Mechanical Engineer - Tunnel Ventilation and Fire life Safety
Job Description
At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.
HNTB is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our team in the New York City office. As an engineer, you will be an integral part of a design and analysis team made up of primarily professional engineers. Both recent graduates and experienced candidates are encouraged to apply.
The position is responsible for tunnel ventilation and fire & life safety in all types of tunnels, highway, transit and rail. The successful candidate will perform calculations to determine fan performance requirements, standpipe design, emergency egress including modeling, smoke movement modeling and egress route determination and fire protection.
Training will be provided for computationally intense programs that the successful candidate will have to use. These programs include 1-D network calculations, 3-D computational fluid calculations and egress requirements.
Responsibilities
What You'll Do:
- Completes assigned work within the schedule and number of hours provided.
- Supports the preparation and modification of project reports, plans, designs, and calculations.
- Assists in the preparation of project quantity and cost estimates.
- Assists engineering teams with organization and administrative support of design files.
- Supports engineering teams with various tasks and duties including but not limited to research, data collection, field investigations, development, and design of projects.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Job Requirements
What You'll Need:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
What You'll Bring:
- Perform calculations for fan capacities and pressure requirements
- Perform calculations to establish smoke and heat movement in underground environments
- Perform egress calculations
- Establish design parameters from which design drawings, specifications and reports are generated.
- Development of drawings and specifications primarily related to underground transportation.
- Undertaking design and analysis support for tunnel fire and life safety systems including tunnel ventilation, standpipe and deluge systems.
- Drafting technical reports in a range of engineering areas, including feasibility studies, basis of design reports and technical analysis.
- Working towards professional qualifications.
What We Prefer:
- Master's of Science degree
- Candidates certified as a Fundamentals of Engineering professional or a Professional Engineer are preferred.
- Autodesk Revit for tunnel and underground facilities preferred.
