Piping Engineer

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Wage

$102,900 – $170,000/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on October 8, 2026

Job Description

Overview

At Jacobs, we are reinventing tomorrow by solving critical problems for thriving cities and resilient environments. We are looking for a high-energy Piping Engineer to join our Building Mechanical team, delivering solutions for industrial facilities and helping clients capitalize on emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Perform mechanical/piping engineering under the direction of a senior project manager.
  • Coordinate the design and drafting of piping discipline tasks for projects.
  • Monitor the progress of work and performance of the design team.
  • Meet with clients locally.
  • Develop piping systems concepts.
  • Generate piping design calculations including equipment and pipe sizing.
  • Create P&ID’s and Block Flow Diagrams.
  • Perform equipment selections and generate specifications for systems and equipment.
  • Coordinate and collaborate with project team members and other disciplines.
  • Perform static pipe stress analysis.
  • Check drawings developed by project team members.
  • Lead a design team within the piping discipline.
  • Support work for/in other offices and countries, which may include travel.
  • Organize work and delegate tasks to others.
  • Work independently and as part of a design team.
  • Check and perform quality assurance reviews of drawings by junior engineers.
  • Formulate design criteria for project specifications and drawings.
  • Mentor junior staff.

Requirements

  • BS in Mechanical Engineering.
  • 8+ years’ experience in piping design for industrial and commercial facilities.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to perform field/site visits, including climbing ladders.
  • Ability to travel, estimated at 10%.
  • Adaptability to work in a fast-paced team environment with multiple deadlines.
  • Ability to lead a building mechanical team and collaborate with other disciplines.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This role is a hybrid role from any Jacobs location.
  • Job posted on October 08, 2026.
  • Position will be open for at least 3 days.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Philadelphia, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $66/hr, this posting sits about 87% above the $35/hr median for welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA — toward the top of a $30–$39/hr middle band drawn from 20 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 100% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Philadelphia, PA

We're tracking 56 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 37 different employers. 23 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 277 other active welding openings from 178 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Philadelphia, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TradeWorx (7), Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) (7), and Crash Champions (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $35/hr and York at $25/hr. Philadelphia is among them.

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