Senior Hvac Engineering Specialist

Founded in 1912, STV is a leading national infrastructure-focused professional services firm, providing engineering, architectural, planning, environmental, program management and construction management services for transportation systems, buildings, water, energy and other facilities. Headquartered in New York City, the company has more than 55 offices across North America. The firm is ranked 37th in Engineering News-Record's (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms survey and is 11th in its transportation category. In 2022, STV signed the Equity in Infrastructure Project (EIP) Pledge, becoming one of the first architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firms to commit to advancing equity in infrastructure. Learn more at stvinc.com.
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We currently have openings for an HVAC/Mechanical Engineering Specialist in the Vehicle Center of Excellence. This is an opportunity to work on a variety of rail vehicle procurements including commuter rail, heavy rail, intercity and light rail. Experience with HVAC and ASHRAE standards is required as well as an understanding of heating and cooling load calculations. Candidate must understand how HVAC load calculations are performed and equipment sizing determined. Experience with rail vehicle HVAC and ventilation applications is desired. Candidate must have a good understanding of design details for ensuring maintenance access, robustness for service, safety features, troubleshooting and passenger comfort criteria. You will assist in providing technical support concerning design reviews, overhaul and/or maintenance and troubleshooting issues for vehicles as well as supporting mock-up reviews, fist article inspections, qualification testing, and developing documentation such as white papers and analysis.
Responsibilities:

• Assist with design reviews or problem solving on rail vehicle HVAC systems.
• Prepare HVAC technical specifications for railcar procurements.
• Travel domestically and internationally to conduct design reviews, first article inspections, witness testing, support failure analysis, and address warranty issues.
• Support other mechanical systems such as needed to support rail vehicle procurement and overhaul programs.
• Review and evaluate supplier HVAC designs and load calculations to ensure compliance with Specification and ASHRAE requirements.
• Preparing technical studies complimented with the use of AutoCAD and 3d models.
• Spreadsheet and database (MS Excel and Access) development and test data analysis.
• Preparation of project and design review meeting reports; possibly at client locations.

Qualifications:

• Candidates must hold ABET accredited four-year Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related engineering field.
• Willing to undertake a very wide variety of tasks and activities, demonstrate flexibility and a desire for a wide range of engineering experiences.
• Experience in HVAC system design and applications.
• Fundamental experience with rail vehicle systems.
• Travel requirements can be up to 25% time for intermittent short periods. Travel is anticipated to be both domestic and international.
• Opportunities exist for re-location.
• Candidates should be able to demonstrate the ability to speak effectively before groups or employees of the STV and client organizations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited information exists.

Compensation Range:
$140,352.00 - $187,136.00
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At STV, we are fully committed to expanding our culture of diversity and inclusion, one that will reflect the clients we serve and the communities we work in, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
STV offers the following benefits • Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable) • Disability insurance • Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment • 401(k) Plan • Retirement Counseling • Employee Assistance Program • Paid Time Off (16 days) • Paid Holidays (8 days) • Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year) • Parental Leave (up to 80 hours) • Continuing Education Program • Professional Licensure and Society Memberships
STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV's good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.