Senior Welding Engineer

Role overview

Welding engineering and project delivery

• Deliver welding engineering outputs and development projects, and provide metallurgical consultation to fabrication and marine operating groups.
• Develop project welding execution plans covering weld procedures, qualification schedules, and required qualification materials.
• Set priorities according to project schedules, review progress, and obtain customer and certifying-authority approval of project weld procedures.
• Coordinate qualification coupon testing with test houses and select electrodes based on technical properties, weldability, and economics.
• Review consumable availability, project schedules, material reports, and estimates; update welding execution plans as needed.

Technical support and team development

• Execute welding research and development projects and maintain awareness of welding technology developments.
• Investigate and help resolve metallurgical, welding, and quality problems, including failures.
• Support automatic and mechanized welding systems and manage the welding school for workforce training.
• Guide welding engineers and mentor trainees on codes, standards, and project requirements.
• Review welding vendor documents and assess bid specifications, qualifications, consumables, and special execution needs.
• Develop understanding of engineering critical assessment (ECA) acceptance criteria for applicable projects.

Qualifications and education

• MS in Welding.
• BS degree (four-year) or IWE or EWE in Welding Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
• At least five years of directly related welding engineering, metallurgy, or materials experience in the fabrication or construction industry.
• Welding inspection qualification is preferred.
• TQM education is preferred.

Key working relationships