Welding Engineer

Sypris Technologies Inc. - Tube Turns Products; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sypris Technologies Inc. - Tube Turns Products in the United States seeks experienced welding specialists to evaluate customer specs, determine welding procedures, and issue weld release letters.

You will confirm requirements against ASME and other applicable standards, and drive process improvements for cost and quality. You will provide technical support to production welders, collaborate with engineers, and assist purchasing with welding material specifications and supplier guidance.

Qualifications

• Research welding procedures and determine improvements to be made.
• Evaluate welder candidates for ASME compliance and quality standards.
• Develop welding tests and qualify procedures for complex material configurations.
• Maintain weld procedures and welder qualification records per code.
• R&D of new procedures and emergent technology as required.
• Provide technical support to purchasing with material specifications.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate customer specifications and provide welding requirements and estimates.
• Review orders to establish applicable welding procedures, materials, and welders.
• Issue weld release letters and confirm requirements against ASME and standards.
• Provide shop floor technical support for welding processes and decisions.
• Assist in cost justification of new welding equipment and fixtures.
• Support field technicians before and during field service welding.

Skills

Welding procedures

Welder qualification

ASME compliance

Cost improvement

Technical support

Purchasing support

Education

Piping/pressure vessel welding experience

Job description

• Evaluate customer specifications and provide welding requirements for inquiries including estimates for welding qualification and welding of products. Review special customer orders and specifications to establish applicable welding procedures, welding materials and qualified welders and issue weld release letters.
• Confirm customer requirements against ASME Section VIII, IX, B31.3, B31.4, B31.8, and NACE standards (as dictated by customer inquiry) to determine applicability.
• Evaluate welding procedures and processes and implement changes necessary for product and cost improvement.
• Provide technical support for production of all welded products.This involves shop floor overview of welding processes and technical/quality decisions related to welded components.
• Provide technical support to improve welding processes. This includes cost justification of new welding equipment and fixtures and design for manufacturability reviews.
• Provide technical support to field technicians before and during any field service welding as required.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

COMPETENCIES:

• Research welding procedures in terms of time and quality, determining improvements to be made and modifying and qualifying welding processes/procedures as necessary.
• Evaluate incoming welder candidates alongside senior welders using proven weld procedures for ASME compliance and Company quality standards.
• Develop welding tests and evaluate results for complex material, configuration, and orientation of welding to ensure code compliance and company quality standards for evolving market requirements.
• Continued maintenance of weld procedures and welder qualification records against code requirements as required.
• Research and development of new procedures, techniques, and use of emergent technology as business requirements present.
• Provide purchasing with technical support for welding material procurement. This involves providing purchasing with welding material specifications (per design code and customer requirements), supplier recommendations and feedback on quality of welding material received.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

• 3 years of piping/ pressure vessel ferrous metal welding experience.
• Moderate understanding of lean manufacturing principles
• Ability to collaborate with product engineers, manufacturing leads, and functional leads, and to provide daily direction as needed.