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Overview

This entry-level position offers a great opportunity to launch your structural engineering career with an established firm, gaining valuable experience in designing real-world buildings while working alongside experienced engineers. The role focuses on structural design for various building projects and includes excellent benefits and professional development support.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with structural engineering design for residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.
  • Prepare structural calculations, drawings, and engineering documentation under the guidance of experienced engineers.
  • Support the design of steel, concrete, masonry, and wood structural systems.
  • Work with project engineers to develop practical, code-compliant structural solutions.
  • Assist with structural analysis, design reviews, and construction documentation.
  • Collaborate with engineers, designers, and project managers throughout the design process.
  • Learn industry software, engineering standards, and building design best practices.
  • Gain exposure to real-world engineering challenges while developing your technical and problem-solving skills.

Requirements

  • Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a closely related discipline preferred.
  • Interest in building structural engineering and design.
  • 1+ years of building structural design experience is a plus, not required.
  • Familiarity with structural analysis, engineering calculations, or construction drawings through coursework, internships, or professional experience.
  • Exposure to AutoCAD, Revit, RISA, RAM, or other structural engineering software is a plus.
  • Strong attention to detail, communication skills, and eagerness to learn.
  • Recent graduates and candidates with internship or academic project experience are welcome.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Location: Phoenix, AZ | On-site
  • Primarily office-based engineering position focused on structural design.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $36/hr, this posting sits about 20% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ — toward the top of a $23–$39/hr middle band drawn from 91 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 69% 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 Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 214 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 121 different employers. 83 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 501 other active welding openings from 237 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Phoenix, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (33), EZARC (22), and Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (21). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tolleson at $38/hr, Tempe at $32/hr, and Phoenix at $30/hr. Phoenix is among them.

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