Waldemar S. Nelson and Company, Inc.

Engineering is the foundation of civilization.

Mechanical Engineering​The NELSON Mechanical Engineering Department provides engineering and design for a wide variety of projects.  Our staff in both New Orleans and Houston works with our clients to develop designs that satisfy both technical and functional objectives within schedule and budget constraints, without compromising safety and environmental requirements.

Our projects have included mining facilities, power generation facilities, pipeline facilities including compression and dehydration, shallow and deepwater offshore oil and gas topside facilities, and pilot facilities for testing new technology developments by our clients.  We are able to develop innovative solutions utilizing the knowledge that we have obtained by working in multiple design sectors.

NELSON’S mechanical designers are experienced in preparing drawings using some of the most advanced computer aided drafting programs available, including the most current versions of 3-D software.

In addition to project design activities, we also provide highly experienced engineers to our clients for design audits of work done by other engineering firms.  We also write general specifications for our clients for application on multiple projects.

Our large staff of mechanical engineers includes many with professional engineering licenses in multiple states and some provinces of Canada.