Senior Welding Engineer
Core
Support manufacturing and development of high-speed defense aircraft vehicles by establishing and optimizing welding processes and assemblies.
Role type
Senior IC welding engineer (aerospace/defense)
Builds
High-speed aircraft vehicles and welded assemblies
Domain
Defense aviation / Aerospace manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Laser beam welding, gas tungsten arc welding, resistance welding, gas metal arc welding, plasma arc welding, root cause analysis, mechanical testing, NDE interpretation, process optimization, tooling design for welded assemblies, metal alloy knowledge (stainless steel, nickel-based, titanium, copper, aluminum), welding standards (ASTM, AWS)
Preferred skills
Master's degree in welding engineering, brazing and joining expertise, metallographic interpretation, data acquisition systems, optical and SEM fractography, hardness and chemical analysis
Technologies
Laser beam welding, gas tungsten arc welding, resistance welding, gas metal arc welding, plasma arc welding, thermocouples, strain gages, SEM, optical fractography
Responsibilities
Develop, optimize, and qualify weld processes and parameters for multiple welding processes; Support design, manufacturing, and materials engineering with root cause analysis; Set up welding qualification test campaigns and interpret mechanical testing and NDE results; Work closely with design, tooling, automation, and development engineers to improve welded designs for manufacturing; Scope out new welding technologies to improve rate/quality/efficiency
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
