What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Engineering Designer I position at Progressive Companies?
Make an Impact
As a Mechanical Engineering Designer I, you will support the discipline to design complex HVAC, energy, and mechanical systems for commercial buildings. You will collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team to design mechanical systems that balance technical excellence, budget, and schedule.
Deliver Results
- Support the incorporation of overall design intent into detailed documentation, assisting in producing contract documents while developing your design thinking skills.
- Prepare building models and detailed contract documents for various project types, refining technical skills and gaining exposure to different delivery methods.
- Receive mentorship from experienced Mechanical Engineers .
- Research plumbing, mechanical, and fuel/gas codes, learning to interpret and apply them with guidance from senior engineers.
- Perform basic HVAC and mechanical system sizing, gradually improving accuracy and efficiency through hands-on experience and mentorship.
- Gain knowledge of design software (Revit, AutoCAD) for presentations and production, building proficiency in emerging technologies.
- Assist in selecting and integrating sensors, actuators, and basic control strategies while learning the principles of Building Automation Systems (BAS).
- Contribute to energy modeling and static pressure calculations, progressively understanding how these analyses influence design decisions and system performance.
Qualifications
Education and Licensure
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering required.
- Pursuing the Fundamentals of Engineering (F.E.) exam is preferred.
- Post-graduation professional engineering experience preferred.
Technology Skills
- Comfort using Revit and AutoCAD preferred.
People Matter
Each individual’s background, knowledge, ability, and experience contributes to strengthening our organization and projects. Our dedication to diversity includes company provided training and education, equitable recruitment, a grassroots employee DEI committee, and robust community partnerships.
Progressive Companies is comprised of people with a variety of abilities, races, colors, religions, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, ages, veteran statuses, and more. As an equal opportunity employer, we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential elements of innovative design. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Transforming Spaces. Empowering People.
The talented professionals of Progressive Companies are designers of a bold new future, creating high-performance structures and pathways, delivering on today’s needs and preparing for what’s to come. We live by the idea that design isn’t simply about beauty, it’s about improving strategic outcomes—what we call Performance Based Design. Our work spans across the nation, allowing team members to work on a variety of exciting projects and maximize impact as trusted partners to our clients and communities.
Sustainable and Inclusive
We are dedicated to human-centered, sustainable, and inclusive design practices. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to building trust, respect, and truly innovative design making spaces welcoming and accessible to all. Our sustainability approach embraces the AIA 2030 Commitment, together with a range of high performance, restorative, and regenerative strategies with a focus on climate responsive results to maximize positive impact in our industry.
Employee Owned
We act like owners—because we are. From modest beginnings of four original engineering partners in 1962, to almost 300 architects, engineers, designers, and consultants across multiple regional offices today, the energy, resourcefulness, and entrepreneurial mindset you expect from a CEO come standard with every team member.
Culture of Excellence
The firm is continually ranked as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation®, with comprehensive benefits including an award-winning wellness program, hybrid work schedule, summer hours, profit-sharing, and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). We take our work seriously, but have fun along the way, which fuels the creative spirit and supports a focus on work and life integration.
Progressive Companies is committed to development and growth of team members through continuing education, mentorship, growth opportunities, and more. We are dedicated to giving back to our communities, with paid service-learning hours available to every employee and corporate sponsorship for a wide range of community organizations and activities.