Associate Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Associate Mechanical Engineer to support design and construction activities on major infrastructure projects throughout the United States and abroad. This position may be located in one of the following locations: Seattle, WA; Los Angeles, CA; Sacramento, CA.

Project Assignments may include: road and rail tunnels, transportation centers, transit maintenance facilities, commercial buildings and structures, bridges, substations, process facilities, parking structures and pump stations. This is an excellent technical position for an ambitious engineering graduate to work, learn, and be mentored in a supportive environment with a close knit group of mechanical engineers and design professionals and with abundant opportunity for advancement. It involves performing critical engineering functions on highly visible and significant projects for an internationally recognized global firm in a field designated for expansion.

Your Impact

• Prepare design documents, calculations, drawings and specifications for mechanical systems including, road and rail tunnel fire smoke control systems, ventilation systems, HVAC systems, piping and hydraulic systems, drainage systems, pumping systems, and fire protection systems
• Research and write on topics related to aspects of design of tunnel mechanical systems including movement of heat and smoke, combustion, fire dynamics, gas vaporization etc.
• Perform Computational Fluid Dynamics and Finite Element analyses dealing with combustion, products of combustion and heat transfer.
• Assist in the development of costs estimates for mechanical systems
• Produce design elements using advanced 3D-CAD methods
• Provide field inspection, system testing and other support during construction activities
  
  
  

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Recent graduate in an ABET accredited Mechanical Engineering, or related, Undergraduate or Graduate program.
• 1 to 3 years of relevant post education experience.
• Strong technical writing, analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Detail-oriented with an emphasis on quality work products.
• Have as a career goal to acquire a professional engineering license.
• The selected candidate must have the ability to work in the United States immediately.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Microsoft Office, Revit, AutoCAD and/or Microstation software.
• Academic emphasis on thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and or heat transfer.
• Experience with computational fluid dynamics software or multi-physics finite element software are a plus.
  
  
  

WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:

Expected Salary: $65,000 - $107,290

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About WSP

ABOUT US

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.