Mechanical Designer Part-Time Internship
Location
Phoenix, AZ
Wage
$21 – $23/hr
Employment Type
Part-time
Posted on September 16, 2026
Location
Phoenix, AZ
Wage
$21 – $23/hr
Employment Type
Part-time
Posted on September 16, 2026
SSOE’s Tool Install division specializes in high-tech facility design, offering top-tier design and engineering services to a diverse array of clients. They are seeking a Part-Time Mechanical Designer Intern to engage in the design process of cutting-edge industrial and high-tech manufacturing facilities.
At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 27% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ, where the middle half runs $25–$38/hr across 89 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 11% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.
We're tracking 211 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 137 different employers. 64 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 500 other active welding openings from 273 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Phoenix, or widen the search to Arizona.
The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (20), EZARC (19), and Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (15). 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, Mesa at $33/hr, and Phoenix at $30/hr. Phoenix is among them.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Mechanical Designer Part-Time Internship figures were last recalculated when this page was built.