Welding Engineer Intern Walker, Michigan, United States

Axis Company LLC; Walker (MI); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Axis Automation seeks a Welding Engineer Intern in Michigan to design, document, and implement custom automated welding systems for manufacturing clients. You will prepare pre/post weld documentation, participate in internal testing, and assist in troubleshooting and process improvements.

The role involves creating welding documents such as WPS, PQRs, weld maps, and conducting destructive testing, while learning basic programming and collaborating with teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with Welding Processes, Robots, Reviewing Specifications, WPS/PQRs is preferred.
• Currently enrolled in, or recently graduated from a Welding Engineering program or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and document welding and joining systems for automated equipment.
• Create and revise welding documents including WPS, PQR, weld maps, and destructive testing.
• Create and revise internal and external welding specifications for various processes.
• Inspect all automated welding completed in house.
• Generate conceptual solutions for problems with no standard solution.
• Analyze feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
• Collaborate effectively as part of a team environment.
• Communicate with peers, customers, and vendors.
• Troubleshoot weld, joining, wiring, pneumatic and hydraulic circuits.

Skills

Welding processes

Robots

Reviewing specifications

WPS/PQRs

Education

Welding Engineering program or related field

Job description

Axis Automation leverages the teamwork of our leading engineers and machine builders to conceptualize, design, integrate, deploy and service factory automation systems for forward-thinking manufacturing customers. Our team has decades of automation experience, spanning hundreds of projects and thousands of automation configurations.

Position Description:

The Welding Engineer Intern will be deeply involved in the design, specification, and implementation of custom automated welding machinery. Throughout their time, an intern can expect to produce pre-process and post-process weld documentation, participate in internal destructive testing and evaluation, and aid in solutions-oriented troubleshooting and process improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and document welding and joining systems for various types of welding automated equipment.
• Creation and revision of customer required welding documents including WPS, PQR, weld Maps, and destructive Testing.
• Creation and revision of internal and external welding specifications for a variety of processes.
• Inspection on all automated welding completed in house.
• Generate conceptual solutions for problems with no previous or standard solution.
• Analyze the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
• Must be a team player with the ability to work well in a team environment
• Ability to communicate with peers, customers, and vendors.
• Troubleshoot weld, joining, wiring, pneumatic and hydraulic circuits issues.
• Learn and perform basic programming skills.

Note: This list of responsibilities is by no means inclusive; however, it is intended to be a guideline for activities.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Currently enrolled in, or recently graduated from a university program in Welding Engineering or related engineering field.
• Willing to travel an average of 10% domestically
• Experience with Welding Processes, Robots, Reviewing Specifications, WPS/PQRs.