Engineer to develop mechanical and utility designs for building projects, including HVAC systems, plant utilities, equipment specifications, load calculations, plans, and building management system controls. The role also supports construction, directs Revit designers, manages project budgets and schedules, and may require travel. Federal project experience is preferred, as are FE/EIT certification, pursuit of PE licensure, and experience with Navisworks and Bluebeam.
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Full job description
At Jacobs, we’re not just building structures, we’re helping our clients innovate and grow by designing, engineering, and executing the construction of state-of-the-art facilities that are changing our world. We push the limits of what’s possible to make the world smarter, more connected, and more sustainable.
Bring your curiosity, talent for multi-tasking and collaboration, and extreme organizational skill and we’ll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what drives you - so we can make big impacts on the world, together. Your role will include:
Developing overall Conceptual and Basis of Design level design approaches and documentation. Developing HVAC and plant utility systems philosophies. Developing mechanical / utility equipment and construction specifications. Performing temperature / humidity control / utility load calculations. Developing airflow diagrams, pressurization plans, and classification, as well as ductwork and piping plans. Developing equipment plans, plant utility distribution plans, and system details. Developing building management system (BMS) control philosophy, details, and Sequence of Operations.
Performing construction assistance in the form of submittal reviews, RFI responses, and field visits to verify construction of Mechanical / Utilities scope is executed per the intent of the design and assisting in start-up of systems when required. Directing activities of Revit Designers as well as use Revit when necessary. Managing and developing mechanical / utilities scope for project budgets and schedules. Traveling as required for client development and project implementation.
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Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical engineering
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At least 2 years relevant professional experience for HVAC/Mechanical buildings-related design projects (Federal including DoD, Federal Civilian and/or Defense Contractor project experience preferred).
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Experience with Revit
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Proficiency in load calculation / energy modeling software such as Trane Trace 700, Trace 3D Plus, Carrier HAP, etc.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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United States Citizenship
Ideally, you’ll also have:
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FE/EIT certification, or eligibility to obtain EIT certification
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Ability and desire to pursue Professional Engineer (P.E.) licensure
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Experience with Navisworks and Bluebeam
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How this job compares
Set against the 7,529 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Tennessee median$92–150K/yr71 salary ranges
- US median$45–57/hr392 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 144 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in Tennessee and 7,529 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Tennessee
- Sargent & Lundy22 open
- Jacobs (this employer)11 open
- Amentum10 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 6,215 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 5,296 of the 7,529 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (70%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 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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