Materials/Welding Engineer

Duties and Responsibilities

• Reviews raw material certifications for conformance to purchase order, engineering drawing and specification requirements
• Reviews engineering drawings for correct materials and processes notes
• May participate in hands-on metallurgical laboratory work
• Reviews engineering drawings for correct weld symbol and code application requirements
• Develops weld maps for welded assemblies
• Generates weld qualification documentation and organizes qualification activities (PQR, WPS, WPQR)
• Reviews and approves supplier weld documentation for correctness to purchase order requirements
• Performs on-site supplier audits to ensure materials, processes or welding requirements are in conformance with purchase order requirements
• Performs weld requirements and process training to GA welders and other staff within the company, such as the Procurement, Quality Assurance, and Design Engineering organizations
• Reviews and approves welding operations for GA welded fabrication work instructions and routers
• Writes technical documentation (i.e. specifications, test reports, lab reports) and makes technical presentations as required
• May represent the organization in providing solutions to technical issues associated with specific projects
• Performs materials, processes, welding and additive manufacturing research and development activities
• Performs other related duties as assigned or required

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelors or masters degree in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and two or more years of engineering experience with a bachelors degree
• May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education
• Metallurgical, materials, and/or welding engineering degree preferred
• Five or more years of progressive metallurgical, materials and/or welding engineering experience is preferred
• Absorbs and applies new concepts rapidly and accurately throughout an evolving environment
• Possesses the ability to understand and perform materials, processes and welding engineering tasks
• A good understanding of materials and processes specifications and how to interpret them
• Experience reading and interpreting welding codes such as NAVSEA S9074-AQ-GIB-010-248, NAVSEA S9074-AR-GIB-010 278, NAVSEA T9074-AD-GIB-010-1688, AWS D1.1, AWS D1.2, AWS D1.3, AWS D1.2, AWS D1.6, AWS D9.1 AWS D17.1, and AWS D17.2
• Experience organizing tasks to meet schedule needs
• Excellent communication, computer, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Ability to work extended hours to support business needs and priorities
• Possess a positive attitude and be open to learning
• Experience with and an understanding of SAP is a plus
• Engineering certifications are a plus