Senior Welding Engineer

Gentherm; Lawrenceburg (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Modine is seeking a Senior Welding Engineer to own welding processes in our plant. You will develop, qualify, and sustain welding procedures for structural steel, focusing on GMAW-P pulse welding and supporting TIG processes.

You will work with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Design Engineering, and Supply Chain to ensure weld quality, reduce costs, and meet codes and customer requirements. Responsibilities include leading weld development, establishing parameters, and implementing process

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Welding related field.
• 3+ years welding engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Active CWI certification required.
• Experience developing welding procedures and weld quality programs.
• Knowledge of AWS welding codes and welding symbols.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the facility SME for welding processes and standards.
• Develop, qualify, and maintain welding procedures and related documents.
• Lead weld process development, optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Support robotic and manual GMAW-P pulse welding and TIG welding.
• Establish weld parameters, fixtures, consumables, and process controls.
• Conduct root cause analysis for weld defects and implement corrective actions.
• Support product launches by reviewing weldability and manufacturability.
• Collaborate to define welding requirements and inspection criteria.
• Evaluate improvements to welding equipment, tooling, and cells.
• Coordinate installation, startup, and commissioning of welding equipment.
• Apply Lean principles to improve safety, quality, throughput, and efficiency.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Engineering drawing interpretation

Root cause analysis

Welding process optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering or related

3+ years welding engineering experience

Tools

Robotic welding systems

Welding automation

GMAW-P pulse welding equipment

Job description

For more than 100 years, Modine has solved the toughest thermal management challenges for mission-critical applications. Our purpose of Engineering a Cleaner, Healthier World means we are always evolving our portfolio of technologies to provide the latest heating, cooling, and ventilation solutions. Through the hard work of more than 11,000 employees worldwide, our Climate Solutions and Performance Technologies segments advance our purpose with systems that improve air quality, reduce energy and water consumption, lower harmful emissions, enable cleaner running vehicles, and use environmentally friendly refrigerants. Modine is a global company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin (U.S.), with operations in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. For more information about Modine, visit modine.com.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Senior Welding Engineer will serve as the technical owner for welding processes supporting production operations within the facility. This role will be responsible for developing, implementing, optimizing, and sustaining welding processes used to manufacture structural steel products. The position will focus primarily on structural steel GMAW-P pulse welding applications, while also supporting TIG welding processes used throughout the plant. The Senior Welding Engineer will work closely with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, and Safety teams to ensure weld quality, improve productivity, support new product launches, reduce manufacturing costs, and maintain compliance with applicable welding codes, customer requirements, and internal standards.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the facility subject matter expert for welding processes, welding equipment, weld quality, and welding standards.
• Develop, qualify, and maintain welding procedures, work instructions, process standards, WPSs, PQRs, and supporting weld documentation as required.
• Lead weld process development, optimization, and troubleshooting for structural steel fabrication operations.
• Support robotic and manual GMAW-P pulse welding processes and provide technical support for TIG welding applications.
• Establish and maintain weld parameters, fixture requirements, consumable selection, shielding gases, preheat/interpass requirements, and process controls.
• Conduct root cause analysis and corrective actions for weld defects including porosity, lack of fusion, undercut, distortion, spatter, cracking, burn-through, and dimensional variation.
• Support new product launches by reviewing designs for weldability, manufacturability, quality, and production efficiency.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering and Quality to ensure welding requirements, welding symbols, inspection criteria, and acceptance standards are clearly defined.
• Evaluate and implement improvements to welding equipment, fixtures, tooling, automation, robotic welding cells, and welding consumables.
• Coordinate installation, startup, validation, and commissioning of welding equipment, tooling, and related process changes.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing principles to improve safety, quality, throughput, labor efficiency, material usage, and overall welding line performance.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Welding Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or related technical discipline required. Bachelor's degree specifically focused in Welding Engineering or Welding Engineering Technology preferred.
• 3+ years of welding engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Active Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification required.
• Strong experience developing, qualifying, and maintaining welding procedures and supporting weld quality programs.
• Experience with structural steel fabrication and welding processes.
• Demonstrated experience with GMAW-P pulse welding processes; experience supporting TIG welding processes preferred.
• Working knowledge of robotic welding systems, welding automation, welding power supplies, and associated process controls.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, welding symbols, GD&T, and applicable welding specifications.
• Experience with weld fixture design, process capability studies, weld quality validation, and weld inspection methods.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills related to welding defects and process variation.
• Experience supporting APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, and new product launch activities.
• Knowledge of AWS welding codes, welding metallurgy, filler metal selection, shielding gases, and weld testing methods.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree specifically focused in Welding Engineering or Welding Engineering Technology preferred.
• Experience in a high-volume structural steel manufacturing environment.
• Experience programming, troubleshooting, and optimizing robotic welding cells.
• Experience with large structural steel weldments and production welding fixtures.

Modine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Modine provides a competitive benefit package, which could include paid vacation, short term disability, 401(k), health, dental, vision, life insurance, flex spending benefits, tuition reimbursement, Health Savings Account and much more. Human Resources will provide more detail upon your hiring.

This position is not eligible for any form of sponsorship (e.g. OPT or H1B visa status) now or in the future. Only individuals authorized to work in the United States now and for the foreseeable future will be considered for this position.