Mechanical Designer

A bit about us:

This team has delivered award-winning architectural and engineering solutions for both public and private sector clients across: Aerospace, Commercial and Industrial giants, Correctional and Government Facilities, Educational Institutions and Healthcare Facilities to name a few. They pride themselves in strong relationships that create long standing partnerships.

Why join us?

• Competitive compensation
• 401k match
• Bonus potential
• Full benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• PTO
• Sick pay
• Ability to work on fun and challenging projects
• Career advancement

Job Details

ob Description - Mechanical Engineer
The Mechanical Engineer will possess experience in commercial, military, educational and industrial
building design, HVAC, plumbing and fire protection. The Mechanical Engineer will interface with
clients, engineers and architects, project managers, and construction supervisors. Mechanical
Engineer will prepare engineering drawings and specifications to specified standards, prepare cost
estimates, and transform concept designs into working documents using AutoCAD. Proficiency in
Cad software is necessary as AutoCAD is utilized in the preparation of plans and a working
knowledge of Revit is a plus.
Common tasks and duties include the following:

• Preparation of drawings and specifications (construction documents), including general

sheets, symbols, mechanical, plumbing, floor plans, details of construction, etc.

• Specifications utilizing industry-standard CSI format.
• Working understanding of applicable codes and standards, with focus on mechanical codes.
• HVAC flow diagram and load calculations
• Plumbing load calculations
• Title-24 calculations
• RFI responses
• Mechanical equipment schedules and control diagrams
• Plumbing equipment schedules
• Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) review process (typical AHJ such as city and county

building departments, Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM), Division of State Architect
(DSA), and Department of Healthcare Access and Information (HCAI/OSHPD), etc.

• Interface with clients, users, project managers, and construction supervisors as well as

various consulting architects and engineers.

• Communication with in-house technical team, including architects, structural engineers,

mechanical and plumbing engineers, fire protection, and AutoCAD drafting technicians.

• Autocad and PDF drawings
• Excel calculations and spreadsheets
• Word documents for meeting notes and technical reports
• Preparation of Rough Order-of-Magnitude (ROM) cost estimates
• Bluebeam peer review

Design of drawings and specifications for construction in the following industry types:

• California State Agencies (DGS, DSH, CalVet, etc.)
• LA City and LA County Departments of Public Works
• Education: schools, universities, colleges (LAUSD, UCLA, UC Irvine, etc.)
• Healthcare: hospitals, clinics, skilled nursing facilities, mental health facilities
• Correctional and Law Enforcement: jails, prisons, police departments, sheriff departments,

fire departments (CDCR, FBOP, CalFire, OCSD, etc.)

• Industrial: laboratories, R&D spaces
• Commercial: office spaces
• Aerospace (Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, HRL, JPL, etc.)

Job Requirements
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
5-10 years of experience in mechanical design
EIT
P.E. registration a plus
Citizenship
Experience with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) review process

• Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM)
• Division of State Architect (DSA)
• Department of Healthcare Access and Information (HCAI/OSHPD)
• City and county plan check for various locations in California

Experience with commercial and industrial projects
Excellent technical and communication skills
Technical writing skills
Proficiency in computer design software programs, mainly AutoCAD, Word, Excel
Cost estimating
Ability to handle and design multiple projects with minimum supervision
Have a good knowledge of designing HVAC systems
Have a good knowledge of designing plumbing systems
Vaccinations if required by client
JCCA
J.C. Chang & Associates, Inc. (JCCA) is a full service Architect/Engineering consulting company
with Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Structural, and Architectural departments. Our clients include the
State of California, the Federal government, aerospace companies, commercial and industrial
entities, and municipalities.
Our broad range of clients and projects offer an excellent opportunity for our design professionals to
obtain experience in varied and interesting projects.
JCCA Location
Torrance, California
Benefits
Benefits include medical, dental, 401(k) and profit sharing

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