Welding Engineer

Persona AI Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Persona AI Inc. is seeking a Welding Engineer to join the Applications team in Houston, TX. The role focuses on owning welding aspects of our humanoid robot platform, combining welding expertise with automation and robotics to advance the development cycle.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in welding operations within heavy equipment manufacturing, with hands‑on MIG, GMAW, and FCAW experience. You will shape welding processes and collaborate across perception, manipulation and controls teams.

Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience with MIG, GMAW and FCAW welding processes.
• 5+ years in a welding operations role in heavy equipment manufacturing.
• Ability to create documentation and reports for certification/qualification.
• Comfort with building processes from scratch in a fast paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine motion paths for the welding humanoid robot.
• Optimize weld parameters to maximize penetration and minimize distortion.
• Collaborate on standards and certification processes for the humanoid robot.
• Identify sensors and tooling for welding tasks.
• Translate welding knowledge into requirements for perception, manipulation, and controls teams.

Skills

Welding operations

Robotic welding

MIG welding

GMAW

FCAW

Motion path development

Documentation

Certification reporting

Education

M.S./B.S. in Welding Engineering or related field

Tools

Robotic welding systems

Job description

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.