Join a Team Where Engineering Excellence Drives Opportunity

At Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI), we bring together expertise and innovation to solve the most complex challenges. Since 1978, we’ve supported mission-driven organizations in designing systems and environments that advance society and improve lives. Today, with more than 900 professionals across 22 offices, we help shape the future of healthcare, science and technology, energy, education, and other vital sectors.

In San Diego, our designs power some of the region’s most advanced and sustainable facilities—including UC San Diego’s Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI), a LEED Gold-certified hub for cutting-edge clinical trials, and Tata Hall, where chilled beam systems and flexible lab infrastructure support world-class life science research. At the new  Scripps Memorial Hospital North Tower, opened in 2025, we designed MEP systems designed to enhance patient comfort, safety, and operational efficiency—while ensuring the facility is fully prepared to adapt to future healthcare challenges, including being ready for the next pandemic.

AEI consistently earns national recognition from leading industry publications, including Building Design+Construction, Engineering News-Record, and Consulting-Specifying Engineer, and is consistently ranked among the top 10 engineering firms in the nation for both healthcare and life sciences by BD+C.

As a Piping/Plumbing Engineer II in our San Diego office, you’ll collaborate with some of the brightest minds in engineering—where every idea is welcomed, and your contributions help advance science and improve lives. Come help us build a more sustainable, energy-efficient, and innovative future for all. 

Why We Need You:

In this role, you will exercise independent judgment to develop and document system designs from concept plans and technical design criteria and interprets and utilizes information set forth in basis of design as well as information gathered from users, project partners, field surveys, and code research.

Expertise of our most successful Piping/Plumbing Engineer II:

• BSAE or BSME strongly preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in designing piping/plumbing systems for healthcare, laboratory, industrial or institutional facilities.
• EIT credential strongly encouraged. PE License preferred.
• Expertise in computer operation for engineering design programs (i.e. Revit MEP, AutoCAD, Navisworks) preferred.
• Knowledge of local and national codes and standards including the California Plumbing code (CPC), NFPA 99, and NFPA 55.
• Strong working knowledge of construction collaboration software, with a strong preference for experience in Bluebeam.
  
  

Effective skills to help you flourish:

• Strong spoken and written communications skills.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Quick technical comprehension and motivation focused on client outcomes.
• Able to effectively prioritize multiple tasks.
• Effective working individually and within team environments.
  
  

When you work here, you can expect:

• A flexible, collaborative environment where your well-being matters—because your best work happens when you’re supported.
• Real opportunities to grow—through mentorship, professional development programs, and exposure to high-impact projects across disciplines.
• To collaborate with inspiring teammates who challenge the status quo, foster innovation, and pave the way for future leaders.
• A benefits package that offers health, dental, vision, and retirement, a performance-based year-end bonus, and thoughtful perks tailored to your needs—whether that's a flexible work environment, wellness resources, or community-focused initiatives, we’ll continue to invest in.
  
  

Estimated Starting Salary Range: $85,000 to $140,000

If this dynamic environment and the chance to contribute to transformative projects resonate with your ambitions, we would love to connect with you. Join us and make an impact!

Apply online at https://aeieng.com/about/careers/

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