Job Description

Overview

The Mid-Level Mechanical Engineer supports mechanical engineering activities across projects, ensuring the delivery of safe, compliant, and high-quality design solutions. This role involves equipment design and selection, collaboration with stakeholders, and guidance to less experienced engineers throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Perform the design, specification, and procurement of pressure vessels, heat transfer, or rotating equipment for oil & gas and energy projects.
  • Prepare and review mechanical equipment specifications, datasheets, requisitions, and technical bid evaluations.
  • Conduct technical evaluations, evaluate equipment suitability, and issue clarification of supplier bids; complete technical reports to support order placement.
  • Review vendor documentation and technical submittals to ensure compliance with ASME Section VIII, ANSI, API, and other applicable codes, standards, and project requirements.
  • Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and contribute to internal standards and best practices.
  • Interface with vendors, clients, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure technical alignment and integration.
  • Support fabrication, inspection, and testing activities including factory and site acceptance testing.
  • Support construction, commissioning, and troubleshooting activities as needed.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • BSc, MSc or equivalent in Mechanical / Engineering Technology is required.
  • 5–9 years of experience in heat transfer/pressure vessel design and analysis or rotating machinery design, preferably within EPC environments.
  • Strong working knowledge of ASME Section VIII, API, ANSI, ISO, BS, and other relevant industry standards.
  • Experience in equipment selection, specifications, requisitions, technical bid evaluation, and supplier document reviews in engineering firms or equipment manufacturers.
  • Ability to comprehend and interpret technical information applicable to Mechanical Engineering.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
  • High level of commitment to safety.
  • Highly motivated and positive attitude.
  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) preferred.
  • Proficiency in PV Elite, Compress, or similar design/analysis tools.

Additional Information

  • Work is primarily conducted in an office environment but may require occasional travel to off-site work locations.
  • Field duties may require outdoor work in a plant or facility.
  • When on field assignment you may be required to work in a plant and/or shop areas around production machinery subject to varying temperatures and noise.
  • May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes.
  • May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis.

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 $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$37/hr across 86 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 341 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 192 different employers. 94 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,256 other active welding openings from 596 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 Austin Industries (29), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (23). 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 Midlothian at $38/hr, Irving at $38/hr, and Pasadena at $37/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.

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