Weld Engineer

Location: Theodore, AL, United States, 36582
Company: Chart Industries

The Weld Engineer will provide technical resources to develop, maintain, and implement weld processes to support the Theodore, Alabama facility. The Weld Engineer will work close with design engineering, quality, drafting, and production management/staff to resolve production issues.

• Assign and control WPS/PQR/WPQR on aluminum, stainless and carbon steel alloys,filler metals/fluxes and shielding gases in compliance with ASME IX, EN 15614-1,2 and AWS D1.1 using GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, SAW and SMAW processes.
• Control and maintain WPQ's, and continuity/prolongation logs as required for GTAW-AC/DC, GMAW semi-automatic, GMAW machine, FCAW, SAW and SMAW in compliance with ASME IX, EN 9606-1,2 and AWS D1.1.
• Identify and resolve production problems, related to design engineering, quality control, drafting, sales and production supervision.
• Provide ongoing needs for testing, training, process implementation or other shop floor activities.
• Specify, provide justification, and generate AFE for purchase of new or replacement weld, cutting or fabrication equipment as required for process improvement of increased capacity. Issue purchase orders as required for normal or other production requirements
• Provide reports of ongoing shop floor activities, training, perceived areas needing special attention or other areas related to quality, production or other deficiencies as well as reports to identify projects which have been successfully implemented.
• Other duties as assigned

• Frequent sitting and walking and occasional standing, stooping, bending, twisting
• Repetitive hand movements
• Work in an office and industrial manufacturing environment with possible exposure to temperature extremes, overhead objects, material with rough edges odors associated with cutting and welding

• Minimum BS degree in Weld Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Sciences
• Minimum 3years’ experience as Weld Engineer in shop production or field construction
• Familiarity with fundamentals of statistical control.
• Familiarity with all aspects of the GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, SAW and SMAW weld processes as related to aluminum, stainless and carbon steel welding.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, Excel, Word and weld programs such as C-Spec.
• Demonstrated management and leadership training or demonstrated management abilities.
• Familiarity with NDE basics including RT, UT, LPT, MPT and VT

Chart Industries is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicants because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, military status, marital status, genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law. Additionally, it is and shall continue to be our policy to provide promotion and advancement opportunities in a non-discriminatory fashion.

Chart complies with applicable local, state, and federal statutes governing “equal employment opportunity” and nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation and training.