RESPONSIBILITIES:

📍Develop, optimize, and qualify weld processes and parameters for multiple welding processes, including but not limited to electron beam welding, laser beam welding, gas tungsten arc welding, orbital tube welding, resistance welding, gas metal arc welding, friction stir welding, and plasma arc welding 📍Support production operations on full-scale welded assemblies, providing direction to manufacturing engineers and welders on correct techniques in a fast-paced manufacturing environment 📍Support design, manufacturing, and materials engineering with root cause analysis 📍Work closely with design, tooling, automation, and development engineers to improve welded designs for manufacturing 📍Set up welding qualification test campaigns and interpret mechanical testing and NDE results 📍Work closely with NDE personnel to interpret weld quality on development and flight hardware in addition to developing and implementing innovative state-of-the-art NDE techniques 📍Develop and implement improved process control where possible using test and NDE results as a feedback loop 📍Set up automated welding solutions in an effort to drive process consistency 📍Scope out new welding technologies that may be employed to improve rate/quality/efficiency

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

📍Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline 📍1+ years of experience with hands-on fabrication, manufacturing, or testing experience of welded assemblies