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This is a full time/direct hire position located in Midlothian, Virginia- (Richmond, VA area).\nKey Requirements & Responsibilities:\nResponsible for performing engineering duties on assigned projects including equipment specifications, process piping, material handling and conveying, HVAC, and other mechanically related engineering and design.\nManage the engineering and design process from inception to completion. This includes: leading projects, work planning, directing and overseeing designers and engineers assigned to your projects, design reviews (both internal and with client), and checking deliverables (calculations, drawings, technical reports)\nMechanical Engineering undergraduate degree from an ABET accredited school\n Job Responsibilities:Direct customer interface and coordination\nDevelop study reports, bids, proposals, scopes of work, P&IDs, estimates, schedules, material lists, design concepts, scope change documents, correspondence, and other project documentation per customer and corporate guidelines\nManage scope, schedule, and budget\nManage the engineering and design process from inception to completion. This includes: leading projects, work planning, directing and overseeing designers and engineers assigned to your projects, design reviews (both internal and with client), and checking deliverables (calculations, drawings, technical reports)\nExercise innovative cost efficiency approaches in the project design to reduce construction costs and increase productivity\nSize and specify typical process equipment such as pumps, tanks, chemical reactors, heat exchangers, chillers, condensers, mixers, etc.\nPerform calculations to size and specify process, service and utility piping systems\nPerform calculations to size and specify safety relief devices\nReview equipment submittals for accuracy and validate against specifications\nMaintain familiarity with various industrial codes such as ASME and API\nVisit customer sites for field work\nAssist in commissioning and start up\n Job Requirements:Mechanical Engineering undergraduate degree from an ABET accredited school\n10+ years of heavy industrial experience in a design or project engineering role.\nVirginia Professional Engineer preferred but not required\nMust have heavy industrial experience \nProject management experience\nExperience working in a multidiscipline engineering consulting firm\nProcess safety experience (PHAs, HAZOPs, Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, Inherently Safer Design, Documentation to support process safety, etc.)\nCurrent working knowledge of safety relief device code requirements, calculations, sizing and system design procedures\nCurrent working knowledge of mechanical engineering principles with an emphasis on fluid mechanics, mass and heat transfer, and thermodynamics\nWorking knowledge of incorporating safety, maintainability, constructability, and operational requirements into the design process\nMust be technically sound, and be willing to mentor junior engineers \nStrong communication and organizational skills\nStrong ethics and corporate loyalty\nMust be results oriented\nMust be a team player\nMust possess uncompromised commitment to quality\nMust be US citizen, have a valid U.S. Driver's license, Clear Background, Pass a Drug test\nBenefits:We offer a fast paced, exciting work environment with a competitive compensation package including: Health Care Benefits, Paid Time Off & Holidays, Flexible work schedules, Work life balance, Paid overtime, Performance based bonus, 401K match and Tuition reimbursement. The salary range for this position is $1200k-$150k with a 10% discretionary bonus target.\nCompany Overview:\nWe hire the best in Engineering & Design! Hands-on experience, years of industry knowledge, continuous training, and commitment to excellence are some of the attributes that make Progressive Design’s professional staff the best at what we do. The company has experienced consistent growth and on-going success from hiring the right people that focus on client success, embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and demonstrate the highest integrity.\nProgressive Design, Inc. (PDI) is a private, family-owned, Heavy Industrial Engineering & Design Consulting firm that provides valued engineering services. Founded in 1986 by Robert Ranson, Progressive Design has grown to become one of the largest privately held multi-discipline engineering firms in central Virginia. In 2021, Robert’s daughter and Progressive Design President, Erica Burgess, acquired ownership and established Progressive Design as a Woman-Owned business.\nOur team’s knowledge and hands-on experience can take projects from concept to startup. As a full service, multi-discipline engineering consulting firm, we support manufacturing facilities and clients in many key areas including: EPC/Turnkey projects, project feasibility studies, process improvement analysis, new process design, process upgrades, air pollution abatement technology and integration, environmental compliance, product design, industrial capital projects, and detailed project/construction estimates.\nWe serve Fortune 500 companies in industries such as chemical, tobacco, power, films, fibers, plastics, paper, pharmaceuticals, metals, food and beverage, and discrete manufacturing.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5367,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Flexible schedule","Performance based bonus"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Chemical Engineering"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-15T01:56:01Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":38,"reasons":["conf:3","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-15T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/progressive-design-senior-mechanical-engineer-progressive-design","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/progressive-design-senior-mechanical-engineer-progressive-design.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-15T22:26:46Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":34083,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4419037},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4419037"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fprogressive-design-senior-mechanical-engineer-progressive-design"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fprogressive-design-senior-mechanical-engineer-progressive-design"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fprogressive-design-senior-mechanical-engineer-progressive-design"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/progressive-design-senior-mechanical-engineer-progressive-design\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fprogressive-design-senior-mechanical-engineer-progressive-design"}]}