Associate Mechanical Engineer
Location
Tempe, AZ
Wage
$70,400 – $99,100/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 17, 2026
Location
Tempe, AZ
Wage
$70,400 – $99,100/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 17, 2026
WSP has an exciting career opportunity for an Associate Mechanical Engineer to join their Pump Stations and Pipelines team in various locations. The role involves supporting projects related to hydraulic, mechanical, and pipeline systems, primarily in mining and industrial sectors.
At roughly $41/hr, this posting sits about 57% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs in Tempe, AZ — toward the top of a $24–$30/hr middle band drawn from 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 90% 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 27 other active welding openings in Tempe, AZ right now, from 19 different employers. 11 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 500 other active welding openings from 274 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.
WSP in the U.S. currently has 1 other opening 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 (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. 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. Associate Mechanical Engineer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.