Weld Engineer

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Conducts research to develop and test new fabrication processes and procedures.
• Improve existing or develop new welding equipment.
• Develop new or modify current welding, robotic, and assembly methods, techniques and procedures.
• Discover new patterns of welding and robotic technology.
• Prepares technical reports as a result of research, development and preventative maintenance investigations.
• Establish weld procedures to guide production team relating to specifications/processes.
• Evaluate new developments in the welding and robotic field for possible application to current welding and robotic problems or production processes.
• Coordinated technical personnel in performing inspections to ensure worker's compliance with established welding procedures, restrictions, and standards; in testing weld for compliance with national code requirements; or testing welding personnel for certification.
• Performs experimental welding to evaluate new equipment, techniques, and materials.
• Assist in development and maintenance of work instructions in compliance with QMS requirements.
• Responsible to interface with internal/external customers
• Leads team members in problem solving with regard to production, customer, and supplier concerns.
• Authorized to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformities relating to product, process, and quality system.
• Ability to troubleshoot shop floor weld, robotic, and assembly issues and quickly identify necessary countermeasures.
• Enforce safety and sanitary regulations
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities including maintenance and production personnel to quickly resolve tooling issues for Welding emergency conditions
• Performs other essential functions as assigned.