Welding Engineer

Velan Inc.; Montreal; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and incentive bonus

24/7 telemedicine

Employer 5% retirement savings plan

Competitive vacation policy

Holiday shutdown

Reimbursement of professional fees

Reimbursement of gym memberships

Free on-site parking

Fast-track career development

Job summary

Velan Inc. in Montreal is seeking a Welding Engineer to join the Welding & Metallurgy group. You will prepare PQR/WPS, review specifications, and provide technical support across welding, brazing, and heat treatment operations.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years of welding manufacturing experience, strong ASME and CGP knowledge, and is bilingual in French and English. This full-time role offers growth within a global industrial valves leader.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on welding manufacturing experience with a bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering, Mechanical, Materials Engineering, or similar engineering disciplines.
• Must have actual working experience or solid understanding of various welding processes including SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, SAW, PAW.
• Qualified candidate must be Canadian citizen and able to satisfy all requirements to be able to work on Controlled Goods Program (CGP)
• Must be a member of OIQ or in the process of becoming one (a registered professional engineer in other Canadian provinces who is eligible to be member of OIQ will be considered)
• Must have good organizational skills to attend to multiple tasks simultaneously
• Able to clearly and effectively respond to questions from management and customers
• Must be a great team worker; be able to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, with customers, vendors, co-workers, and management.
• Must have technical knowledge of welding, metallurgy, heat treatment, and material specifications to support manufacturing operations.
• Knowledge of welding and materials codes such as ASME section III, VIII and IX, ASME B31.1, B31.3 and B16.34, Military, ASTM, and European welding standards.
• Must be fluent with computer systems and software
• Bilingualism (French and English)

Responsibilities

• Prepare PQR/WPS as per welding standards and generating welding and process instructions.
• Reviewing of contract specifications with QC and new request for quotations
• Providing technical support to production in welding, brazing and heat treatments operations.
• Provide necessary expertise to assist as appropriate effective troubleshooting and resolution to extreme manufacturing interruptions.
• Works with the welding & metallurgy manager to execute, track and report project status.
• Works with the welding & metallurgy manager to create project timelines for design tasks from critical project milestones provided by manager.
• Works with welders in the different plants as needed, as a point of contact for support
• May assist the production supervisors with identifying and implementing corrective action and/or modifications to welding.
• Reviewing and approval of supplier's WPSs.
• Providing specific support to manufacturing for the qualification of their welders in accordance with ASME, PED or other classifications society.
• Providing support to the QC by troubleshooting potential causes of welding problems.
• Oversee and provide training and qualification of welders in accordance with ASME, Military, PED and other codes and standards.
• Interacts and provides technical support to production personnel. Investigates and evaluates welding defects to determine appropriate cause(s) and corrective action(s)

Skills

Welding SMAW

Welding GMAW

Welding GTAW

Welding FCAW

Welding SAW

Welding PAW

Metallurgy knowledge

ASME codes knowledge

CGP knowledge

OIQ member

Bilingual French/English

Team player

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering / Mechanical / Materials Engineering

Job description

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1077

Velan is a global leader in the design and manufacture of industrial valves. Founded in Montreal, the company is recognized for the quality of its products, its technical expertise, and its human and collaborative corporate culture.

Velan is looking for a new welding/metallurgical engineer to joint our welding & metallurgy group in the role of Welding Engineer:

What we offer

In addition to a rewarding career that matches your ambitions, offering a variety of challenging assignments and continuous learning opportunities, joining Velan means becoming part of a passionate team and enjoying exceptional working conditions:

• Competitive salary and incentive bonus program
• 24/7 access to telemedicine services
• Employer contribution of 5% to a retirement savings plan
• Competitive vacation policy
• Paid holiday shutdown during the festive season
• Reimbursement of professional association membership fees
• Reimbursement of annual gym membership fees and other wellness initiatives
• Free on-site parking
• Fast-track career development and professional growth opportunities

Responsibilities

• Prepare PQR/WPS as per welding standards and generating welding and process instructions.
• Reviewing of contract specifications with QC and new request for quotations
• Providing technical support to production in welding, brazing and heat treatments operations.
• Provide necessary expertise to assist as appropriate effective troubleshooting and resolution to extreme manufacturing interruptions.
• Works with the welding & metallurgy manager to execute, track and report project status.
• Works with the welding & metallurgy manager to create project timelines for design tasks from critical project milestones provided by manager.
• Works with welders in the different plants as needed, as a point of contact for support
• May assist the production supervisors with identifying and implementing corrective action and/or modifications to welding.
• Reviewing and approval of supplier's WPSs.
• Providing specific support to manufacturing for the qualification of their welders in accordance with ASME, PED or other classifications society.
• Providing support to the QC by troubleshooting potential causes of welding problems.
• Oversee and provide training and qualification of welders in accordance with ASME, Military, PED and other codes and standards.
• Interacts and provides technical support to production personnel. Investigates and evaluates welding defects to determine appropriate cause(s) and corrective action(s)

Your profile

• 2+ years of hands-on welding manufacturing experience with a bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering, Mechanical, Materials Engineering, or similar engineering disciplines.
• Must have actual working experience or solid understanding of various welding processes including SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, SAW, PAW.
• Qualified candidate must be Canadian citizen and able to satisfy all requirements to be able to work on Controlled Goods Program (CGP)
• Must be a member of OIQ or in the process of becoming one (a registered professional engineer in other Canadian provinces who is eligible to be member of OIQ will be considered)
• Must have good organizational skills to attend to multiple tasks simultaneously
• Able to clearly and effectively respond to questions from management and customers
• Must be a great team worker; be able to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, with customers, vendors, co-workers, and management.
• Must have technical knowledge of welding, metallurgy, heat treatment, and material specifications to support manufacturing operations.
• Knowledge of welding and materials codes such as ASME section III, VIII and IX, ASME B31.1, B31.3 and B16.34, Military, ASTM, and European welding standards.
• Must be fluent with computer systems and software
• Bilingualism (French and English)

If you recognize yourself in this profile and would like to take on this challenge, we would love to learn more about you!