Mechanical Design Engineer
Location
Tempe, AZ
Wage
$85,000 – $130,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 28, 2026
Location
Tempe, AZ
Wage
$85,000 – $130,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 28, 2026
GTI is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to support the design and development of mechanical systems for modular infrastructure projects. This role involves collaboration with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to create manufacturable designs and production documentation, with potential travel of up to 10%.
At roughly $52/hr, this posting sits about 85% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs in Tempe, AZ — toward the top of a $26–$52/hr middle band drawn from 11 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 73% 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.
We're tracking 36 other active welding openings in Tempe, AZ right now, from 27 different employers. 20 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 488 other active welding openings from 277 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tempe, or widen the search to Arizona.
GTI Fabrication currently has 10 other openings live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (14), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (14), and GTI Fabrication (10). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are El Mirage at $38/hr, Waddell at $34/hr, and Phoenix at $32/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. Mechanical Design Engineer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.