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Staff Welding Engineer

Santa Ana, CA (OC-42)💼 Full-time💰 $166,000–$166,000🗓 2026-07-18 → 2026-07-31

Core

Technical authority on welding processes for autonomous underwater and surface vehicles, ensuring production quality and compliance for U.S. military systems.

Role type

Staff Welding Engineer

Builds

Structural assemblies, tooling, and fixtures for defense maritime vehicles

Domain

Defense / Maritime manufacturing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

WPS/PQR/WPQ development and qualification, root-cause analysis of weld defects, specification of base metals and filler materials, interpretation of NDT methods, optimization of welding parameters and fixturing, reading engineering drawings

Preferred skills

AWS CWEng or CWI certification, experience with thin-wall aluminum/stainless steel/titanium, familiarity with MIL-STD/NAVSEA standards, robotic welding systems, Lean/Six Sigma

Technologies

FCAW, GMAW, GTAW, SAW, UT, RT, MT, PT, VT

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain welding procedure specifications and qualification records; lead root-cause analysis on weld defects; specify materials and techniques for various steel and aluminum applications; direct non-destructive and destructive testing; optimize parameters for quality and throughput; drive continuous improvement in welding processes

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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