Welding Process Technician

Welding Process Technician

Position Summary

The Welding Process Technician is responsible for planning and performing welding experiments and conducting technical analyses of welding performance. This role is a key contributor to ESAB’s technology, product development, and R&D activities.

The position involves hands-on welding, testing, and close collaboration with engineers to ensure high-quality, fact-based development of welding processes, equipment, and applications.

Key Responsibilities

Welding Experiments & Technical Analysis

• Plan and estimate work packages in collaboration with engineers
• Perform manual and automated welding experiments
• Analyze arc behavior, current/voltage characteristics, and welding results
• Analyze and improve welding processes together with engineering teams

Project & Product Support

• Take welding performance responsibility in medium to large welding process development projects
• Support and plan activities within development projects
• Conduct welding experiments and analyses to resolve quality issues within product care

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and implement opportunities to increase scientific understanding of welding within the team
• Continuously improve work processes, methods, and ways of working

Qualifications

Technical Skills – Required

A solid and proven competence within the following areas

• Welding Methods (Practical Experience)
• GMAW (MIG/MAG) – strong skills in manual welding, including open root
• GTAW (TIG) and MMAW/SMAW – medium to high competency
• SAW – meriting but not required
• Experience with automated or robotic welding is highly valued
• Welding Applications / Use Cases
• Practical experience in industries such as shipbuilding, general manufacturing, automotive, or pipeline welding
• Weld Quality & Metallurgy
• Porosity, penetration, fusion, inclusions
• Welding Arc Physics
• Material and energy flow

Technical Skills – Basic Understanding

• Hardware design (general electronics, power electronics)
• Automated control methods

Experience

• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in welding and the welding industry

Education

• Upper Secondary School (required)
• Higher relevant education (e.g. IWS, electrical design, power electronics, software design) is a plus but not required

Personal Skills & Values

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Fact-based and scientific approach to work
• Strong drive to deliver customer value and quality solutions
• High curiosity and innovative mindset
• Good collaboration and communication skills
• Ability to train and support others in own area of expertise