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Houston, TXJob$104–192K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Design Engineer IV serves as an Area Lead or Lead on assigned projects or performs moderately complex engineering assignments. The role applies engineering techniques to complex assignments, develops and reviews specifications, supports procurement and permitting activities, performs calculations, and evaluates solutions to engineering problems. Candidates must have an accredited four-year engineering degree and eight years of work-related experience.
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Full job description
At Fluor, we are proud to design and build projects and careers. We are committed to fostering a welcoming and collaborative work environment that encourages big-picture thinking, brings out the best in our employees, and helps us develop innovative solutions that contribute to building a better world together. If this sounds like a culture you would like to work in, you’re invited to apply for this role.
Job Description
The purpose of this position is to provide the essential administrative processes, technical knowledge, and perform the work listed. This role has the responsibility to promote Fluor’s competitiveness within the global marketplace by delivering quality services of unmatched value and technical competence. This position serves as an Area Lead or Lead on assigned projects or performs moderately complex engineering assignments, evaluates, selects, and applies standard engineering techniques to a broad set of complex assignments.
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Apply Cost Competitive Execution techniques to develop the most cost-effective total project solution for execution of the discipline engineering work
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Develop and review specifications, including design criteria
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Participate in activities associated with equipment and material procurement, permitting, and subcontracting
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Perform and check calculations, specify equipment, and solve moderately complex engineering problems
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Review vendor equipment documentation within the discipline and from other disciplines for compliance with project requirements, and actively seek discrepancy resolution
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Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding solutions to problems with varying complexity in accordance with organization and/or project objectives and guidelines
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Other duties as assigned
Basic Job Requirements
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Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in engineering field of study and eight (8) years of work-related experience; a recognized professional certification or registration in the applicable field, if required; some locations may have additional or different qualifications in order to comply with local requirements
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Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and visitors
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Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job
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Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines
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Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner
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Professional registration and membership in technical society (preferred)
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Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards, commercial availability and cost of materials
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Effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting
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Practical field experience
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Intermediate computer and software skills to include the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs
Other Job Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by governing law.
Benefits Statement: Fluor is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to promote employee health, wellness, and financial security. Our offerings include medical, dental and vision plans, EAP, disability coverage, life insurance, AD&D, voluntary benefit plans, 401(k) with a company match, paid time off (personal, bereavement, sick, holidays) for salaried employees, paid sick leave per state requirement for craft employees, parental leave, and training and development courses.
Market Rate Statement: The market rate for the role is typically at the mid-point of the salary range; however, variations in final salary are determined by additional factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.
Notice to Candidates: Background checks are carried out as part of any conditional offer made, including (but not limited to & role dependent) education, professional registration, employment, references, passport verifications and Global Watchlist screening.
To be Considered Candidates: Must be authorized to work in the country where the position is located.
Salary Range: $103,500.00 - $191,500.00
How this job compares
Set against the 2,680 open Design Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$104–192K/yr
- Texas median$117–165K/yr121 salary ranges
- US median$110–160K/yr1,706 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $148K, is 4% above the Texas median midpoint ($143K) — in the middle half of Design Engineer salary ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 299 open Design Engineer jobs in Texas and 2,680 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Design Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,199 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,827 of the 2,680 open Design Engineer jobs (68%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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