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BakerRisk

Structural Engineer (Blast Resistant) - San Antonio & Houston

Location

Houston, TX

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on September 4, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, Inc. (BakerRisk) is seeking an entry-level Blast Resistant Structural Engineer for their San Antonio or Houston office. The role involves evaluating and designing structures exposed to extreme loading conditions to protect people in hazardous environments.

Responsibilities

  • Perform specific tasks as assigned by project managers of limited scope.
  • Conduct nonlinear blast response analysis.
  • Develop detailed structural designs and design concepts.
  • Prepare design specifications.
  • Support research and accident investigations.
  • Develop and review structural drawings.
  • Review numerical calculations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering required; Master's degree preferred.
  • 0 to 5 years of experience or strong interest in structural design.
  • Knowledge of structural engineering principles.
  • Experience with structural drawing packages.
  • Willingness to travel 25%-30% of the time.
  • Excellent communication and writing skills.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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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 $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 87 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 360 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 211 different employers. 124 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 737 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.

BakerRisk currently has 1 other opening 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 Zachry Group (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (23). 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, San Angelo at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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