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Job Description

Overview

Bragg Companies, founded in 1946, has grown into one of the largest integrated service companies in the construction industry, specializing in crane service, rigging, and heavy haul. They are currently seeking a Rigging Engineer I for their Long Beach, CA branch.

Responsibilities

  • Develop lift plans for load handling activities using AutoCAD and/or SolidWorks.
  • Perform rigging details and analysis.
  • Read blueprints and manufacturing drawings.
  • Assist in preparing design development and construction documents.
  • Consult with the supervisor on unusual problems or developments.
  • Keep senior staff informed of important and relevant planning/design decisions.

Requirements

  • B.S. in Civil, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering degree or higher.
  • FE/EIT certification preferred.
  • 1 to 2 years of relevant experience with SolidWorks/AutoCAD.
  • Competent in using MS Office.
  • Strong attention to detail with excellent analytical and judgment capabilities.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Self-starter, highly motivated, requiring minimal supervision, and able to work well in a team environment.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Must be able to travel to project site when needed.
  • Ability to work at Headquarters in Long Beach, CA.
  • Standard office environment with prolonged periods of sitting and computer use.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Long Beach, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting comes in about 29% below the $49/hr median for welding jobs in Long Beach, CA, where the middle half runs $32–$63/hr across 51 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 27% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Long Beach, CA

We're tracking 62 other active welding openings in Long Beach, CA right now, from 23 different employers. 31 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 565 other active welding openings from 258 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Long Beach, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (37), Relativity Space (21), and Honeywell Aerospace (17). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Long Beach at $49/hr, Santa Ana at $48/hr, and Los Angeles at $43/hr. Long Beach is among them.

Similar openings near Long Beach, CA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Rigging Engineer I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.