Materials & Welding Engineer

Allied Power Group•Houston, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Materials & Welding Engineer is responsible for specification of materials & heat treatments, laboratory analysis, root cause analysis, design, development & qualification of welding processes and qualification of welders. The materials applications are primarily nickel & cobalt superalloys as well as stainless, alloy and carbon steels. This job description is a summary of the primary job scope and should not be assumed as an all-inclusive description.

Requirements

Knowledge of nickel & cobalt superalloy metallurgy.
Knowledge of nickel superalloy welding & brazing processes.
Knowledge of stainless, carbon & alloy steel welding and heat treatment.
Experience with nickel forgings and castings, including directionally solidified and single crystal.
Experience with protective coatings for gas turbine components.
Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering, Metallurgy, Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Engineering from an accredited university.

Nice To Haves

5 years in Gas Turbine industry.
Knowledge of protective coatings for gas turbine components.
Experience with cast, forged & fabricated gas turbine components and rotors.

Responsibilities

Specify materials and heat treatments for repair and for new product manufacture.
Conduct laboratory analysis for material identification, coatings condition, degradation and failure reporting.
Review & advise on technical & customer-specific requirements.
Participate in technical discussions with customers, engineers & leadership.
Write & review material specification documents.
Specify weld materials, parameters and heat treatments for GMAW, GTAW, Submerged Arc, Electron Beam and Laser welding.
Write WPS, PQR and other process control procedures and specifications.
Qualification of welders.
Specify and source welding and laboratory equipment.
Provide approval dispositions for thermal coating production samples.