Welding Engineer

Y-12 National Security Complex; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Y-12 National Security Complex seeks a Welding Engineer to support Projects Engineering and facilities. You will write welding requirements, review designs, and assist with inspections and NCRs.

The role requires knowledge of AWS/ASME welding codes, field execution, and training of personnel on welding standards to ensure compliance and quality across projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum education requirements include engineering/science degrees with ABET accreditation or equivalents.
• GPA expectations: 3.0+ for Bachelor, 3.3+ for Master, 3.5+ for PhD.

Responsibilities

• Provide central office and field support to Projects Engineering, facilities operations, construction and maintenance.
• Write welding requirements for procurement documents and procedures.
• Train site personnel on welding criteria and compliance documents.

Skills

Welding engineering

Field support

Training staff

Project surveillance

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering/Physical Science (ABET accredited)

MS in Engineering/Physical Science

PhD in Engineering/Physical Science

Tools

Welding codes knowledge (AWS A2.4, ASME B31, ASME IX)

Job description

Location: Oak Ridge, TN

Job Title: Welding Engineer

Career Level From: Associate

Career Level To: Senior Specialist

Organization: Welding Engineering (51438457)

Job Specialty: Core Engineering

What You'll Do

The Welding Engineer will be responsible for providing central office and field support to the Projects Engineering group, existing facilities operations, construction, and maintenance activities. Project support includes, but is not limited to; field walkdowns, presentations, supplier discussions, drawing and document reviews, participation in designs ranging from scope definition, feasibility and conceptual studies, and preliminary/detailed designs. The Welding Engineer writes welding requirements for procurement documents, welding, brazing, and bonding procedures in compliance with applicable code requirements. The candidate also solves problems in designing and maintaining plant facilities and processes. The candidate will be responsible for training site personnel from engineering, maintenance, and construction on the welding requirements, criteria, and compliance documents applicable for performing work activities. The Welding Engineer also reviews design output documents for welding technical data and compliance with national codes and standards and company approved procedures and policies, and they may draft and provide assistance in the execution of Installation Change Requests (ICR’s), Non-Conformance Reports (NCR’s), and retraining should a nonconformance or required process improvement be identified. The Welding Engineer evaluates bid proposals for technical compliance of welding submittals, reviews supplier submittals, and traveling to and conducting supplier surveillances to ensure compliance to contractually specified welding requirements. The Welding Engineer may be assigned field activities supporting on-site and off-site organizations, including on-site subcontractors performing welding, brazing, bonding activities or non-destructive examination activities that fall within the scope of the Welding Program Manual. The Welding Engineer may be assigned to perform off-site supplier visits and audits. The Welding Engineer maintains oversight/ownership and ultimate responsibility of Filler Material (Rod) Rooms. The Welding Engineer reviews on-site work packages involving welding to ensure that design output is complete and correct and establishes hold points for the fabrication and inspection of welds that satisfy the code, specifications, and procedure requirements. The Welding Engineer generates Weld Inspection Records (WIRs), associated documents and activities, and any associated weld maps for the work package and maintains them by completing and tracking all alterations from the originals, and they perform random in-process oversight activities of any on-site welding activity. The Welding Engineer reviews all completed Welding Inspection Records for completeness and correctness before final closeout. The Welding Engineer must have extensive technical knowledge and understanding of AWS AWS A2.4, ASME B31, and ASME Section IX Welding codes. The Welding Engineer will assist in the processing of non-conformances and will generate and release of supplemental weld instructions including repair operations. The Welding Engineer will have knowledge and hands-on application in the SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW processes, and in weld size calculations. Knowledge of autogenous weld process for stainless steel tube for high vacuum applications. Knowledge of manual and automatic GTAW welding of stainless steel for high vacuum applications.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering/Physical Science [Chemistry, Physics, or related] from an Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program in the United States or designated equivalents from Canada or Mexico, the Washington Accord, or the list of substantially equivalent as documented by ABET. OR MS in Engineering /Physical science. OR PhD in Engineering /Physical science. (Advanced degrees require a technical undergraduate degree.)
• There is a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) requirement up to 4 years post-graduation at time of offer and confirmed by transcript. Beyond four years from graduation, engineering experience will supersede GPA as a requirement for hire.
  • 3.0/4.0 minimum cumulative GPA for Bachelor degree
  • 3.3 minimum cumulative GPA for Master degree
  • 3.5 minimum cumulative GPA for PhD
• In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related scientific major, 2 years job-related, and 1-year nuclear experience; or a DOE O 426.2A alternative). DOE 426.2A experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities. (Ref. DOE O 426.2A)

Preferred Job Requirements

• A trained welding professional with a B.S. degree with Welding Engineering/Welding Engineering Technology concentration from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience working as a welding engineer in a fabrication, manufacturing. Utility, Shipyard, or operating environment.
• Experience working as a welding engineer under a NQA-1 quality system.
• American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector Certification or able to attain within one (1) year from hire date
• Ability to work in a project and construction team environment.
• Ability to follow procedures and work within a rigorous work process.
• Ability to estimate, plan, and track progress for preparation of discipline deliverables
• Good written and oral communications skills.

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

CNS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.