Welding Engineer

Job Summary

The primary role of the Welding Engineer is to develop welding techniques, procedures, and application of welding equipment to address issues involving fabrication of metals.

Essential Functions

Support of all TTI/FSS Company Safety Policies to ensure they are followed, and personnel and property are kept safe.

Conduct research and investigations to develop and test new fabrication processes and procedures, improve existing or develop new welding equipment, develop new or modify current welding methods, techniques, and procedures, discover new patterns of welding phenomena, or to correlate and substantiate hypotheses.

Prepare technical reports because of research and development.

Establish welding procedures to guide production and welding personnel relating to specification restrictions, materials processes, pre- and post-heating requirements which involve use of complex alloys, unusual fabrication methods, welding of critical joints, and complex post-heating requirements.

Evaluate

• new
• developments

in

• the welding
• field

for

• application
• to current
• welding
• problems
• or production
• processes.

Direct

and

• coordinates
• technical
• personnel

in

• performing
• inspections to
• ensure
• workers'
• compliance with
• established
• welding
• procedures,
• restrictions,

and

standards;

in

• testing
• welds

for

conformance

with

• national
• code
• requirements;

or

• testing
• welding
• personnel

for

certification.

Contact

personnel

of

• other
• agencies,
• engineering
• personnel,

or

clients

to

• exchange
• ideas,
• information,

or

• offer
• technical
• advice
• concerning
• welding
• matters.

Perform

• experimental
• welding

to

• evaluate
• new
• equipment,
• techniques,

and

materials.

Support

• production
• by
• investigating

and

• solving
• welding
• issues

in

• high
• volume
• manufacturing
• environment.

Follow

• company
• policies

and

procedures

to

• ensure
• compliance with internal
• requirements
• and external
• requirements
• .

Additional Duties

Additional responsibilities or duties may be required as needed in support of company operations.

Quality Standards

• Must be able to read and understand drawings, codes, and specifications. Will ensure all established welding procedures are followed and/or amended.
• Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness; look for ways to improve and promote quality.
• Adhere to all safety requirements and protocols.

Teamwork

Teamwork is essential in this position and the Assistant Shop Superintendent must have a positive attitude and be able to work effectively with all departments, managers, and staff.

Actively participate in Safety meetings and promote company safety culture while working closely with the safety department.

Qualifications

To

• perform
• this
• job
• successfully,

an

• individual
• must
• be
• able
• to perform
• each
• essential
• duty
• satisfactorily.

Reasonable

• accommodations
• may
• be
• made

to

• enable
• individuals

with

• disabilities
• to perform the
• essential
• functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong understanding of AWS and ASME welding guidelines.
• Ability to read customer weld requirements and apply to internal processes.
• Ability to understand interpretation of inspection guidelines and other quality requirements.

Language Skills

Ability

• to read,
• analyze,

and

• interpret
• general
• business
• periodicals,
• professional
• journals,
• technical
• procedures,

or

• governmental
• regulations.

Ability

to

• write
• reports,
• business
• correspondence,
• and procedure
• manuals.

Reporting

Reports to Production Manager.