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Overview

The Product Engineer I position involves executing designs to support sales, engineering, and manufacturing efforts within the company, focusing on producing safe, technically accurate, and cost-effective designs.

Responsibilities

  • Support sales, manufacturing, and engineering efforts by creating necessary documentation, calculations, drawings, designs, and schematics.
  • Perform calculations and material selection to ensure compliance with quality assurance, sales, and customer requirements.
  • Manage drawing/design database including new drawings, calculators, design files, revisions, and archiving.
  • Create and review technical drawings and specifications.
  • Perform and evaluate simulations and calculations to test and validate designs and documentation.
  • Maintain and update all ISO, ASME, API, and other quality assurance requirements.
  • Expand knowledge of engineering and design quality standards and documentation.
  • Perform engineering and quality assurance checks prior to product shipment.
  • May perform other work-related functions as deemed necessary by the supervisor.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
  • Minimum of 1-5 years of mechanical design experience, including internships.
  • Experience in Mechanical Design and Analysis.
  • Familiarity with ASME, ISO, and API compliance regulations preferred.
  • Familiarity with manufacturing processes preferred.
  • Experience with CAD Software, AutoCAD, SolidWorks 2016 or newer preferred.
  • Proficiency in MS Office Suite, specifically MS Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
  • Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.
  • Excellent initiative and organizational skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong attention to detail.

Additional Information

  • Shift: On-site
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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 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 197 different employers. 117 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.

Valmet 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.

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.

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