Senior Welding Engineer - Rapid Prototyping for High-Speed Aircraft

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 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.