Welding Engineer

Consolidated Nuclear Security; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Employer matched 401(k) savings plan

Education reimbursement

Onsite gym facilities

Onsite cafeterias

Job summary

Consolidated Nuclear Security is seeking a Welding Engineer to support the Division Managed Design Engineering group and site operations. Responsibilities include defining welding requirements, reviewing technical data for welding compliance with AWS/ASME codes, and guiding procurement with welding criteria.

Role involves field activities, training site personnel, and vendor surveillance to ensure contractually specified welding requirements are met, with up to 30% travel.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering/Physical Science from ABET-accredited program (US/Canada/Washington Accord) or MS/PhD.
• GPA: 3.5 minimum for PhD; GPA acceptable up to 4 years post-graduation; experience may supersede GPA afterward.
• 5+ years of experience as a welding engineer in fabrication, manufacturing, or operating environment.
• DOE O 426.2A requirements may apply; eligible for counterindependence evaluations and related prerequisites.

Responsibilities

• Provide design engineering support for welding, brazing and bonding in documents and specs.
• Write welding requirements for procurement, evaluate bid/submittals, conduct vendor surveillance for compliance.
• Review design output and welding data for national codes and company procedures.
• Perform field activities, on-site welding/brazing/bonding tasks and NDE as needed.
• Train site personnel on welding requirements, criteria and compliance documents.

Skills

Welding Engineering

Project teamwork

Procedures follow

Written and oral communication

Education

ABET-accredited BS in Engineering/Physical Science

MS in Engineering/Physical Science

PhD in Engineering/Physical Science

Tools

AWS D1.1

ASME B31

ASME Section IX Welding codes

Job description

Requisition ID19806-Posted08/17/2026-Engineering- Level of Experience (3) -Travel - 30% or less- Job Location Options (1)

What You'll Do

The Welding Engineer will be responsible for providing support to the Division Managed Design Engineering group, existing facilities operations, construction, and maintenance activities. Project support includes 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 reviews design output documents for welding technical data for compliance with national codes and standards and company approved procedures and policies. The Welding Engineer evaluates bid proposals for technical compliance of welding submittals, reviews vendor submittals, and conducts vendor surveillances to ensure compliance to contractually specified welding requirements.

The Welding Engineer may be assigned field activities supporting on-site organizations, including on-site subcontractors, performing welding, brazing, bonding activities or non-destructive examination activities associated with welding, brazing, or bonding that falls within the scope of the Welding Program Manual. This includes review of on-site work packages involving welding to ensure that design output is complete and correct and has appropriate hold points.

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
• 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.
• 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.
• 3.5 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)

• The candidate must have extensive technical knowledge in respective national consensus codes and standards (AWS D1.1, ASME B31, and ASME Section IX Welding codes are particularly beneficial).

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 or operating environment.
• Experience working as a welding engineer under a NQA-1 quality system.
• American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector Certification
• Ability to work in a project 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 without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.