Bring your design‑sensitive, technically ambitious expertise to HGA, where architecture, engineering, and innovation converge to shape environments that matter!
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Location: Rochester, MN
We’re seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead complex, high‑performance building systems across a diverse portfolio. You’ll have the opportunity to influence projects in healthcare, corporate headquarters, laboratories, museums, government facilities, higher education, and infrastructure—all while collaborating with some of the most forward‑thinking professionals in the industry.
What You’ll Bring
- Deep expertise in building codes and industry standards
- Mastery of mechanical engineering principles and system design
- Strong analytical and creative problem‑solving skills
- Proven leadership and collaboration across diverse teams
- A passion for innovation, mentorship, and elevating design performance
As building systems and technologies evolve, we’re looking for leaders who thrive in complexity and bring precision, curiosity, and purpose to every challenge.
This is more than a role—it’s an opportunity to shape the built environment with a firm that values insight, collaboration, and technical excellence.
This is more than a role—it’s a chance to shape the built environment with a firm that values insight, collaboration, and technical excellence. Ready to build what’s next? We’d love to hear from you.
In this role you will:
- Be responsible for HVAC engineering design including calculating heating and cooling loads, select equipment, layout duct and piping, create and edit project details, and write and edit project engineering specifications.
- Be responsible for plumbing systems design including calculating capacities and loads, laying out piping systems and details, and editing project specifications.
- participate in design review meetings and workshops;
- Resolve a variety of complex design challenges including conflicting Owner and project requirements, application of different system types, or challenging field conditions.
- Research design options and document findings for the project team.
- Assure drawings and designs are in accordance with local codes and design standards.
- Coordinate with architectural and engineering disciplines as applicable.
You will need to have:
- BS. degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering
- 12+ years of consulting engineering experience with emphasis on healthcare projects for multiple client types
- Professional Engineer registration recognized by a state licensing board
- Knowledge in building controls is desired but not required
- Revit, BIM, Trane/Trace, IES and Microsoft Office skills required
- Must be in Rochester or willing to relocate (relocation assistance provided by HGA)
Salary Information:
The pay range listed aligns to the geography of the office for which this position is posted. Actual compensation will be based upon work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Individuals in this role working more than 24 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in HGA’s robust benefit programs which include an annual bonus and success sharing bonus program, 401(k) guaranteed contribution, paid parental leave, medical, dental and life insurance plans as well as PTO and short- and long-term disability programs. Salary Range: $87,100 - $119,800.
Additional Information:
At HGA, you’ll do the best work of your career. We design with impact by diving deep into the people and passions that shape every place. Empathy fuels us, curiosity drives us, and meaningful work leads to innovation. We celebrate individuality, embrace flexibility, and thrive together in the office three days a week.
Join our nationally recognized, award-winning team of architects, engineers, and interior designers — help us shape what’s next.
Learn more about us here.
Application Requirements & InstructionsPlease submit resume for consideration.
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering
- 12 or more years of consulting engineering experience
- Experience with healthcare projects and multiple client types
- Professional Engineer registration recognized by a state licensing board
- Revit skills
- BIM skills
- Trane/Trace skills
- IES skills
- Microsoft Office skills
- Knowledge of building controls
- Must be located in Rochester, Minnesota, or willing to relocate
What We Do
HGA is a national interdisciplinary design firm committed to making a positive, lasting impact for our clients and communities through research-based, holistic solutions. We believe that great design requires a sense of curiosity—forming deep insight into our clients, their contexts, and the human condition. We are a collective of 1,200 architects, engineers, interior designers, planners, researchers, and strategists. Our practice spans multiple markets, including science and technology, corporate, cultural, education, local and federal government, and healthcare. HGA’s work has received numerous awards throughout our history—from our own industries, as well as those of our clients. Equally as meaningful to us is the shared impact we create with our clients through purposeful design that speaks to the human experience. #HGA #HGADesign
