Job Description

Overview

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. We are seeking a hands-on Mechanical Engineer for our Pasadena electromechanical service center, focusing on mechanical work, shop inspections, precision measurements, and field service overhauls.

Responsibilities

  • Support day-to-day shop and field operations, including rotating equipment inspections, teardowns, repair evaluations, and hands-on overhauls.
  • Collaborate with the machine shop, quotation team, and internal stakeholders on mechanical findings to define accurate repair scopes.
  • Perform or verify precision measurements using micrometers and calipers, document findings clearly, and complete assigned tasks on schedule.
  • Create and update CAD drawings (SolidWorks or Autodesk) to document design or repair changes for customer review.
  • Act as the primary mechanical point of contact for customers during on-site inspections and repair evaluations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
  • 3+ years of experience in rotating equipment repair or overhaul, manufacturing, package design and assembly, or field service for mechanical equipment.
  • Proficient with CAD software (SolidWorks or Autodesk).
  • Working knowledge of rolling element bearings, sleeve/babbitt bearings, mechanical seals, oil seals, shaft alignment, and vibration analysis.
  • Comfortable using precision measuring tools (micrometers and calipers).
  • Familiarity with seal and bearing clearances to shafts is preferred.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Location: Pasadena, TX Service Center (with up to 40% field service assignments).

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Pasadena, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Pasadena, TX currently run a median of $37/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$40/hr across 10 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 Pasadena, TX

We're tracking 47 other active welding openings in Pasadena, TX right now, from 24 different employers. 15 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,287 other active welding openings from 583 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Pasadena, or widen the search to Texas.

Sulzer currently has 2 other openings 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 Austin Industries (35), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (25), and Zachry Group (22). 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 Abernathy at $45/hr, Arlington at $40/hr, and Pasadena at $37/hr. Pasadena is among them.

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