Welding Manufacturing Engineer – Data Center Startup

Steel & O'Brien Manufacturing; Plainfield (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Steel & O’Brien Manufacturing is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer – Weld to help launch and grow our Indianapolis facility for the Data Center Cooling industry.

You will develop, improve, and sustain welding methods for stainless steel components, partnering with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Production to ensure safe, repeatable processes and high quality as production scales.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in welding/fabrication.
• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Welding, or Industrial Engineering.
• Strong expertise in TIG, orbital, stainless steel fabrication.
• Knowledge of welding codes, inspection, and quality systems.
• CAD proficiency with Inventor or similar software.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and improve stainless steel welding processes (TIG, orbital, laser) for quality and throughput.
• Support startup, tooling, and process controls during facility ramp-up.
• Lead root-cause analysis for weld defects and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Quality, Operations, and Engineering to meet project requirements.
• Apply Lean, 5S, Kaizen to safety, quality, and productivity.

Skills

Welding process optimization

Root cause analysis

LEAN Manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Welding, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Steel & O’Brien Manufacturing is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer – Weld to help launch and grow our Indianapolis facility for the Data Center Cooling industry.

You will develop, improve, and sustain welding methods for stainless steel components, partnering with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Production to ensure safe, repeatable processes and high quality as production scales.