Weld Engineer I

About the role

The Weld Engineer reviews code requirements and customer specifications to convey fabrication and welding job requirements to Manufacturing. The Weld Engineer collaborates with Quality and Project Engineering to ensure quality and fabrication requirements align. Weld Engineer will manage multiple jobs and priorities, to ensure timely completion of planning activities for commercial engineered to order products.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and optimize welding processes and procedures.
• Review customer specifications to define welding and manufacturing requirements.
• Develop and qualify Procedure Qualification Records (PQR) and Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS).
• Design and improve workflow layouts and work instructions for welding operations.
• Evaluate and select welding equipment.
• Troubleshoot welding defects and quality issues.
• Ensure compliance with welding codes and standards.
• Maintain accurate records to include welding procedures and welder qualifications.

Key Results Areas

• Utilization of programs and personnel to supply project documentation as required
• Working from drawings, specifications, manuals, codes, etc., develops appropriate welding documentation to ensure compliance to Code, Contractual, and Jurisdictional requirements as required
• Investigates special welding instructions to conform to Quality Assurance requirements
• Consistently meets customer’s quality requirements and expectations
• Identifies welding requirements and new welding requirements as required
• Facilitates weld procedure development and determines required testing
• Writes program procedures and addenda as required to meet order requirements
• Follow instructions – oral and/or written
• Populate weld maps as required
• Communicates with shop staff, QA/QC inspectors and engineering staff on a daily basis concerning activity requirements