Welding Engineer & Quality Lead - Equity + On-site Impact

Valstad; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity ownership

Medical, dental and vision benefits

Paid time off

Relocation assistance

Opportunity to build welding/QA at an早

Job summary

Valstad is seeking a Welding Engineer, Quality & NDT Lead to own the development, qualification and production performance of welding processes while building the quality and inspection systems required to deliver customer parts. This hands-on role sits at the intersection of welding engineering, robotic automation, manufacturing quality and nondestructive testing.

You will work with robotics engineers, automation personnel and inspectors to turn welding processes into stable, documented

Qualifications

• Five or more years of professional experience in welding engineering, welding manufacturing, structural fabrication quality or a closely related field.
• Strong practical understanding of GMAW processes and structural-steel welding.
• Experience developing, qualifying and maintaining WPSs, PQRs and welder qualifications.
• Experience diagnosing weld defects and implementing corrective actions.
• Practical understanding of fit-up, joint preparation, fixturing, distortion and dimensional-control challenges.

Responsibilities

• Develop welding processes for large steel panels and related assemblies.
• Define welding parameters, joint preparation, fit-up requirements, consumables, shielding gas, preheat and sequencing.
• Develop and maintain welding procedure specifications and welder qualifications.
• Lead testing to validate new materials and configurations.
• Coordinate welding and inspection activities across production teams.

Skills

Welding engineering

GMAW

NDT

Quality systems

Robotic welding

Education

Bachelor’s degree in welding engineering

Tools

WPS development tools

Robotic welding systems

NDT equipment

Job description

Valstad is seeking a Welding Engineer, Quality & NDT Lead to own the development, qualification and production performance of welding processes while building the quality and inspection systems required to deliver customer parts. This hands-on role sits at the intersection of welding engineering, robotic automation, manufacturing quality and nondestructive testing.

You will work with robotics engineers, automation personnel and inspectors to turn welding processes into stable, documented