Mid-Level Mechanical Engineer (Generation)
Location
Mount Laurel, NJ
Wage
$86,100 – $150,950/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on October 6, 2026
Location
Mount Laurel, NJ
Wage
$86,100 – $150,950/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on October 6, 2026
WSP is seeking a Mid-Level Mechanical Engineer to join its Power & Energy team in Houston, TX, with additional locations considered. The role involves working on projects related to power generation and contributing to a growing organization focused on energy transition.
At roughly $57/hr, this posting sits about 68% above the $34/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey — toward the top of a $30–$40/hr middle band drawn from 84 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 94% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.
This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Mount Laurel, NJ, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 143 other active welding openings from 102 employers. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.
WSP in the U.S. currently has 2 other openings live in New Jersey, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are gpac (11), DC Fabricators (4), and Depot Connect International (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are South Plainfield at $32/hr and Lyndhurst at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Mid-Level Mechanical Engineer (Generation) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.