WELDING ENGINEER

• Custom Engineering is currently seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Welding Engineer to
• oversee all welding engineering, weld quality compliance, and procedural qualifications for our
• fabrication operations. This role is critical to managing our quality system for the fabrication and
• production of all ASME Section VIII Div. 1 pressure vessels, as well as ensuring compliance with
• AWS and NAVSEA Welding Codes.
• The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between technical code compliance and practical
• shop-floor execution, serving as the technical liaison between customers and our production
• team, while working closely with Operations, Quality, and Fabrication departments to ensure
• flawless project delivery.

ASME, AWS & NAVSEA Code Compliance

• Procedure Development: Develop and manage Welding Procedure Specifications

• (WPS) and Procedure Qualification Records (PQR) per ASME Section IX, AWS D1.1,
• NAVSEA Welding Codes, and individual customer specifications.

• Welder Performance: Manage all company welding procedures and Welder

Performance Qualifications (WPQ) utilizing TWI Welding Qualifier Software.

• Workforce Development: Coordinate and oversee the testing and qualification of new

• welders (new hires) in partnership with HR and the Fabrication Plant Manager. Provide
• ongoing weld-related training and education to shop personnel.

• Audits & Records: Update and maintain the company Quality Control Manual and

• ensure all ASME records are maintained for the required minimum of seven (7) years.
• Lead internal welding audits and assist with external quality and customer audits.

Front-End Engineering & Order Review

• Technical Review: Review new orders, engineering drawings, and customer technical

specifications to ensure qualified procedures exist to perform the work.

• Planning Integration: Work directly with the planning department to ensure correct

• welding procedures and requirements are utilized on all orders before they are released
• to the shop floor.

• Materials & Design: Review and approve purchase requisitions for correct material

designations. Audit Material Test Reports (MTRs) to ensure proper material compliance.

• Weld Mapping: Create comprehensive job travelers, weld joint records, and weld maps

when required by customer specifications.

Production Support, NDE & Heat Treatment

• Floor Operations: Monitor welders and active welding operations to ensure strict

• compliance with WPS’s and proper shop practices. Assist production and quality
• personnel in rapidly resolving welding-related non-conformances.

• NDE & Inspection: Work with the Quality Department to ensure Non-Destructive

• Examination (NDE) requirements for new orders are met. Assist in reviewing and
• approving NDE procedures and results.

• Heat Treating: Review, advise on, and approve all Post-Weld Heat Treating (PWHT)

and stress-relieving applications and charts per customer specifications.

• Final Certification: Review calibration charts, create official Data Reports for pressure

• vessels/parts, oversee the correct stamping of code tags, and schedule the Authorized
• Inspector (AI) for hold points and hydrostatic testing. Submit final approved Data Reports
• to The National Board and the customer.

Customer Liaison & Communication

• Client Interface: Act as the primary technical liaison between the customer and our

production team on jobs with specialized welding requirements.

• Meetings: Participate in customer conference calls and face-to-face meetings to discuss

technical welding requirements and project specifications.

Requirements

Qualifications (Must Haves)

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Welding Engineering or Welding Engineering

Technology.

• Process Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of:
• FCAW, GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, and SAW welding processes.
• RT, UT, MT, PT & VT NDE Processes
• Certified Welding Inspector (CWI): If not already a CWI, must be willing to pursue

certification.

• Materials Expertise: Deep knowledge of welding carbon steel, stainless steel, Inconel,

and other various industrial materials.

• Drawing Literacy: Proven ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings

and customer technical specifications.

• Professional Attributes: Strong time management skills, self-motivation to work

• effectively with minimal supervision, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced,
• deadline-oriented environment.

• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills for collaborating with

shop-floor welders, customers, and executive leadership alike.

Preferred Qualifications (Good to Haves)

• Hands-on experience working directly in a heavy fabrication or pressure vessel shop.
• Direct, working knowledge of various Welding Codes: ASME Section IX, AWS D1.1, and

NAVSEA Welding Codes.

• Experience working with robotics or cobots.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, and other

standard computer applications.

Benefits & Compensation

Custom Engineering is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging

diversity in the workplace. We offer a competitive benefits package including

• Vacation: 80 hours to start
• Ten paid holidays
• Profit sharing
• 401K with the company matching 50% on the first 6% of wages
• Health, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA
• Highly rated by employees on Indeed/Glassdoor/Facebook