Welding Engineer

Optimal; Kentucky; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimal is seeking a recent graduate with 1 to 2 years of hands-on lab experience in welding, preferably in joining, along with testing scanning an optical microscope. The role requires laser welding experience, welding of Internal Weld Coupons for Tab Welding and restrictive spot weld expertise, as well as the ability to coordinate projects and test data with internal departments and outside suppliers.

A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing systems engineering or Materials

Qualifications

• Recent graduate with 1 to 2 years of hands-on lab experience in welding.
• Experience in laser welding and internal weld coupons for tab welding.
• Restrictive spot weld experience.
• Experience with testing, scanning and optical microscopes is a plus.
• Data base experience is a plus.
• SEM experience is a plus.

Skills

Laser welding

Weld coupons

Spot weld

Cross-section analysis

Material characterization

Resistance testing

Resistivity measurement

Tensile strength testing

Project coordination

Data coordination

Optical microscope

Database experience

SEM experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Mechanical Engineering

Manufacturing systems engineering

Materials science

Job description

Seeking a recent graduate with 1 to 2 years of hands‑on lab experience in welding, preferably in joining, along with testing scanning an optical microscope.

Requirements

• Laser welding experience.
• Welding of Internal Weld Coupons for Tab Welding
• Restrictive spot weld experience
• Experience in Cross-section of samples after welding
• Material Characterization of Welds
• Resistance testing
• Resistivity measurement
• Tensile strength measurement
• Ability to coordinate projects and test data with other internal departments and outside suppliers.
• Experience with Testing, Scanning and Optical Microscopes is a plus
• Data base experience is a plus.
• SEM experience is a plus. SEM is used to examine weld quality, fractures, microstructure, inclusions, porosity, and other features at high resolution.

Education Requirement

Bachelors Degree required. Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing systems engineering or Material science will be plus.