Engineer Senior - Welding
About The Position
This position is within the Electric Boat Welding Engineering Laboratory, a 5,000-square-foot, production-capable facility located in the Groton, Connecticut shipyard. The laboratory supports welding procedure qualification, development, and maintenance across Electric Boat and serves as the central authority for welding engineering and procedure governance. Its work includes welding procedure development and documentation, metallurgical analysis and problem resolution, evaluation of equipment and technologies, fabrication of mock-ups, assessment of welding consumables and materials, and mechanical and metallurgical testing. The role focuses on developing and qualifying structural and pipe welding procedures in accordance with ship and fabrication specifications. It is responsible for the quality and operability of procedures, including weld metal mechanical properties, weld quality, equipment reliability, and clear welder/operator instructions. The engineer provides technical support on welding procedure selection and applicability, and expertise on welding processes, equipment, qualification, metallurgy, and consumables. The position also develops technical assessments and specification interpretations, supports NAVSEA, ISO, and internal audits, and may lead technical projects and investigations. Additional work can include test program development, technical reporting, quality assurance testing, root-cause investigations, manufacturer audits, vendor information review, production and design mock-up fabrication, welding equipment evaluation, and engineering support for government approval letters concerning interpretations or deviations.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science or higher in Engineering.
- At least 5 years of post-graduate engineering experience in the Engineering, Quality, or Welding industry.
- Prior experience with welding, quality, or mechanical testing procedure development, qualification, or validation.
- Familiarity with or experience in basic arc welding processes.
- Ability to read and interpret specifications, procedures, drawings, and other documents.
- Familiarity with military and commercial specifications.
- Project management experience.
- Ability to analyze problems and develop and implement solutions.
- Ability to understand basic principles of welding and destructive and non-destructive testing.
- Demonstrated fundamentals in engineered problem solving and ability to learn, develop, and understand complex technical information.
- Ability to work as a team player and communicate with people at all levels.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science or higher in Metallurgy/Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Engineering with a focus on metals, Welding Engineering, or an equivalent engineering field.
- Experience developing and reviewing welding procedure qualifications.
- Experience supporting structural or piping welding applications.
- Experience in an industrial environment, shipbuilding, or other heavy fabrication.
- Mechanical aptitude and hands-on laboratory experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop and qualify structural and pipe welding procedures in accordance with ship and fabrication specification requirements.
- Ensure welding procedures are technically sound and operable with respect to weld metal mechanical properties, weld quality, equipment reliability, and welder/operator instructions.
- Provide technical support on welding procedure specification selection, applicability, and qualification requirements based on construction conditions and requirements.
- Provide subject matter expertise on welding processes and techniques, procedure qualification, welding equipment, and ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgical issues related to welding and consumables.
- Develop and communicate technical assessments of hardware based on welding, materials, and engineering principles, data, and experience.
- Develop and communicate specification interpretations related to the welding program and welding procedure qualifications.
- Support NAVSEA, ISO, and internal Electric Boat audits related to welding procedures and technique sheets.
- Investigate and help adjudicate metallurgical, weld quality, workmanship, interpretation, deviation, and non-conformance issues.
- Serve as a technical project lead on in-house and externally funded performance, process-improvement, or cost-reduction projects.
- Develop and complete test programs to evaluate or characterize production conditions, technical requirements, shipyard materials, processes, and welding consumables.
- Prepare technical reports based on testing and investigations.
- Perform quality assurance testing, root-cause investigations, and engineering evaluations supporting production welding consumables and adjudication of deviations and non-conformances.
- Conduct welding consumable manufacturer audits and review and disposition vendor information requests associated with welding consumables.
- Support Construction, Engineering, and Design through fabrication of production and design mock-ups to assess shipyard viability, service performance, mechanical properties, and weld quality.
- Evaluate or develop welding equipment for established processes, methods, techniques, and procedures.
- Provide development and engineering support for government letters requesting approval of interpretations or deviations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
