Senior Welding Engineer

System One, Inc.; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 131,000; Part time

Job summary

System One, Inc. is seeking a Senior Welding Engineer for a yearlong contract in Bellevue, WA. The role emphasizes welding-engineering input to designs, development of weld processes, and qualification for next-gen reactor components.

Onsite work with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure production-ready welding standards. The ideal candidate will have 6+ years in welding engineering or 3 years with a Master’s in Materials/Mechanical Engineering, strong metallurgy knowledge, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in a technical field related to welding engineering or materials science.
• Strong understanding of metallurgy and ferrous/nonferrous welds.
• Experience developing and qualifying welding processes in high-consequence manufacturing.
• Familiarity with quality systems like NQA-1, ISO-9001, AS9100.

Responsibilities

• Provide welding-engineering input to component designs and procurements.
• Lead weld-process development and production transfer.
• Author welding specifications, procedures, and qualification plans.
• Oversee supplier qualification, testing, and process- qualification activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet schedule and cost goals.

Skills

Welding engineering

Metallurgy knowledge

Supplier oversight

Design for manufacturability

Welding process development

Education

Bachelor's in Materials/Mechanical/Welding Eng

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Resistance welding

GTAW/TIG welding

Laser welding

Job description

Job Title: Senior Welding Engineer

Location: Bellevue, WA

Type: Contract

Compensation: $56.00-$95.00

Contractor Work Model: Onsite – onsite (US based local candidates or looking to relocate)

Hours: 40.0

Overview

System One is seeking a Senior Welding Engineer for a yearlong contract role to work as part of a high-functioning team of engineers focused on materials processing, supply chain development and supplier qualification for next generation material and components for sodium-cooled fast reactors. Must be local to the Bellevue, WA area. The Senior Welding Engineer will be provide welding-engineering input to part and joint designs, lead weld-process development and production transfer, author welding and fabrication specifications, review drawings and engineering documentation, and work directly with suppliers to establish qualified, inspectable, and scalable manufacturing processes.

Tasks

• Provide welding-engineering input to component and detail designs, drawings, specifications, and procurement packages for reactor core components, including development of weld-joint details to address weldability, service conditions, and production scalability

• Participate in design reviews to assess component manufacturability and supplier readiness, ensuring welding requirements and acceptance criteria are correct and complete

• Develop and qualify scalable welding processes for ferritic-martensitic steels, austenitic stainless steels, and other applicable alloys using welding technologies including but not limited to resistance pressure welding, gas tungsten arc welding, laser welding, or others

• Author welding specifications, procedures, qualification plans, and acceptance criteria

• Oversee fabrication of coupons and prototype components, and translate development results into production level controls

• Establish destructive and nondestructive examination methods and develop test requirements, plans, and procedures to support weld qualification and production readiness

• Support weld-performance testing under applicable service conditions, analyze data using materials-engineering principles to validate performance models, and document conclusions

• Lead supplier technical development and provide oversight of welding, fabrication, inspection, testing, and process-qualification activities to advance manufacturing readiness for Natrium core components

• Support supplier selection, technical evaluations, statements of work, requests for proposal, site visits, readiness assessments, corrective actions, and audits in accordance with ASME NQA-1-2015 and applicable quality requirements

• Collaborate with design, materials, manufacturing, testing, quality, procurement, and project teams to ensure welding-development and qualification activities meet technical, quality, cost, schedule, and program objectives

• Communicate technical risks, development status, test results, and recommended actions to stakeholders while promoting a strong culture of safety, quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement

  Key Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum of 6 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree. A degree in Materials Science/Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Welding Engineering, or a related technical discipline is desired.

• A solid understanding of metallurgy including fabrication, thermomechanical processing, and welding of ferrous (e.g., ferritic-martensitic steels) and nonferrous (e.g., nickel-base) alloys is required

• Demonstrated skills in developing requirements specifications, defining supplier technical work scope to include development of SOWs, RFPs and providing technical direction and oversight of supplier projects is required

• Demonstrated experience developing, qualifying, and implementing welding processes in a production or high-consequence manufacturing environment is required

• Demonstrated ability to provide technical oversight to suppliers and resolve welding, fabrication, inspection, and quality issues is required

• Experience providing welding input to part and joint designs, including drawing review, joint geometry, manufacturability, and inspectability is required

• Experience working in stringent quality systems (e.g., NQA-1, ISO-9001, AS9100) is preferred

• A general understanding of the design of nuclear reactor and subsequent impacts on materials is desired

• Ability to work with minimum direction to solve challenging problems is required

• Actual position starting level and title will be determined based on assessment of qualifications

• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect, and a desire to foster teamwork

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System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, CM Access, TPGS, and MOUNTAIN, LTD., are leaders in delivering workforce solutions and integrated services across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible full-time employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.