Robotic Welding Engineer - DoE, Automation & Flexible PTO

Sterling Engineering; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible PTO

401(k)

Paid parental leave

Employee referral program

Job summary

Sterling Engineering is seeking a Welding Engineer to support the development, testing, and optimization of advanced robotic welding systems in Columbus, Ohio. You will work with welding and robotics engineers on weld parameter development, robotic welding experiments, motion planning, and customer applications.

Responsibilities include developing welding parameters, conducting welding experiments, testing sensors and inspection equipment, and traveling 30-50% to support customer projects.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience developing robotic welding procedures in an industrial environment.
• Experience with industrial robotics (Yaskawa, ABB, KUKA, FANUC).
• Experience developing welding parameters for carbon steel, stainless steel, or aluminum.
• Strong knowledge of weld symbols, drawings, and print interpretation.
• Hands-on experience with GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, and SMAW is highly preferred.
• Experience with robotic welding cells, automated welding systems, sensors or inspection equipment.
• Experience with Design of Experiments (DoE) and welding process optimization.
• Experience troubleshooting robotic welding applications in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test welding parameters including voltage, wire speed, and travel speed.
• Conduct robotic welding experiments and troubleshoot weld quality.
• Partner with robotics engineers on robot motion, path planning, and automated welding strategies.
• Test sensors, inspection systems, welding processes, and new robotic hardware.
• Fabricate and weld test coupons for application testing.
• Operate robotic welding cells and perform manual welding when needed.
• Support customer applications and travel approximately 30-50%.

Skills

Robotic welding procedures

Industrial robotics (Yaskawa ABB KUKA/

Tools

GMAW

FCAW

GTAW

SMAW

Job description

Sterling Engineering is seeking a Welding Engineer to support the development, testing, and optimization of advanced robotic welding systems in Columbus, Ohio. You will work with welding and robotics engineers on weld parameter development, robotic welding experiments, motion planning, and customer applications.

Responsibilities include developing welding parameters, conducting welding experiments, testing sensors and inspection equipment, and traveling 30-50% to support customer projects.