Senior Welding Engineer — Nuclear Welding & Automation

Averro; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Vacation

Job summary

Averro seeks a Senior Welding Engineer for an advanced energy company to drive welding process development and automation. Lead GTAW, GMAW, and spray MIG development for stainless steel pressure vessels and pioneer welding procedures.

You will collaborate with design engineers and NDE, mentor fabrication teams, and ensure weld quality metrics, with hands-on shop-floor support and knowledge of ASME BPVC Section IX.

Qualifications

• BS in Materials Science, Metallurgical/Mechanical Eng or related field.
• 5+ years welding engineering experience including process development and qualification.
• Experience with ASME BPVC Section IX.
• Hands-on GTAW on stainless steel pressure-boundary applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop, qualify, and optimize welding processes for stainless steel pressure vessels; lead welding procedure development from scratch.
• Evaluate and qualify advanced processes (laser beam, electron beam, hybrid laser-arc) for pressure system applications; design parametric studies and datasets.
• Identify and implement orbital GTAW, mechanized MIG, and robotic welding; develop parametric programs for automated systems to drive consistency and reduce cost.
• Partner with design engineers and NDE personnel to ensure weldability and root-cause analysis on defects.
• Provide hands-on production support, mentor welders, and maintain weld quality metrics and documentation.

Skills

Welding process development

GTAW

GMAW

Robotic welding

Automation

NDE coordination

Education

BS in Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Laser beam welding

Electron beam welding

Hybrid laser-arc

Orbital GTAW

Job description

Averro seeks a Senior Welding Engineer for an advanced energy company to drive welding process development and automation. Lead GTAW, GMAW, and spray MIG development for stainless steel pressure vessels and pioneer welding procedures.

You will collaborate with design engineers and NDE, mentor fabrication teams, and ensure weld quality metrics, with hands-on shop-floor support and knowledge of ASME BPVC Section IX.