Senior Mechanical Engineer

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October 10

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍🔧 Mechanical Engineer

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Ho-Chunk, Inc.

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B2B • Gaming • Social Impact

Ho-Chunk, Inc. is a Native American-owned company established in 1994, dedicated to enhancing the economic independence and self-sufficiency of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The company focuses on creating jobs and advancing community welfare through programs that prioritize housing, education, and employment. Ho-Chunk, Inc. actively engages in government contracting, gaming, and various commercial markets to contribute to the socioeconomic growth of its tribal community, helping to establish a thriving middle class.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1994

🤝 B2B

🎮 Gaming

🌍 Social Impact

📋 Description

• Serves as a leadership position within the mechanical engineering functional category, providing day-to-day direction of technical work as required by individual Task Orders • Provides expert support and technical advice to the Government on mechanical engineering issues concerning the development and conservation of renewable energy resources • Performs complex engineering assignments with specified objectives, involving conventional plans, calculations, and specifications, with work reviewed for the application of sound professional judgment • Evaluates the feasibility of planned renewable energy projects from multiple viewpoints, including financial feasibility, technical viability, operational viability, and practicality • Reviews and evaluates grant proposals for energy and mineral development projects, assessing the technical merit, feasibility, and alignment with program objectives • Monitors assigned grants throughout their full lifecycle, from award to closeout, ensuring compliance, tracking progress against milestones, and providing technical assistance to grantees • Performs design calculations and prepares equipment or material specifications using relevant design software • Provides technical direction across various DEMD departments, including the Renewable Energy Program, to ensure an integrated approach to resource development • May be expected to perform supervisory responsibilities, such as coordinating the work of designers and other technical support personnel, reporting to the On-Site Lead and Project Manager

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering or closely related discipline; Master’s preferred (e.g., MSME, Energy Systems) • FE required; PE strongly preferred (or ability to obtain within 12 months) • 6-8 years of progressively responsible experience in mechanical design and engineering for energy, industrial, or infrastructure projects (renewables, thermal generation, process/utility systems) • Demonstrated success across multiple technology areas, such as balance-of-plant for solar/wind/geothermal/biomass, HVAC and thermal systems, fluid handling (pumps, piping, valves), pressure vessels, water/wastewater utilities, and thermal storage • Significant experience leading full lifecycle engineering requirements and basis-of-design, load/thermal calculations, equipment selection/specs, 3D model coordination, P&IDs, piping layout, skid/package integration, commissioning plans, and O&M documentation plus QA/QC of team deliverables • Proven capability with engineering economics (capex/opex estimating, LCCA, value engineering, constructability reviews) and supporting feasibility studies and pro formas with defendable mechanical inputs and risks • Hands-on technical reporting and compliance: authoring design narratives, calculation packages, and technical memos; applying codes/standards (ASME, API, ANSI, ASTM, AWWA, NFPA) and executing design reviews (FMEA/HAZOP) • Owner/agency interface experience representing project owners in technical negotiations with OEMs/EPCs (equipment specs, warranties, performance guarantees), and in coordination with permitting/regulatory bodies (e.g., NEPA touchpoints, rights-of-way, environmental constraints) • Track record of executive-level presentations and able to translate complex mechanical issues and trade-offs into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders (Tribal leadership, Federal program managers, boards) • Supervisory/mentoring experience managing junior engineers and consultants: work-planning, day-to-day direction, design checks, and professional development • Comfortable with site walks, punchlists, vendor FAT/SAT, start-up/commissioning protocols, and safety

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work options • Professional development opportunities