Welding Specialist - Furnace Operations

BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) is a U.S.

-based company providing safe and effective nuclear solutions for global security, clean energy, environmental restoration, nuclear medicine and space exploration. With more than 7,800 employees, BWXT operates 14 major sites across the U.S., Canada and the U.K., and is the sole manufacturer of naval nuclear reactors for U.S. submarines and aircraft carriers.

The Welding Specialist – Furnace Operations supports the Welding Department by maintaining and optimizing automatic welding and heat treatment equipment in production shops. The position involves technical maintenance, operator training, process testing, and implementation of improvements to welding and heat treatment operations.

• Maintain operational automatic welding and heat treatment equipment.
• Assist Welding Engineer with testing, development projects, and technical duties.
• Train and evaluate operators for weld acceptance and qualifications.
• Conduct tests on production welds and new welding processes.
• Support installation, programming, and start-up of new welding and heat treatment equipment.
• Lead projects to improve welding and heat treatment processes, including specification writing and equipment procurement.
• Oversee maintenance and repair activities, directing hourly personnel as needed.
• Set up shop welds and heat treatment operations per engineering direction.
• Manage ownership of specific welding processes and equipment to ensure proper training and functionality.
• Assist in metallographic sample preparation and laboratory testing.
• Perform additional investigations and test programs as required.

• Associate’s degree in a technical field plus 2 years of experience or a minimum of 4 years’ relevant experience.
• Good understanding of manual, semi-automatic, and mechanized/automatic welding processes.
• Hands‑on welding experience is desirable to aid in training of shop personnel.
• Ability to work on a PC, using Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work well with various departments.
• Availability for overtime, some daily and occasional weekend support.

Salary: $65,000 – $102,300 per year, plus potential annual cash incentive and full range of medical, retirement, and other benefits.

All candidates must be U.S. citizens. Selected applicants are required to successfully complete a pre‑employment check and drug screening. The position may require the ability to obtain and maintain federal eligibility requirements for access to classified or sensitive information, involving extensive background investigations.

As a federal government contractor, BWX Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries comply with all federal, state, and local laws and customer requirements regarding health and safety protocols. All new hires must adhere to applicable company health and safety requirements within the workplace as a condition of employment.

BWX Technologies, Inc. is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. Recruitment, compensation, and benefits are administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, protected veteran or other protected status.