Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university; or one to two years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Strong understanding of American Welding Society and American Society of Mechanical Engineers welding guidelines.
Ability to read customer weld requirements and apply them to internal processes.
Ability to interpret inspection guidelines and other quality requirements.
Ability to read and understand drawings, codes, and specifications.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Responsibilities
Support all TTI/FSS Company Safety Policies to keep personnel and property safe.
Conduct research and investigations to develop and test fabrication processes and procedures; improve existing or develop new welding equipment; develop or modify welding methods, techniques, and procedures; investigate welding phenomena; and substantiate hypotheses.
Prepare technical reports resulting from research and development.
Establish welding procedures for production and welding personnel, including specification restrictions, material processes, pre- and post-heating requirements, complex alloys, unusual fabrication methods, critical joints, and complex post-heating requirements.
Evaluate new welding developments for application to current welding problems or production processes.
Direct and coordinate technical personnel performing inspections, testing weld conformance with national code requirements, and testing welding personnel for certification.
Consult with other agencies, engineering personnel, and clients to exchange information and provide technical advice on welding matters.
Perform experimental welding to evaluate new equipment, techniques, and materials.
Support production by investigating and resolving welding issues in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
Follow company policies and procedures to comply with internal and external requirements.
Ensure established welding procedures are followed or amended as needed.
Participate in safety meetings and promote the company safety culture in collaboration with the safety department.
Job Summary: The primary role of the Welding Engineer is to develop welding techniques, procedures, and application of welding equipment to address issues involving fabrication of metals.
Essential Functions:
Support of all TTI/FSS Company Safety Policies to ensure they are followed, and personnel and property are kept safe.
Conduct research and investigations to develop and test new fabrication processes and procedures, improve existing or develop new welding equipment, develop new or modify current welding methods, techniques, and procedures, discover new patterns of welding phenomena, or to correlate and substantiate hypotheses.
Prepare technical reports because of research and development.
Establish welding procedures to guide production and welding personnel relating to specification restrictions, materials processes, pre- and post-heating requirements which involve use of complex alloys, unusual fabrication methods, welding of critical joints, and complex post-heating requirements.
Evaluate newdevelopmentsinthe weldingfield for application to current weldingproblems or production processes.
Directand coordinatestechnicalpersonnel in performing inspections to ensureworkers' compliance with establishedweldingprocedures,restrictions, and standards;intestingwelds for conformancewithnational code requirements; or testingweldingpersonnel for certification.
Contactpersonnelof otheragencies, engineering personnel, or clients to exchangeideas,information, or offertechnicaladviceconcerningweldingmatters.
Performexperimentalweldingto evaluate new equipment,techniques, and materials.
Support productionbyinvestigating and solvingwelding issues inhighvolumemanufacturingenvironment.
Followcompany policies and procedures to ensure compliance with internal requirements and external requirements.
Additional Duties:
Additional responsibilities or duties may be required as needed in support of company operations.
Quality Standards:
Must be able to read and understand drawings, codes, and specifications. Will ensure all established welding procedures are followed and/or amended.
Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness; look for ways to improve and promote quality.
Adhere to all safety requirements and protocols.
Teamwork: Teamwork is essential in this position and the Assistant Shop Superintendent must have a positive attitude and be able to work effectively with all departments, managers, and staff.
Actively participate in Safety meetings and promote company safety culture while working closely with the safety department.
Qualifications: Toperform thisjobsuccessfully, an individualmustbeable to perform eachessential duty satisfactorily.Reasonableaccommodationsmay be made to enableindividualswithdisabilities to perform the essentialfunctions.
Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Strong understanding of AWS and ASME welding guidelines.
Ability to read customer weld requirements and apply to internal processes.
Ability to understand interpretation of inspection guidelines and other quality requirements.
Language Skills:
Abilityto read, analyze, and interpretgeneralbusinessperiodicals,professionaljournals,technicalprocedures, or governmentalregulations.Abilitytowritereports,businesscorrespondence, and procedure manuals.