Welding Engineer
Persona AI Inc•Houston, TX
About The Position
Persona is seeking a Welding Engineer to join its Applications team and own the welding aspects of application development for humanoid robots. The role applies expertise in high-quality manual and robotic welding to a new robotic platform, developing and refining welding capabilities for demanding heavy-industry environments.
Requirements
- M.S. or B.S. in Welding Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering.
- At least 5 years of experience in a welding operations role in heavy equipment manufacturing.
- Hands-on experience with MIG, GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding), and FCAW (Flux-Core Arc Welding) across a range of materials and welding positions.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced engineering environment with significant autonomy.
- Strong ability to create documentation, welding processes, and reports to support certification and qualification.
- Comfort with ambiguity and first-of-a-kind applications, including building processes from scratch rather than maintaining established ones.
Nice To Haves
- Strong working knowledge of industry welding codes, standards, and documentation required for certification and qualification.
- Experience designing and implementing robotic welding algorithms such as touch sensing, through-the-arc seam tracking, and laser seam tracking.
- Experience with verification testing of weld path accuracy and repeatability.
- Operational experience in robotic welding or demanding industrial environments.
- Project management experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop and refine motion paths for the welding humanoid robot.
- Optimize weld parameters, including voltage, amperage, and shielding gas, to minimize thermal distortion and maximize penetration.
- Collaborate with governing bodies to develop standards and certification processes for the humanoid robot.
- Identify the sensors and tooling required to perform welding tasks.
- Translate welding domain knowledge into requirements for perception, manipulation, and controls teams.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation.
- Performance-based bonus.
- 100% employer-covered medical benefits for most healthcare plans.
- Early-stage equity.
- Competitive PTO.
- Company-wide paid winter break between December 24th and January 2nd.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
