Aerospace Welding Engineer, Senior

Amentum; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amentum Space Exploration Division (ASED) is seeking a Welding Engineer to support NASA MSFC ESSCA contracts in Huntsville, AL. The role focuses on developing welding processes for large aluminum aerospace structures and leading welding development projects.

Responsibilities include creating procedures, conducting R&D, and coordinating inspections, with advisory support to customers and internal teams. On-site work at MSFC is required.

Qualifications

• Exposure to manufacturing large, welded aluminum aerospace structures.
• Experience with paperless Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).
• Experience documenting and resolving manufacturing nonconformances.
• Ability to operate and maintain customer-owned vehicles with a valid license and insurance.

Responsibilities

• Develop welding techniques, procedures and equipment applications for metal fabrication.
• Conduct R&D to develop new welding processes and improve equipment.
• Prepare technical reports from research and development activities.
• Establish welding procedures for production involving complex alloys and special welding of joints.
• Direct and coordinate inspections to ensure compliance with welding procedures and standards.
• Act as project lead engineer on welding development and manufacturing projects.
• Provide expert welding guidance to customers and internal teams.

Skills

Welding engineering

Welding processes

MES experience

Nonconformances handling

Project lead engineering

Education

Master's degree / BS with extensive experience

Job description

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Description

This position is part of the Amentum Space Exploration Division (ASED) support to the NASA EM32 Welding & Manufacturing (W&M) team under the Engineering Services and Science Capability Augmentation (ESSCA) contract to the NASA MSFC Engineering Directorate. The primary focus of this position is manufacturing large aluminum aerospace structures using fusion welding and friction stir welding processes. This is a welding engineering position. Education and experience relevant to this position will be evaluated from that perspective. The position's primary responsibilities are to: Develop welding techniques, procedures, and application of welding equipment to problems involving fabrication of metals, utilizing knowledge of production specifications, properties and characteristics of metals and metal alloys, and engineering principles. Conduct research and development investigations to develop and test new welding 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 resulting from research and development. Establish welding procedures to guide production and welding personnel relating to specification restrictions, material processes, pre- and post-weld heating requirements which involve use of complex alloys, unusual fabrication methods and welding of critical joints. Evaluate new developments in welding field for possible application to current welding problems or production processes. Direct and coordinate technical personnel in performing inspections to ensure workers' compliance with established welding procedures, restrictions, and standards. Exchange ideas, information, or offer technical advice concerning welding matters. Perform experimental welding to evaluate new equipment, techniques, and materials. Serve as project lead engineer to manage specific assigned customer welding development and manufacturing development projects. Help other EM32 W&M Team customers understand and resolve problems related to their welding manufacturing processes. The selected candidate will serve as an expert for welding and welding manufacturing projects and work integrally with JSEG and customer engineers and engineering technicians. The selected candidate will provide professional, consultation, technical and specialty skill services as needed to resolve unprecedented and/or complex problems pertaining to design, development, analysis, integration, evaluation, testing, and verification of welding and welding manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

• Typically, educational requirements are the equivalent of a minimum of a Master's degree with at least 18 years of experience, or BS with at least 20 years of experience.

The candidate is required to have:

• Previous exposure to manufacturing large, welded aluminum aerospace structures.
• Previous exposure to developing inputs into paperless (electronic) manufacturing execution systems (MES) or helping perform work under MES.
• Previous exposure to identifying and documenting manufacturing nonconformances.
• Previous exposure to resolving manufacturing nonconformances under oversight boards.
• The selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain permission to operate customer-owned vehicles in support of work activities. The selected candidate must possess and maintain a valid driver's license, automobile liability insurance and successfully complete a company defensive driving training class.

Desired qualifications and experience

Previous experience working with the following specifications and standards or industry equivalents is desired, but not required:

• NASA-STD-6016, "Standard Materials and Processes Requirements for Spacecraft."
• NASA-STD-5006, "General Fusion Welding Requirements for Aerospace Materials Used in Flight Hardware."
• MSFC-SPEC-3679, "Process Specification - Welding Aerospace Hardware."

Work Environment

Work will be performed on-site at MSFC. As such, moving to the Huntsville, Alabama area would be required. General office environment (40%), industrial welding / manufacturing development laboratory / machine shop (60%). Requires ability to interact effectively with co-workers, managers, and clients. Requires ability to provide clear, concise, and accurate communications, both verbally and in writing (50%). Travel may be necessary, but infrequent (<5%).

Physical Requirements

Requires sitting for extended periods of time in meetings with peers, management, and with our client at NASA facilities to discuss technical issues (10%). Also, requires sitting for extended periods of time at a desk to write reports and perform engineering tasks (30%). Requires standing, sitting and walking in a lab environment with hazards that require wearing safety glasses, hard hat, hearing protection, foot protection, gloves and/or protective clothing to perform some operations (60%). Work will be performed on-site at NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center (100%). Use of stairs or elevators can gain access to buildings will be required. Some work requires using stairs and/or ladders to access elevated work platforms. Positions can require lifting and/or maneuvering materials and/or equipment weighing up to 40 lbs.

Equipment and Machines

Requires ability to operate a personal computer, a telephone, fax machine, copier, calculator, and other general office equipment (100%). Requires ability to operate welding equipment (100%).

Attendance

Normal workday is from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Minimal overtime may be required (10%) to meet schedule milestones and to support technical demands of the job. Regular attendance is a necessity and adequate arrangements for delegating duties during absences are required.

Other Essential Functions

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and to make rational decisions, and to exercise good judgment (100%). Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.

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Compensation Details

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Benefits Overview

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting

09/23/2026 - 09/30/2026

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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