Mechanical Designer

Design complex HVAC and plumbing systems for impactful commercial, healthcare, educational, and municipal projects while building your career in a collaborative, growth-focused engineering environment.

Mechanical Designer

Location: Sacramento, CA (Hybrid)

Job Description

Ready to take ownership of impactful building design projects while working alongside experienced engineering professionals? This is an opportunity to join a growing multidisciplinary engineering firm where you'll contribute to complex commercial, educational, healthcare, municipal, and higher education projects while gaining mentorship, professional development, and a clear path for long-term career growth.

As a Mechanical Designer, you will apply your expertise in HVAC, plumbing, hydronics, controls, and MEP design to develop construction documents, coordinate with project teams, and support projects from concept through completion in a collaborative, people-focused environment.

Why Join Us

• Flexible hybrid work schedule with increasing remote flexibility based on performance and autonomy

• Strong mentorship culture with direct access to experienced engineers and project leaders

• Family-oriented environment with exceptional employee retention

• Exposure to a wide variety of project types across commercial, municipal, healthcare, K-12, and higher education sectors

• Ongoing professional development, networking, training, and continuing education opportunities

• Support for industry certifications and professional licensing

• Growing organization investing heavily in innovation and AI-driven design automation

Career Growth

This role offers significant opportunities to expand technical expertise while developing project management skills. Team members are encouraged to take increasing ownership of projects, participate in mentorship programs, and pursue professional licensing and certifications. You'll work closely with supervising engineering professionals on regional and national projects while building the skills necessary to advance into future engineering and project leadership roles.

Compensation

Hourly Pay Range: $28.87 - $40.87 per hour

Compensation is flexible based on experience, qualifications, licensure, and technical expertise. Candidates with advanced credentials such as a PE license may be considered for higher compensation levels.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements

• Team-building activities and employee events

• Quarterly career development discussions

• Professional licensing and certification support

• Continuing education and networking opportunities

• Mentorship programs

• Employee-focused, collaborative culture

What You'll Accomplish

• Develop mechanical and MEP designs for HVAC, plumbing, controls, and hydronic systems

• Produce complete, biddable construction document packages

• Create and revise 2D and 3D drawings using AutoCAD and Revit

• Perform design calculations and system selections under engineering oversight

• Support code compliance reviews and integrate applicable building code requirements

• Coordinate with engineers, project managers, designers, and other disciplines

• Assist with specification writing and project documentation

• Manage multiple priorities and project deadlines effectively

• Participate in project meetings, design coordination, and client-focused discussions

• Support innovation initiatives, including new design technologies and automation tools

What We're Looking For

We're seeking a motivated Mechanical Designer who combines strong technical design capabilities with excellent communication and collaboration skills. The ideal candidate can work independently, contribute to project teams, and take ownership of design deliverables while maintaining high quality standards.

Required Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in mechanical engineering design

• 5+ years of experience in HVAC and/or plumbing design, controls, and hydronics

• Proficiency with AutoCAD and Revit/Revit MEP

• Ability to create both 2D and 3D mechanical drawings

• Experience developing complete construction document packages

• Knowledge of MEP design and building systems

• Understanding of commonly used building codes and code compliance requirements

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent time management and organizational skills

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment

• Experience supporting commercial, educational, municipal, healthcare, or higher education projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Mechanical Engineering degree

• EIT certification, PE license, or progress toward professional licensure

• LEED AP or other sustainability-related certifications

• Experience with Bluebeam

• Experience with Dynamo and Revit automation tools

• Experience with educational, healthcare, municipal, commercial, and complex mechanical system projects

• Specification writing experience

• Project coordination or project management exposure

• Experience with AI-driven design tools and workflows

Travel Requirements

• Occasional site visits, project meetings, and collaboration activities as required by project needs

Work Environment

• Hybrid work environment

• Initial expectation of approximately 2-3 days onsite per week during onboarding

• Increased remote flexibility as knowledge, autonomy, and performance grow

• Flexible start times and scheduling options, including a 4/9 schedule with a half day Friday

• Collaborative engineering office setting

• Small project teams with direct mentorship and support

• Approximately 60% technical design and 40% project-related responsibilities

If you're a Mechanical Designer looking for a role that combines technical challenge, project ownership, mentorship, and long-term growth, we'd love to hear from you. This position offers the opportunity to work on meaningful building projects while developing your career in a supportive and innovative engineering environment.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Sacramento, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $28.87 - $40.87/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Sacramento,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 25, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.