Mechanical Engineer - Manhattan Tunnel Project
Location
New York, NY
Wage
$120,000 – $170,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on November 12, 2026
Location
New York, NY
Wage
$120,000 – $170,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on November 12, 2026
Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking a qualified Mechanical Engineer for the Manhattan Tunnel Project in New York, New York. The role involves supporting the design, development, analysis, and implementation of mechanical systems for various projects, requiring strong technical expertise and collaboration skills.
At roughly $70/hr, this posting sits about 74% above the $40/hr median for welding jobs in New York, NY — toward the top of a $34–$53/hr middle band drawn from 27 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.
We're tracking 39 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 33 different employers. 13 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 152 other active welding openings from 105 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in New York, or widen the search to New York.
The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (22), GTI Fabrication (3), and Veterans Health Administration (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $40/hr, Brooklyn at $33/hr, and Bronx at $30/hr. New York is among them.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Mechanical Engineer - Manhattan Tunnel Project figures were last recalculated when this page was built.