Welding Engineer - IE&A
Illinois Tool Works
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Job summary
Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, part of Illinois Tool Works, seeks a Welding Engineer to join a collaborative team innovating welding solutions for manufacturing, fabrication, and MRO. You will develop new products, optimize automation processes, and support customers with advanced welding applications.
The role emphasizes leadership, project management, and occasional travel to customers or plants, with a strong focus on arc performance and metallurgy.
Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of multiple welding processes (GMAW, GMAW-P, GTAW, SMAW).
- Experience with welding automation and controls; basic electrical understanding.
- Bachelor's in welding engineering or related field.
Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize welding automation solutions for products and customers.
- Evaluate arc performance for automation welding systems.
- Lead small projects and coach junior engineers; provide field support.
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Job description
Miller Electric is seeking a skilled Weld Engineer to join our highly collaborative team that develops cutting-edge welding solutions tailored to the needs of General Manufacturing, Fabrication, MRO, and Personal end users. This role requires an advanced understanding of welding processes, metallurgy, and automation, enabling you to take initiative and demonstrate leadership in your assigned tasks while working with moderate supervision. If you are looking for an opportunity to be at the center of the innovation process for premium welding products, this may be the position you have been seeking.
As a Welding Engineer at Miller Electric, you will focus on new product development and sustaining initiatives to provide optimum solutions utilizing tools such as oscilloscopes and PC-based software programs.
- Evaluate welding arc performance for industrial automation welding power supplies.
- Develop and optimize welding automation solutions.
- Develop automation welding related solutions for customer challenges and issues.
Welding Engineers are heavily involved in all stages of New Product Development, sustaining initiatives, and customer support activities.
- Partner with various levels of the organization, including production, engineering, marketing, and leadership to identify, strategize, and bring to life the latest and greatest welding products to the market.
- Support cross-functional team members with advanced customer applications and technical challenges.
- Leads the development and optimization of automation welding processes, procedures and run customer samples, using various materials.
- Training customers in the use of new automation equipment, both in-house and in the field.
- Responsible for managing small-scale projects and provides coaching to less experienced engineers.
- Daily telephone support of applications, processes, and automation systems.
- Evaluates and implements new welding technologies and techniques.
- Measure and document process and performance characteristics using high speed photography, oscilloscopes and PC based software programs.
- Troubleshoot complex automation welding cells (controls, secondary circuit, volt sense, cable management, etc.).
- Technical Knowledge and Skills: Strong knowledge of GMAW, GMAW-P, GTAW, and SMAW welding processes, techniques, and settings. Experience with welding automation and controls. Basic understanding of electricity and how the variables impact the arc performance and the weldment.
- Strong Communicator: Demonstrate excellent written, verbal, and organizational skills.
- Relationship Building: Excellent interpersonal skills to relate to all customers, technical, and non-technical audiences.
- Attention to Detail: Exceptional problem-solving and organizational skills, with acute attention to detail.
- Self-Starter: Ability to learn quickly, work independently with minimal supervision, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Self-Accountability: Demonstrated positive attitude, high motivation, and a strong sense of personal accountability.
- Growth Minded: Willingness to invest in personal and professional development, with potential for growth within the organization.
- Flexibility to Travel: Up to 20% travel required.
- Bachelor of Science Welding Engineering (BSWE) or Bachelor of Science Welding Engineering Technology (BSWET) degree required.
- Required 0-3 years of experience in welding engineering or related fields.
- 3-10 years of experience in welding engineering or related fields.
Join a collaborative and growth-focused team where your expertise will directly impact the company’s financial health and operational success. We value innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Here’s what we offer to help you build the future you want:
Generous Retirement Benefits – 401(k) match PLUS an additional retirement contribution to help you plan for the future.
Paid Time Off – 11 paid holidays, 5 sick days, and vacation time to take time for what matters.
Company-Paid Insurance – Life, AD&D, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance to give you peace of mind.
Family-Friendly Benefits – 4 weeks of paid parental leave and adoption reimbursement to support your family journey.
Education Assistance – tuition reimbursement because we believe in investing your personal and professional development.
At ITW Welding, we’re not just a place to work – we’re a community that empowers you to grow and make a real impact. Join us and build a career that makes a difference!
Comprised of a market-leading portfolio of best-in-class brands, the businesses of ITW Welding work together to provide premium performance delivered through a breadth of solutions encompassing welding, cutting, consumables, and accessories. ITW Welding North America represents Miller Electric Welding Equipment, Safety & Accessories, Hobart Filler Metals, and Bernard / Tregaskiss MIG Guns.
Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, is headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, and wholly owned by Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW). The company maintains its industry leadership by setting the standard for reliability, quality and responsiveness. Our tagline, “The Power of Blue®,” is inspired by the blue color of Miller equipment.
ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.
As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.
As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.
As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
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