Job Description

Overview

Brindley Engineering is seeking a detail-oriented, reliable, and creative team player to assist senior designers and engineers in field evaluations of equipment and piping systems, as well as developing 2D and 3D AutoCAD drawings for engineering work packages.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct field evaluations and measurements of existing piping systems
  • Create 3D AutoCAD designs of piping, equipment, and structures
  • Develop 2D AutoCAD drawings of plans, elevations, and isometrics
  • Assist in the development of evaluation reports
  • Embrace emerging technologies

Requirements

  • Studying for a 2 or 4-year engineering or technology degree
  • No prior experience needed
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD and Microsoft Office required
  • Experience with measuring, building, and constructing
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Individual field assignments typically have unique requirements
  • Must possess physical mobility and may need to lift up to 50 lbs
  • May be required to work at heights and in confined spaces
  • Must be able to work in all weather conditions while wearing appropriate PPE
  • May need to adhere to a client’s random drug testing program

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Lisle, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, whose middle half runs $27–$39/hr across 247 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 58% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Lisle, IL

Lisle, IL is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 333 other active welding openings from 207 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

Brindley Engineering Corporation currently has 1 other opening live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Staff on Site (13), S&C Electric Company (10), and Gerber Collision & Glass (10). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $37/hr, Elk Grove Village at $36/hr, and Bedford Park at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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