Welding Engineer at Pinnacle Specialty Group, Inc. Oak Ridge, TN

Pinnacle Specialty Group, Inc.; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid Time Off

401K - Company Matched

Job summary

Pinnacle Specialty Group, Inc. is looking for a skilled Welding Engineer in Oak Ridge, TN. This position involves crucial responsibilities including support for project engineering, writing welding requirements, and ensuring compliance with national codes and standards.

The ideal candidate should possess an ABET accredited BS degree in Engineering and extensive knowledge of AWS, ASME codes, and welding processes. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and 401K match.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience with BS degree.
• Level 3 requires BA/BS plus 10-14 years or MA/MS with 10-13 years.
• Level 4 requires BA/BS plus 15-20 years or MA/MS with 14-18 years.
• Level 5 requires BA/BS plus 20+ years or MA/MS with 19 years.

Responsibilities

• Support Projects Engineering group, existing facilities operations, and maintenance activities.
• Write welding procedures and requirements for procurement.
• Train site personnel on welding criteria and compliance documents.
• Review design output for compliance with welding standards.
• Evaluate vendor submittals and conduct surveillances for compliance.

Skills

AWS D1.1

ASME B31

ASME Section IX

SMAW

GMAW

FCAW

GTAW

Welding code compliance

Technical problem-solving

Education

ABET Accredited BS degree in Engineering

Job description

Welding Engineer job at Pinnacle Specialty Group, Inc.. Oak Ridge, TN.

Pinnacle Specialty Group is a woman-owned and operated small business specializing in providing project and contract management for Professional, Technical, Engineering, IT and Support Services. We offer full benefits to include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, 401K - Company Matched.

The Weld Engineer will be responsible for providing support to the Projects 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 Weld Engineer writes welding requirements for procurement documents, code acceptable 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 Weld Engineer also reviews design output documents for welding technical data for compliance with national codes and standards and company approved procedures and policies. The Weld 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 Weld 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. As a Field Weld Engineer (FEW) candidate maintains oversight/ownership and ultimate responsibilities of Rod Rooms. The FWE 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 specifications and procedure requirements. The candidate generates the Weld Inspection Record and any associated weld maps for the work package and performs random in-process oversight activities of any on-site welding activity. The FWE reviews all completed Welding Inspection Records for completeness and correctness before final closeout. The candidate must have extensive technical knowledge and understanding of AWS D1.1, ASME B31, and ASME Section IX Welding codes and their associated quality programs (ASME NQA-1, 10 CFR 830.120, etc.). Processing of non-conformances and release of repair operations instructions. Knowledge in the SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW processes. 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.

Education

ABET Accredited BS degree in Engineering with minimum 15 years relevant experience.

Level 3: BA/BS Degree plus 10-14 years of direct experience requires, or a MA or MS with 10-13 years of experience

Level 4: BA/BS Degree plus 15-20 years of direct experience requires, or a MA or MS with 14-18 years of experience

Level 5: BA/BS Degree plus 20 years plus of direct experience requires, or a MA or MS with 19 years of experience

We are anEqual Opportunity Employer

Work Environment / Physical Demands

Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Light to moderate lifting may be required for packages and other items, ability to walk short distances, may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard.