Back to Jobs

Job Description

Overview

The AES Group is a premier technology and engineering consulting company seeking an experienced Structural Designer to support the Design & Drafting Group in developing comprehensive packaged equipment designs and production-level drawings. The role involves interpreting customer requirements and engineering specifications to create structural, mechanical, electrical, and controls sub-assemblies for packaged equipment systems.

Responsibilities

  • Interprets piping and instrument diagrams, site layouts, and equipment layouts.
  • Builds and maintains effective working relationships with other designers and departments.
  • Maintains drafting production schedule for different types of drawings ensuring accuracy of deliverables.
  • Creates 3D models and layouts including mating surfaces and assemblies.
  • Produces layouts and section views with BOMs, callouts, and dimensions.
  • Reviews scope documents and specifications for verification of design against design intent.
  • Demonstrates ability to execute designs on basic projects.
  • Conducts model reviews per department processes with assistance.
  • Supports the desired culture and work environment of the department.
  • Executes the design process per department processes.

Requirements

  • Experience designing in Revit (pipe routing, skids, weldments).
  • Experience with SolidWorks, Microsoft Office Suites, Google Docs.
  • Capable of producing package/plant designs and layouts.
  • Mechanical, structural, electrical, and controls design experience.
  • Awareness of codes applicable to TAS equipment including NEC, IEC, ASME, AISC, AWS, UMC, OSHA, and building codes.
  • Capable of performing most design and SolidWorks modeling tasks under direction or supervision.

Additional Information

  • Location: Houston, TX
Apply for This Position

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 88 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 351 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 196 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 682 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.

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.

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.

Similar openings near Houston, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Structural Engineer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.