Mechanical Engineer with OCONUS Travel at Swift (Sterling, VA)Mechanical Engineer with OCONUS Travel

The Swift Group is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.

We are looking for a Mechanical Engineer to join a dynamic program in a world-class operations facility. The program requires a candidate who can support a broad range of fast-paced, quick reaction program requirements. The candidate will provide mechanical systems commissioning and energy related services for all phases of new construction and retro-commissioning projects by ensuring all phases of a facility’s life cycle from design to operations and maintenance (O&M). They will work with Electrical engineering and software controls to plan, draw, and implement the installation and recap of IT infrastructures. Candidates in this position will travel up to 25-30% OCONUS.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for multiple mechanical systems, to include analysis and reporting of mechanical data and metrics
• Maintain documentation pertaining to the various projects, design drawings, technical reports, and engineering activities
• Support functionality and provide engineering analysis for the Customer’s mission critical OCONUS facility

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of mechanical engineering experience
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited ABET University in Electrical Engineering or other STEM-related field
• Analyze data from the site’s monitoring system to assist design development, site expansion capabilities, or determining inefficiencies
• Ability to calculate and develop cooling requirements for either new or existing facilities
• In-depth knowledge of mechanical equipment to include but not limited to; Chillers (air-cooled and water-cooled), pumps, computer-room air conditioners (CRAC/CRAH), Fan-Coil units, In-Row Coolers
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures and Sequence of Operations for cooling systems
• Develop and execute preventative and/or predictive maintenance plans for mission critical equipment
• Ability to interpret and design mechanical drawings and control wiring diagrams
• Diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical equipment to resolve issues or improve efficiencies
• Understanding of industry standard data center best practices and how to implement them
• Collaborate with external vendors to source equipment and material
• Engineer-in-training (EIT)
• Must be willing to support up to 25-30% OCONUS support
• US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required

Desired Experience:

• Knowledgeable in power distribution systems pertaining to Data Center configurations
• Understanding of Building Monitoring Systems
• Understanding of Computer aided design software such as AutoCAD, Solidworks, and Flow-Simulation software

Do you know anyone for this position, or other positions open at The Swift Group? We offer a $5,000 bonus for any referral candidate we hire, paid out at the new hire’s 90-day mark.