Staff Weld Engineer
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Quick Summary
Staff Weld Engineer to lead manufacturing and assembly of turbomachinery systems, developing welding procedures and ensuring ASME code compliance for high-pressure thermal systems.
Skills & Keywords
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, qualify, and optimize welding procedures (WPS/PQR) for GTAW, GMAW, and FCAW processes across various materials, including stainless steel, carbon steel, and high-temperature alloys.
- Partner with design engineers to review blueprints, joint designs, and weld symbols, ensuring hardware assemblies are optimized for fabrication, thermal distortion control, and non-destructive testing (NDT).
- Serve as the subject matter expert for industrial welding codes, ensuring all structural and pressure-retaining fabrications comply with ASME Section IX and AWS D1.1 standards.
- Define inspection criteria and coordinate non-destructive testing methodologies (including VT, PT, MT, and RT) to ensure zero-defect production of high-pressure hardware.
- Support and guide the weld technician team, assist with welder performance qualifications (WPQ), and troubleshoot complex fabrication challenges on the shop floor.
Required Qualifications
Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Karman Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Karman Industries is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Direct applicants only — we are not working with outside recruiters or agencies for this role.
- Bachelor’s degree in Welding Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience as a welding engineer in an aerospace, industrial OEM, defense, or heavy equipment manufacturing environment.
- Deep working knowledge and direct experience applying ASME Section IX and AWS D1.1 standards.
- Strong understanding of metallurgy, heat-affected zones (HAZ), thermal expansion, and distortion control in welded assemblies.
- A proactive, high-agency engineer who enjoys spending time on the production floor solving practical hardware challenges alongside technicians.
- Active Certified Welding Engineer (CWEng) or Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) designation.
- Experience engineering fabrication processes for supercritical fluid loops, high-pressure heat exchangers, or cryogenic systems.
- Familiarity with modern non-destructive evaluation methods, including phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) or radiographic interpretation.
- Experience designing custom weld fixtures or implementing automated/orbital welding systems for repetitive high-precision piping runs.
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