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Overview

The Piping Stress Engineer 3 position at Sargent & Lundy involves providing technical support for piping engineering projects, focusing on evaluations in accordance with various ASME codes. The role requires a strong background in mechanical engineering and offers a hybrid work schedule with a commitment to employee well-being and competitive benefits.

Responsibilities

  • Prepares complex calculations and reviews simple calculations.
  • Reviews simple system/structural designs.
  • Prepares documented design input for drawing production under supervision.
  • Prepares specifications for balance of plant equipment.
  • Prepares bid evaluations for components and calculations for economic evaluations.
  • Prepares simple reports and studies.
  • Provides input to project budgets, schedules, and work plans.
  • Monitors own work to ensure completion within budget and schedule.
  • Uses effective communication skills to convey information clearly.
  • Communicates with vendors through complete specifications.
  • Applies accepted standards and processes to project tasks.
  • Completes work assignments within established schedules.
  • May mentor entry-level engineers.

Requirements

  • BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Aerospace, or Structural/Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
  • 3 or more years of relevant experience.
  • Knowledge of ASME B31.1 and ASME B&PV Section III piping codes.
  • Knowledge of design, selection, and application of pipe supporting elements.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • This position is based on a hybrid work schedule requiring in-office work 3 days per week.
  • No sponsorship for work authorization in the U.S. is provided.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $45/hr, this posting sits about 25% above the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL — toward the top of a $27–$45/hr middle band drawn from 89 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 76% 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.

The local market in Chicago, IL

We're tracking 108 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 60 different employers. 52 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 373 other active welding openings from 233 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.

Sargent & Lundy currently has 4 other openings live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (18), Gerber Collision & Glass (14), and Staff on Site (13). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Downers Grove at $46/hr, Chicago at $36/hr, and Addison at $32/hr. Chicago is among them.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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