Welding Engineer

Talent With Heart; Buffalo (NY); Presencial; USD 70.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Talent With Heart is seeking a Welding Engineer to own welding processes for precision components. You will develop repeatable joining methods, resolve production challenges, and partner with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to improve weld integrity and product performance.

Responsibilities include welding procedure development, process evaluation, trials, and training of production staff while ensuring safe operations and compliant records.

Formación

• Knowledge of welding metallurgy, drawings, weld symbols, inspection methods, and documentation.
• Hands-on experience developing and troubleshooting welding processes in manufacturing.
• Ability to analyze problems and communicate corrective actions with teams.

Responsabilidades

• Develop, document, and optimize welding procedures and tooling.
• Evaluate materials and joint designs to establish reliable processes.
• Support qualification activities and maintain technical records.
• Investigate weld defects and lead root cause analysis with teams.
• Collaborate with design to improve manufacturability.
• Plan trials and support inspection, testing, and transfer to production.
• Train personnel on methods and write work instructions.
• Evaluate equipment and process improvements to reduce scrap and cycle time.
• Ensure safe operations.

Conocimientos

Welding metallurgy

Weld symbols

Process documentation

Root cause analysis

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Descripción del empleo

Welding Engineer

We are recruiting on behalf of our client, a manufacturer of temperature sensors, compression seal fittings, and cable and harness assemblies.

Position Summary

Provide technical ownership of welding processes used to manufacture precision components and assemblies. This role develops repeatable joining methods, resolves production challenges, and partners with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to improve weld integrity, productivity, and product performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and optimize welding procedures, process parameters, joint preparation, tooling, and fixturing for new and existing products.
• Evaluate materials, joint designs, heat input, distortion, and weldability to establish reliable production processes.
• Support procedure and welder qualification activities and maintain the associated technical records against applicable customer and industry requirements.
• Investigate weld defects and process variation; lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions with manufacturing and quality.
• Partner with design engineers to improve joint accessibility, manufacturability, and assembly consistency.
• Plan welding trials and support inspection, testing, process validation, and the transfer of new products into production.
• Train production personnel on approved methods and prepare work instructions, acceptance criteria, and process controls.
• Evaluate welding equipment and process improvements that reduce scrap, rework, and cycle time while supporting safe operations.
• Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Hands-on experience developing and troubleshooting welding processes in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of welding metallurgy, engineering drawings, weld symbols, inspection methods, and process documentation.
• Ability to analyze technical problems, work directly with production teams, and communicate clear corrective actions.

Proposed Qualifications

Preferred Background

Experience with precision assemblies, stainless steels or nickel alloys, automated welding, and relevant welding qualifications or certifications is preferred. Specific welding processes and governing standards will be confirmed by the client.