Senior Welding Engineer

About the role

As a Senior Welding Engineer you will support the development, implementation, and troubleshooting of welding-related requirements and activities for the fabrication, erection, and maintenance of nuclear power plants and associated facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Reports to the Lead Engineer – Welding for day-to-day direction
• Review contract, design, and regulatory requirements to develop project welding specifications.
• Provide disposition of supplier-related requests for information and nonconformances
• Review supplier documentation including weld maps, detail drawings, PQRs and WPSs, and Welding Programs to ensure conformance with project requirements.
• Provide materials engineering support, including material selection, substitution, heat treatment, bending, and forming requirements.
• Interface with Global Supply Chain and Supplier Performance Engineering to support fab-follow activities for AP1000 systems, structures, and components.
• Interface with other Engineering disciplines to provide input to Engineering Specifications and associated change paper documentation.
• Aid in the evaluation of weld failures and associated causal analyses.
• Travel to suppliers and vendors for support of welding program activities, assisting vendors in welding related fabrication and technical issues, welding personnel qualification assistance, WPS qualification and documentation requirements.
• Provide consultation, technical responses, and support for welding related questions and issues presented by ANI, Code, and Regulatory bodies, clients, and internal customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in Welding Engineering, Materials Science, Welding Engineering Technology, or related field.
• 4+ years experience as a Welding Engineer or related position
• Strong working knowledge of AWS and ASME Codes including ASME Section II, III, IX, B31.1, and AWS D1.1, D1.3, D1.4, D1.6, D9.1, D10.10.
• Experience with the fabrication and erection of steel structures and piping systems. Experience in nuclear component fabrication and modular construction preferred.
• Experience with the qualification of welders and welding procedures, including parameter development and trouble shooting.
• Familiarity with SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, SAW, and shear stud welding processes.
• Strong work knowledge of ASME NQA-1 quality assurance requirements and Welding Program best practices preferred.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
• Can secure unescorted access authorization to plant site.
• Can physically perform the job responsibilities including walking, climbing stairs/ladders, see and hear within legal limits.

Beneficial

• Knowledge and experience with field machining and / or precision measurements for the installation of piping and equipment.
• Participation or member of an ASME or AWS committee, sub-committee, or working group.
• Prior Nuclear Industry experience

Pay

The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $85,200 to $106,500 per year.

Schedule

This position is hybrid in nature requiring 2 days/week on-site at our Rock Hill, SC or Cranberry Township, PA facility.