Welding Engineer - NAVSEA Specialist
Core
Lead welding engineering operations, process qualifications, and structural integrity assessments for autonomous robotic welding systems in naval defense applications.
Role type
Senior Welding Engineer (NAVSEA Specialist)
Builds
Autonomous robotic welding systems for naval defense and marine fabrication
Domain
Defense maritime contracting / Naval shipbuilding / Robotic automation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Fusion-based weld parameter development, manual welding processes (GMAW, FCAW), industrial robotics for welding, Design of Experiments (DoE), root-cause analysis of welding failures, NDT data interpretation (RT, UT, MT, PT), vendor and supply chain audits, interpretation of naval defense and marine fabrication codes
Preferred skills
AWS Certified Welding Engineer (CWEng) or Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)
Technologies
AI-powered robotic welding cells, NDT equipment
Responsibilities
Interpret and deploy NAVSEA Technical Publications, review engineering design packages for code compliance, draft and approve Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), perform root-cause analysis for welding failures, conduct technical evaluations of fabrication vendors, run weld parameter selection experiments, partner with robotics engineers to develop rules for trajectory generation, operate AI-powered robotic welding cells, fabricate test coupons, manually weld coupons and test parts, cut and etch weld samples
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
