What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Engineer (Raleigh) position at Catapult Federal Services?
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Raleigh, NC Direct Hire Oct 2, 2026
Job Title: Mechanical Engineer
Department: Engineering / MEP Design
Location: Raleign North Carolina
Role Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire
About Our Client
Our client is an engineering firm that designs mission-critical facilities, including data centers, healthcare, laboratory, pharmaceutical, and industrial environments. Their technical, fast-paced team delivers fully coordinated MEP designs for some of the most demanding building types in the industry, and they invest in daily and weekly training to keep their engineers growing.
Job Description
The Mechanical Engineer produces detailed, fully coordinated construction drawings and performs complex engineering calculations across HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems. You will join a highly technical design team delivering mission-critical projects, working with internal and external project partners from concept through construction documents. This role suits an analytical engineer who communicates clearly and holds a high standard for technical accuracy.
Duties And Responsibilities
Office-based design role with prolonged periods of sitting and computer work. Occasional lifting of up to 15 pounds.
Call-to-Action
Are you a mechanical engineer ready to take on complex, mission-critical design work? Apply today!
SEO Keywords
Mechanical Engineer, MEP Engineer, HVAC Design Engineer, Plumbing Design Engineer, Fire Protection Design, Data Center Mechanical Engineer, Mission Critical Engineer, Revit MEP, Trace 3D Plus, Pipe-Flo, CFD Modeling, Psychrometrics, Load Calculations, EIT, PE, MEP Consulting, Healthcare Engineering, Laboratory Design, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Construction Documents
Raleigh, NC Direct Hire Oct 2, 2026
Job Title: Mechanical Engineer
Department: Engineering / MEP Design
Location: Raleign North Carolina
Role Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire
About Our Client
Our client is an engineering firm that designs mission-critical facilities, including data centers, healthcare, laboratory, pharmaceutical, and industrial environments. Their technical, fast-paced team delivers fully coordinated MEP designs for some of the most demanding building types in the industry, and they invest in daily and weekly training to keep their engineers growing.
Job Description
The Mechanical Engineer produces detailed, fully coordinated construction drawings and performs complex engineering calculations across HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems. You will join a highly technical design team delivering mission-critical projects, working with internal and external project partners from concept through construction documents. This role suits an analytical engineer who communicates clearly and holds a high standard for technical accuracy.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Design HVAC systems for highly technical environments such as data centers, labs, and healthcare facilities
- Design plumbing systems, including domestic water, sanitary, vent, and specialty piping
- Support performance-based fire protection and controls design
- Perform code analysis and ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards
- Conduct psychrometric analysis and review equipment selections and sizing criteria
- Perform engineering studies, including:
- Cooling and heating load calculations
- Ventilation calculations
- Air balance summaries
- CFD modeling
- Duct static pressure calculations
- Pump head calculations
- Load curtailment strategies
- Co-simulation
- Produce detailed construction drawings coordinated across all disciplines
- Coordinate with internal and external team members to keep projects on track
- Communicate project goals, challenges, and schedules to project teams and business partners
- Participate in ongoing training and continuous learning initiatives
- Perform other duties as assigned
- 3 to 7 years of mechanical design experience, preferably in an MEP consulting environment
- Hands-on Autodesk Revit experience
- Experience with design and analysis tools such as Bluebeam, Trace 3D Plus, Pipe-Flo, and Hands Down Psychrometrics
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple deadlines with consistent on-time delivery
- Proven success working with all levels of management
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to perform well in a fast-paced, occasionally high-pressure environment
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.; visa sponsorship (including H-1B) is not available for this role
- Experience designing HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems for data centers, healthcare, laboratory, pharmaceutical, or industrial facilities
- CFD software experience (FloEFD, TileFlow, 6SigmaDCX, STAR-CCM , or similar)
- E.I.T. certification
- PE license or active pursuit of licensure
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering field (required)
- Salary range based on experience
- [Benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, etc.]
- Support for professional development and licensure
- Exposure to complex, high-profile mission-critical projects
Office-based design role with prolonged periods of sitting and computer work. Occasional lifting of up to 15 pounds.
Call-to-Action
Are you a mechanical engineer ready to take on complex, mission-critical design work? Apply today!
SEO Keywords
Mechanical Engineer, MEP Engineer, HVAC Design Engineer, Plumbing Design Engineer, Fire Protection Design, Data Center Mechanical Engineer, Mission Critical Engineer, Revit MEP, Trace 3D Plus, Pipe-Flo, CFD Modeling, Psychrometrics, Load Calculations, EIT, PE, MEP Consulting, Healthcare Engineering, Laboratory Design, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Construction Documents