Welding Engineer

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:Evaluate customer specifications and provide welding requirements for inquiries including estimates for welding qualification and welding of products. Review special customer orders and specifications to establish applicable welding procedures, welding materials and qualified welders and issue weld release letters.Confirm customer requirements against ASME Section VIII, IX, B31.3, B31.4, B31.8, and NACE standards (as dictated by customer inquiry) to determine applicability.Evaluate welding procedures and processes and implement changes necessary for product and cost improvement.Provide technical support for production of all welded products.This involves shop floor overview of welding processes and technical/quality decisions related to welded components.Provide technical support to improve welding processes. This includes cost justification of new welding equipment and fixtures and design for manufacturability reviews.Provide technical support to field technicians before and during any field service welding as required.Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.COMPETENCIES:Research welding procedures in terms of time and quality, determining improvements to be made and modifying and qualifying welding processes/procedures as necessary.Evaluate incoming welder candidates alongside senior welders using proven weld procedures for ASME compliance and Company quality standards.Develop welding tests and evaluate results for complex material, configuration, and orientation of welding to ensure code compliance and company quality standards for evolving market requirements.Continued maintenance of weld procedures and welder qualification records against code requirements as required.Research and development of new procedures, techniques, and use of emergent technology as business requirements present.Provide purchasing with technical support for welding material procurement. This involves providing purchasing with welding material specifications (per design code and customer requirements), supplier recommendations and feedback on quality of welding material received.EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:Bachelor’s degree in Welding Engineering.3 years of piping/ pressure vessel ferrous metal welding experience.Moderate understanding of lean manufacturing principlesAbility to collaborate with product engineers, manufacturing leads, and functional leads, and to provide daily direction as needed.