Job Description

Overview

NRG is focused on creating a smarter, cleaner, and more connected future through innovative solutions in energy and home services. The Pump Engineer position is responsible for all aspects of rotating equipment repair and projects, emphasizing safety, environmental compliance, and quality.

Responsibilities

  • Promote accident prevention and safety awareness through briefings and audits.
  • Make sound, timely decisions with little or no supervision.
  • Follow quality control procedures and monitor compliance.
  • Participate in team environments to develop work scopes and schedules.
  • Write pump repair estimates and procedures.
  • Perform equipment failure root cause analysis.
  • Create machine drawings of new and existing equipment.
  • Choose materials for equipment repairs and manufacture.
  • Manage projects at multiple locations and monitor maintenance work.
  • Control project budgets and monitor expenditures.
  • Perform special assignments including staffing studies and policy reviews.
  • Establish high standards of business conduct and ethical behavior.
  • Coordinate contractor activities as required.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in a pump repair shop or related field.
  • Knowledge of pump repair specifications (API).
  • Strong understanding of mechanical systems.
  • Knowledge of machining and welding processes.
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of materials, mechanics of materials, statics, and dynamics preferred.
  • Experience with Autodesk Inventor or Solidworks software preferred.

Additional Information

  • Normal office, machine shop, and/or power plant environment.
  • Requires operation of a motor vehicle; valid state Driver’s License.
  • Work overtime and non-standard hours as required.
  • Some travel will be required.
  • Available on a 24/7 emergency basis.

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$32/hr across 77 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 329 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 194 different employers. 145 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,339 other active welding openings from 721 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

NRG Energy currently has 3 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (27), Zachry Group (22), and Austin Industries (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Houston, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Pump Engineer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.