Mid-Level Mechanical Engineer (Generation)
Location
Houston, TX
Wage
$86,100 – $150,950/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 13, 2026
Location
Houston, TX
Wage
$86,100 – $150,950/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 13, 2026
WSP is seeking a Mid-Level Mechanical Engineer to join their Power & Energy team, with opportunities to work on projects in various locations including Houston, TX, Seattle, WA, and others. The role involves contributing to power generation projects and being part of a globally recognized consulting firm focused on energy transition.
At roughly $57/hr, this posting sits about 119% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX — toward the top of a $22–$33/hr middle band drawn from 87 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 93% 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 351 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 197 different employers. 116 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,395 other active welding openings from 683 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.
WSP in the U.S. 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 Welding Shop in Austin, TX (26), Zachry Group (25), and Austin Industries (25). 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 Burleson at $40/hr, La Porte at $38/hr, and Midlothian at $38/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. Mid-Level Mechanical Engineer (Generation) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.