Entry Level Engineer -- Fuels

Location

Dallas, TX

Wage

$70,000 – $75,000/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on October 26, 2026

Job Description

Overview

APTIM is seeking motivated and proactive entry level engineers to join their team serving Federal Fueling programs, which provide engineering and construction services for fueling facilities. This role involves applying critical thinking and practical field awareness across all phases of project execution, offering significant opportunities for professional growth.

Responsibilities

  • Review and interpret specifications, drawings, scopes of work, and field-collected data for constructability and compliance.
  • Prepare scopes of work, specifications, drawings, material lists, estimates, calculations, work methods, and project reports.
  • Complete requests for information (RFIs), review submittals, and select materials based on prior field experience.
  • Apply and uphold standards from relevant governing bodies to ensure compliance with best practices.
  • Observe construction activities and verify compliance with codes, standards, and contractual requirements.
  • Work directly with subcontractors to clarify technical requirements and resolve field challenges.
  • Organize and manage documents to support successful completion of construction activities.
  • Gather productivity data for construction activities to support estimating and planning efforts.

Requirements

  • BS Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Must be a US Citizen and able to pass a background check
  • Previous experience preferred
  • FE and EIT candidates preferred
  • Willingness to travel 10-15% of time
  • AutoCAD experience preferred

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Typical international locations include Europe, Japan, Guam, Diego Garcia, and other Pacific Island sites.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Dallas, TX, whose middle half runs $29–$39/hr across 43 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 44% 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 Dallas, TX

We're tracking 125 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 73 different employers. 42 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,245 other active welding openings from 548 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (39), Zachry Group (30), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (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 Old Sixth Ward at $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Dallas at $36/hr. Dallas is among them.

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