Job Description

Overview

My client, an industrial engineering and manufacturing company, is looking for an Entry-Level Structural Designer to join its engineering team. The role involves producing and updating structural and mechanical drawings for industrial electrical buildings, including Power Distribution Centres (PDCs), E-Houses, skids and structural steel components.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and revise 2D AutoCAD drawings for structural and mechanical applications
  • Assist with equipment layouts, structural steel details, fabrication drawings and general arrangements
  • Develop framing plans, skid bases, floor details, member connections and weld details
  • Support base plate, anchor bolt and lifting lug layouts
  • Coordinate structural designs with electrical equipment, cable trays, HVAC and other building requirements
  • Review drawings for accuracy and maintain organised project documentation
  • Work closely with engineering, project management and production teams
  • Support fabrication and assembly by resolving drawing and fit-up issues
  • Visit the production floor to verify dimensions and check installations

Requirements

  • Basic proficiency in 2D AutoCAD
  • Background in structural or mechanical drafting, or a relevant technical design qualification
  • Basic understanding of structural steel sections, connections and welding symbols
  • Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
  • Good communication skills and willingness to learn
  • Comfortable working collaboratively with engineering and production teams

Additional Information

  • Location: Crosby, TX (Onsite)
  • Type: Full-time, Permanent

How this job compares in Crosby, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $48/hr, this posting sits about 25% above the $38/hr median for structural welder jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $28–$43/hr middle band drawn from 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 93% 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 Crosby, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Crosby, TX, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,117 other active welding openings from 509 employers. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (34), Zachry Group (28), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (18). 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 Arlington at $39/hr, Dallas at $38/hr, and Irving at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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