Senior Welding Engineer

Hermeus Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Year-end bonuses

Health care

401k

Office lunches

Stock options

Job summary

Hermeus Corporation in Los Angeles seeks a Senior/Principal Welding Engineer to lead welding process development for advanced aircraft components. You will establish weld procedures, qualify processes, and collaborate with design and manufacturing to optimize welded assemblies.

Experience with laser, TIG, plasma welding; familiar with NDE, metallography, and standards (ASTM, AWS). Willingness to work long hours as needed; strong problem-solving and hands-on fabrication skills required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering; hands-on fabrication or testing of welded assemblies.
• Advanced welding experience with multiple processes (laser, TIG, etc.).
• Familiarity with welding standards and quality controls.

Responsibilities

• Support weld shop development for full-scale welded assemblies.
• Develop, qualify weld processes for multiple welding methods.
• Support design, manufacturing, and materials engineering with root cause analysis.
• Collaborate to improve welded designs for manufacturing.
• Set up welding qualification campaigns and interpret test results.
• Assist manufacturing engineers and welders in techniques in a fast-paced environment.
• Develop and implement improved process control using NDE feedback.
• Scope out new welding technologies to improve rate/quality/efficiency

Skills

Welding engineering

Fabrication experience

Metallography

NDE

Root cause analysis

Process improvement

Design for manufacturability

Hands-on welding

Welding standards knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's in welding engineering (preferred)

Tools

Laser welding equipment

Gas tungsten arc welding

Plasma arc welding

Quality testing equipment

NDE equipment

Job description

Hermeus is a venture-backed defense aviation company reclaiming the lost art of rapid iterative prototyping to build the fastest aircraft in the world today. By prioritizing relentless hardware iteration, we deliver high-speed systems at the pace of the modern battlefield. We work with the Department of War to provide the high-speed capabilities our nation and its allies need to maintain a durable, asymmetric advantage.

We are open to Senior or Principal leveling for this role. This position will support manufacturing and development of Hermeus vehicles and will help stand up welding processes, develop, qualify, and optimize welding designs and processes including but not limited to laser beam welding, gas tungsten arc welding, resistance welding, gas metal arc welding, and plasma arc welding. The welding engineer in this role will interface daily with design and manufacturing engineers to make welding judgment calls and improvements and will enforce standardized practices and procedures on multiple welded assemblies.

Responsibilities:

• Support weld shop development to support full scale welded assemblies
• Develop, optimize, and qualify weld processes and parameters for multiple welding processes including but not limited to laser beam welding, gas tungsten arc welding, resistance welding, gas metal arc welding, and plasma arc welding
• Support design, manufacturing, and materials engineering with root cause analysis
• Work closely with design, tooling, automation, and development engineers to improve welded designs for manufacturing
• Set up welding qualification test campaigns and interpret mechanical testing and NDE results
• Support manufacturing engineers and welders on correct techniques in a fast paced manufacturing environment
• Develop and implement improved process control where possible using test and NDE results as feedback loop
• Scope out new welding technologies that may be employed to improve rate/quality/efficiency

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• Hands-on fabrication, manufacturing, or testing experience of welded assemblies

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Master's degree in welding engineering or related technical program
• Hands on welding experience of stainless steel, nickel-based, titanium, copper, and aluminum alloys
• Experience with brazing, joining, and metallographic interpretation
• Fundamental understanding of welding processes including, but not limited to laser beam, plasma arc, gas tungsten arc, and gas metal arc
• Tooling design experience for welded assemblies to reduce part distortion and improve part consistency
• Understanding of weld strength testing methodologies, standards, and data acquisition systems used to make informed welding decisions (ASTM E8, E399, E740, ISO 15653, AWS D17.X, AWS C7.X, thermos-couples, strain gages, etc.)
• Experience with root cause analysis and corrective actions including, but not limited to, optical and SEM fractography/metallography, hardness, chemical analysis, and mechanical testing
• Self-motivated engineer with keen attention to detail

Additional Requirements:

• Must be willing to work long hours and weekends as needed to support and maintain build schedules
• Ability to perform job duties that require standing, kneeling, crouching, twisting upper body, working in cramped positions in small openings and climbing hand over hand
• Strong ability to multi-task and communicate status and results with broad spectrum of internal and external departments

$140,000 - $200,000 a year

The salary information provided is a general guideline only. Hermeus takes various factors into account, including, but not limited to, the position's scope and responsibilities, the candidate's professional background, education and training, essential skills, and market and business considerations, when presenting a job offer.

Salary is only one part of our total compensation and benefits package. Hermeus offers competitive salary and equity, unlimited PTO policy, paid parental leave, potential for year-end bonuses, and more!

100% employer-paid health care

401k & Retirement Plans

Unlimited PTO

Weekly Paid Office Lunches

End of Year Bonuses

Fully stocked breakrooms

Stock Options

Paid Parental Leave

U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS

The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a "U.S. person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. US persons include U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Hermeus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions at Hermeus are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.