Senior Structural Welding & Fabrication Engineer

Opportunities; Hazel Crest (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Opportunities is seeking a Senior Welding Manufacturing Engineer to lead welding and fabrication for large structural steel assemblies. You will develop and optimize welding procedures, support capital equipment projects, and drive world-class quality, safety, and productivity.

You will provide technical leadership across multiple sites, collaborate with Product Engineering on DFM, and ensure compliance with AWS standards, ERP data, and manufacturing documentation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Manufacturing Engineering experience in heavy industrial environments.
• 5+ years of direct experience in heavy structural steel fabrication and welding operations.
• Experience developing and implementing welding processes for large fabricated assemblies.
• Experience with capital equipment projects and manufacturing process improvements.
• Proven success driving improvements in quality, productivity, or cost.
• Strong knowledge of AWS welding standards and welding quality systems.
• Experience developing Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and fabrication process documentation.
• Experience with ERP systems, Bills of Material, and manufacturing routings.
• Proficiency with engineering drawings, CAD systems, and manufacturing documentation.

Responsibilities

• Welding & Fabrication: act as SME for structural steel welding and fabrication processes.
• Develop, implement, and optimize welding procedures for large weldments and heavy components.
• Evaluate and improve welding processes including MIG, Flux-Core, TIG, submerged arc, and robotic welding.
• Support weld quality initiatives and standardization across manufacturing operations.
• Partner with quality teams to ensure AWS standards and welding best practices.
• Manufacturing Process Development: design and optimize fabrication and assembly workflows.
• Develop manufacturing standards, routings, work instructions, and process documentation.
• Improve throughput, labor efficiency, equipment utilization, and repeatability.
• Drive DFM initiatives with Product Engineering teams.
• Capital Equipment & Facility Expansion: lead equipment specification, selection, and implementation.
• Support facility expansion and manufacturing readiness initiatives.
• New Product Introduction (NPI): support transition from design to production, meet quality, cost, and delivery objectives.
• Participate in prototypes, process validation, and ramp-up activities.
• Quality & Compliance: establish welding quality control standards and inspection requirements.
• Develop and maintain WPS, standard work instructions, MBOMs, and process documentation.
• Support root cause investigations and corrective actions for weld quality.
• Multi-Site Technical Support: provide guidance to fabrication and welding operations across sites.
• Support training, process standardization, and improvements organization-wide.

Skills

Welding process development

AWS welding standards

ERP systems

CAD

Process documentation

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Welding, or related Engineering

Tools

CAD systems

Job description

Opportunities is seeking a Senior Welding Manufacturing Engineer to lead welding and fabrication for large structural steel assemblies. You will develop and optimize welding procedures, support capital equipment projects, and drive world-class quality, safety, and productivity.

You will provide technical leadership across multiple sites, collaborate with Product Engineering on DFM, and ensure compliance with AWS standards, ERP data, and manufacturing documentation.