Welding Engineer & Quality Lead - Robotic Ship Fabrication

NCSL International; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Valstad in Austin, TX is seeking a Welding Engineer to own welding-process development, manufacturing quality, and nondestructive testing for robotic steel fabrication. You will develop and qualify welding procedures, improve robotic welding performance, investigate defects, and establish the inspection systems required for production.

5+ years of welding-engineering or welding-quality experience is required; strong knowledge of GMAW and structural steel fabrication, plus Level II VT/MT

Qualifications

• 5+ years of welding-engineering or welding-quality experience.
• Knowledge of GMAW and structural-steel fabrication; HLAW and autogenous laser welding are a bonus.
• Experience developing WPSs, PQRs, and qualification programs.
• Current or previous Level II qualification in VT and MT under a recognized written practice.

Responsibilities

• Develop and qualify welding procedures for structural steel fabrication.
• Define process windows, parameters, consumables, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with robotics and automation engineers to improve robotic welding.
• Investigate defects and lead root-cause and corrective-action efforts.
• Perform or oversee VT, MT, and other applicable NDT methods.
• Maintain welding, inspection, calibration, and qualification records.
• Develop production inspection plans and quality-control processes.
• Support customer, classification, and program-specific requirements.

Skills

Welding engineering

GMAW

NDT methods

WPS/PQR development

Level II VT/MT

Robotic welding

Tools

AWS CWI

Job description

Valstad in Austin, TX is seeking a Welding Engineer to own welding-process development, manufacturing quality, and nondestructive testing for robotic steel fabrication. You will develop and qualify welding procedures, improve robotic welding performance, investigate defects, and establish the inspection systems required for production.

5+ years of welding-engineering or welding-quality experience is required; strong knowledge of GMAW and structural steel fabrication, plus Level II VT/MT