Welding Engineer

Persona AI, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Excellent benefits

Flexible work environment

Equity opportunities

Job summary

Persona AI, Inc. is seeking a Welding Engineer to join our Applications team in Houston, TX. The role focuses on developing and refining welding processes for humanoid robots. Required qualifications include a degree in a relevant engineering field and 5+ years of experience in heavy equipment manufacturing welding operations.

You will optimize welding parameters and collaborate with standardizing bodies to enhance robotic applications. We offer competitive compensation and a dynamic work environment conducive to innovation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a welding operations role in heavy equipment manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with welding processes across a range of materials and positions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced engineering environment with autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine motion paths for the welding humanoid robot.
• Optimize weld parameters to minimize thermal distortion.
• Collaborate with governing bodies to develop standards for the humanoid robot.

Skills

MIG welding

GMAW welding

FCAW welding

Welding documentation

Robotic welding algorithms

Education

M.S. or B.S. in Welding Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

Persona AI is developing and commercializing rugged, multi-purpose humanoid robots that perform real work. Persona’s founding team has a decades-long history in humanoid robotics, bionics, and product development delivering robust hardware that has touched the stars, worked miles below the surface of the ocean, and even roamed Disney Parks. Our mission is focused squarely on shipping beautiful, reliable products at massive scale, while building a customer-focused team to achieve these aims.

We are looking for a Welding Engineer to join our Applications team who has a strong understanding of what it takes to perform high quality welds through manual and robotic welding processes. But you want to deploy that knowledge to a new platform, the humanoid robot. In short, we need someone to own the welding aspects of our application development.

Your Role

• Develop and refine motion paths for the welding humanoid robot.
• Optimize weld parameters (voltage, amperage, shielding gas) to minimize thermal distortion and maximize penetration.
• Collaborate with governing bodies to develop standards and certification processes for the humanoid robot.
• Identify required sensors and tooling for performing welding tasks.
• Translate welding domain knowledge into requirements for perception, manipulation, and controls teams.

We’re Looking For

• M.S., B.S. in Welding Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in a welding operations role in heavy equipment manufacturing.
• Hands‑on experience with MIG, GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) and FCAW (Flux‑core Arc Welding) welding processes across a range of materials and welding positions.
• Ability to thrive operating in a fast paced engineering environment with a lot of autonomy.
• Strong ability to create documentation, welding processes, and reports to aid in certification and qualification.
• Comfort with ambiguity and first‑of‑kind applications. This role requires building processes from scratch, not maintaining established ones.

Preferred or Bonus Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of industry welding codes, standards, and the required documentation for certification and qualification.
• Experience designing and implementing robotic welding algorithms such as touch sensing, through‑the‑arc seam tracking, and laser seam tracking.
• Experience with verification testing of weld path accuracy and repeatability.
• Operational experience in robotic welding or in demanding industrial environments.
• Project management experience.

Why join Persona AI

• You’ll shape technology that’s redefining the possibilities of robotics and human interaction.
• Work alongside passionate teammates who value diversity, creativity, and continuous learning.
• Enjoy full access to advanced prototyping tools, labs, and the freedom to experiment and innovate.
• We offer competitive compensation, excellent benefits, flexible work environment, and equity opportunities.

Persona AI embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.