Project Engineer I
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Wage
$70,000 – $90,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 2, 2026
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Wage
$70,000 – $90,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 2, 2026
E2 Consulting Engineers, LP (E2) is a professional services firm established in 1988 specializing in a full spectrum of engineering services. The Project Engineer I will join the Project Execution Team in major natural gas pipeline integrity, retrofits, pipeline replacement, and pipeline hydrotest transmission projects.
At roughly $38/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $40/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA, whose middle half runs $30–$57/hr across 73 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 45% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.
We're tracking 101 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 61 different employers. 64 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 627 other active welding openings from 306 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.
E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc. currently has 1 other opening live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (31), Aerotek (16), and Volt (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 California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $51/hr, Santa Ana at $48/hr, and Long Beach at $40/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Project Engineer I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.