Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: Welding Engineer
Career Level From: Associate
Career Level To: Senior Specialist
Organization: Welding Engineering (51438457)
Job Specialty: Core Engineering
What You'll Do
The Welding Engineer will be responsible for providing central office and field support to the Projects Engineering group, existing facilities operations, construction, and maintenance activities. Project support includes, but is not limited to; field walkdowns, presentations, supplier discussions, drawing and document reviews, participation in designs ranging from scope definition, feasibility and conceptual studies, and preliminary/detailed designs. The Welding Engineer writes welding requirements for procurement documents, welding, brazing, and bonding procedures in compliance with applicable code requirements. The candidate also solves problems in designing and maintaining plant facilities and processes. The candidate will be responsible for training site personnel from engineering, maintenance, and construction on the welding requirements, criteria, and compliance documents applicable for performing work activities.
The Welding Engineer also reviews design output documents for welding technical data and compliance with national codes and standards and company approved procedures and policies, and they may draft and provide assistance in the execution of Installation Change Requests (ICR’s), Non-Conformance Reports (NCR’s), and retraining should a nonconformance or required process improvement be identified. The Welding Engineer evaluates bid proposals for technical compliance of welding submittals, reviews supplier submittals, and traveling to and conducting supplier surveillances to ensure compliance to contractually specified welding requirements.
The Welding Engineer may be assigned field activities supporting on-site and off-site organizations, including on-site subcontractors performing welding, brazing, bonding activities or non-destructive examination activities that fall within the scope of the Welding Program Manual. The Welding Engineer may be assigned to perform off-site supplier visits and audits. The Welding Engineer maintains oversight/ownership and ultimate responsibility of Filler Material (Rod) Rooms. The Welding Engineer reviews on-site work packages involving welding to ensure that design output is complete and correct and establishes hold points for the fabrication and inspection of welds that satisfy the code, specifications, and procedure requirements. The Welding Engineer generates Weld Inspection Records (WIRs), associated documents and activities, and any associated weld maps for the work package and maintains them by completing and tracking all alterations from the originals, and they perform random in-process oversight activities of any on-site welding activity. The Welding Engineer reviews all completed Welding Inspection Records for completeness and correctness before final closeout. The Welding Engineer must have extensive technical knowledge and understanding of AWS AWS A2.4, ASME B31, and ASME Section IX Welding codes. The Welding Engineer will assist in the processing of non-conformances and will generate and release of supplemental weld instructions including repair operations. The Welding Engineer will have knowledge and hands-on application in the SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW processes, and in weld size calculations. Knowledge of autogenous weld process for stainless steel tube for high vacuum applications. Knowledge of manual and automatic GTAW welding of stainless steel for high vacuum applications.
What You Can Expect
- Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
- Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
- Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
- Career advancement and professional development programs
- Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering/Physical Science [Chemistry, Physics, or related] from an Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program in the United States or designated equivalents from Canada or Mexico, the Washington Accord, or the list of substantially equivalent as documented by ABET.
- OR MS in Engineering /Physical science.
- OR PhD in Engineering /Physical science.
- There is a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) requirement up to 4 years post-graduation at time of offer and confirmed by transcript. Beyond four years from graduation, engineering experience will supersede GPA as a requirement for hire.
- 3.0/4.0 minimum cumulative GPA for Bachelor degree
- 3.3 minimum cumulative GPA for Master degree
- 3.5 minimum cumulative GPA for PhD
- In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related scientific major, 2 years job-related, and 1-year nuclear experience; or a DOE O 426.2A alternative). DOE 426.2A experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities. (Ref. DOE O 426.2A)
Preferred Job Requirements
- A trained welding professional with a B.S. degree with Welding Engineering/Welding Engineering Technology concentration from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience working as a welding engineer in a fabrication, manufacturing. Utility, Shipyard, or operating environment.
- Experience working as a welding engineer under a NQA-1 quality system.
- American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector Certification or able to attain within one (1) year from hire date
- Ability to work in a project and construction team environment.
- Ability to follow procedures and work within a rigorous work process.
- Ability to estimate, plan, and track progress for preparation of discipline deliverables
- Good written and oral communications skills.
