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Associate Data Engineer jobs are open across technology, finance, healthcare, and retail, at levels from new-grad to mid-level, with specializations in ETL pipeline development, cloud data infrastructure, and analytics engineering. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Accelerate possibilities . The WSP Data Center CoE (Center of Excellence) is growing, and we’re looking for smart, responsive, collaborative people to join us. Our CoE is 100% focused on data centers—supporting the world’s leading AI and cloud infrastructure companies. You’ll work to help tackle our clients’ biggest challenges: Where to build? How to secure power and water? How to develop responsibly and become a valued part of the community? AI is transforming life from scientific discoveries to smarter transportation and more sustainable communities. Data centers make it possible.
With us, you can build impact, deliver remarkable projects, and grow your career while shaping the future of the data center industry.
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for an Data Center Mechanical Engineer, Associate Consultant for our office located in Houston, TX or Dallas, TX. As a Mechanical Engineer with us, you will design complex cooling and HVAC systems including air distribution systems, chiller plants, and alternative energy solutions for mission critical facilities.
Your Impact
- Independently support the project team during design and construction stages of projects
- Design air distribution, hydronic and automated temperature controls systems
- Integrate complex mechanical engineering requirements into facility designs
- Work within multi-discipline project teams to develop drawing and specification documents for issuance to architects, contractors and building owners
- Attend client meetings and contribute to discussions
- Collaborate and coordinate with internal project discipline team members and external vendors and manufacturers
- Communicate mechanical engineering concepts and decisions to clients and stakeholders
- Interact regularly with clients, which includes maintaining current relationships and developing new relationships
- Mentor and train junior engineers
- Track and coordinate all mechanical disciplines: HVAC, Energy, Controls, Fire Protection, Fire Alarm, Plumbing, Fuel Oil Storage / Management / Distribution
- Provide oversight of all aspects of mechanical design, review systems, drawings prior to issuance
- Perform Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) evaluations for existing and new facilities, both internal and external
- Select and schedule major equipment
- Develop project specifications
- Survey and evaluate existing conditions
- Perform construction administration tasks Complete training on assigned tasks.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are
The ideal candidate has familiarity with Building Information Modeling using Revit, has strong communication skills, and an interest in liaising with internal and external design, client, and construction team members. Candidate should be willing to travel to client sites.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering with mechanical building systems emphasis
- 1-3 years of experience in designing mechanical systems for the high performing, commercial, industrial or mission critical/data center buildings
- Excellent interpersonal skills, teamwork, and written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with applicable software including AutoCAD, Revit, Trane Trace and Pipeflow
- Knowledge of building, mechanical and energy codes
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- EIT or Registered Professional Engineer (PE), if eligible
- Experience with the analysis and modeling of interior and exterior Computational Fluid Dynamics of airflow
- Mission Critical/Data Center experience Experience with international projects
#LI-GA1
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
www.wsp.com
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
Accelerate possibilities . The WSP Data Center CoE (Center of Excellence) is growing, and we’re looking for smart, responsive, collaborative people to join us. Our CoE is 100% focused on data centers—supporting the world’s leading AI and cloud infrastructure companies. You’ll work to help tackle our clients’ biggest challenges: Where to build? How to secure power and water? How to develop responsibly and become a valued part of the community? AI is transforming life from scientific discoveries to smarter transportation and more sustainable communities. Data centers make it possible.
With us, you can build impact, deliver remarkable projects, and grow your career while shaping the future of the data center industry.
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for an Data Center Mechanical Engineer, Associate Consultant for our office located in Houston, TX or Dallas, TX. As a Mechanical Engineer with us, you will design complex cooling and HVAC systems including air distribution systems, chiller plants, and alternative energy solutions for mission critical facilities.
Your Impact
- Independently support the project team during design and construction stages of projects
- Design air distribution, hydronic and automated temperature controls systems
- Integrate complex mechanical engineering requirements into facility designs
- Work within multi-discipline project teams to develop drawing and specification documents for issuance to architects, contractors and building owners
- Attend client meetings and contribute to discussions
- Collaborate and coordinate with internal project discipline team members and external vendors and manufacturers
- Communicate mechanical engineering concepts and decisions to clients and stakeholders
- Interact regularly with clients, which includes maintaining current relationships and developing new relationships
- Mentor and train junior engineers
- Track and coordinate all mechanical disciplines: HVAC, Energy, Controls, Fire Protection, Fire Alarm, Plumbing, Fuel Oil Storage / Management / Distribution
- Provide oversight of all aspects of mechanical design, review systems, drawings prior to issuance
- Perform Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) evaluations for existing and new facilities, both internal and external
- Select and schedule major equipment
- Develop project specifications
- Survey and evaluate existing conditions
- Perform construction administration tasks Complete training on assigned tasks.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are
The ideal candidate has familiarity with Building Information Modeling using Revit, has strong communication skills, and an interest in liaising with internal and external design, client, and construction team members. Candidate should be willing to travel to client sites.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering with mechanical building systems emphasis
- 1-3 years of experience in designing mechanical systems for the high performing, commercial, industrial or mission critical/data center buildings
- Excellent interpersonal skills, teamwork, and written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with applicable software including AutoCAD, Revit, Trane Trace and Pipeflow
- Knowledge of building, mechanical and energy codes
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- EIT or Registered Professional Engineer (PE), if eligible
- Experience with the analysis and modeling of interior and exterior Computational Fluid Dynamics of airflow
- Mission Critical/Data Center experience Experience with international projects
#LI-GA1
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
www.wsp.com
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Insurance
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in associate data engineer jobs.
- Proficiency in SQL and at least one scripting language such as Python
- Experience building or maintaining ETL or ELT data pipelines
- Familiarity with a major cloud platform such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, data engineering, or a related technical field
- Exposure to workflow orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow or similar
- Understanding of data warehousing concepts and columnar storage systems like Snowflake or BigQuery
Tips for Your Associate Data Engineer Job Search
Tailor your resume to pipeline work
Hiring managers for associate data engineer roles scan for specific tools like Python, SQL, and Spark before reading anything else. List the data pipeline or transformation projects you've built, naming the tools, scale, and outcome rather than describing general responsibilities.
Show your cloud platform hands-on experience
Most job postings at this level require at least one major cloud platform, whether AWS, GCP, or Azure. If you've only worked with one, run a small personal project on a second to avoid being filtered out before the phone screen.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists associate data engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that name your stack explicitly
Filter for openings that call out the exact tools you know, such as dbt, Airflow, or Snowflake, rather than applying broadly. Matching your stack to the job description tightly improves your callback rate at the associate level where screening is often automated.
Prepare a SQL take-home strategy
Nearly every associate data engineer interview includes a timed SQL problem or take-home dataset task. Practice writing window functions, CTEs, and multi-table joins under time pressure, since clean and readable query structure matters as much as getting the right output.
Negotiate start date before discussing compensation
If you're finishing a bootcamp, degree program, or current role, confirming your availability date early removes a common sticking point before salary talks begin. Employers hiring at this level often have flexible timelines and will hold an offer for the right candidate.
Associate Data Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most associate data engineers?
The most active employers for associate data engineers right now are WSP, New York Life, and ENERCON SERVICES, and the most openings are in New York, Texas, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially concentrated in technology, financial services, and healthcare sectors.
How many associate data engineer jobs are remote?
About 94% of associate data engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong demand for distributed data teams. Pipeline development, analytics engineering, and cloud infrastructure work tend to be the most remote-friendly sub-areas, while roles involving on-premises data systems or regulated data environments are more likely to require in-office presence.
How do you become an associate data engineer?
Start by building proficiency in SQL and Python, then learn how data pipelines work by completing a project that moves, transforms, and loads data between systems. Gain hands-on experience with a cloud platform and a workflow tool like Airflow. A degree in a technical field helps, but a portfolio of real pipeline projects carries significant weight during screening at the associate level.
Can you get hired as an associate data engineer with little or no experience?
Yes, employers hiring at the associate level expect candidates who are earlier in their career. What closes the gap is a portfolio that shows working pipelines, even from personal or academic projects, combined with demonstrated SQL ability. Internship experience in data or software engineering, relevant coursework, and a cloud certification all strengthen an application when professional experience is limited.
What does the associate data engineer interview process look like?
Most processes start with a recruiter screen focused on your background and tool familiarity, followed by a technical interview that includes SQL problems and sometimes a short Python or scripting exercise. A take-home data task or live coding round is common at the mid-stage. Final rounds typically involve a technical discussion with the team and a conversation with the hiring manager about how you approach data quality and pipeline design.
Where can I find and apply to associate data engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to associate data engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that fit your skills and experience level, then apply directly to each listing that matches what you're looking for.
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