Welding Engineer

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*** This position is posted at multiple levels. Please see the job description below for more information.
**** POSITION SPECIFIC DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
*** Welding Engineer
* Experienced individuals are preferred, but we are willing to train a new graduate in the following fields as well.
* BS Welding Engineering
* BS Welding Engineering Technology
* BS Manufacturing Engineering Technology
- Welding
* BS Material Engineering with Welding background/ experience
* BS Mechanical Engineering with Welding background/ experience
** JOB DESCRIPTION
** Welding Engineer at a Commercial Nuclear Plant responsible for implementation of the welding program to include:
* Interpretation and application of ASME Section III, VIII, IX, XI requirements
* Experience of knowledge with NBIC Repair Codes
* Experience or Knowledge with ANSI/ASME post construction codes (PCC)
* Experience or Knowledge with Fitness for Service evaluations for Piping and vessels
* Interpretation and application of ASME B31.1 requirements
* Knowledge and Application of AWS Codes
* Knowledge of NDE (Non-Destructive Examination)
* Knowledge and experience with Pre and Post weld heat treatment
* Shop experience with welding fabricating and weld details
* Experience or training in Materials and Metallurgy
** GENERAL SUMMARY
** Provide independent engineering service and support to perform highly complex engineering tasks requiring specialized skills and broad experience in the application of engineering fundamentals in support of the design modification, operating, and independent assessment of Energy Northwest facilities. Serve as an advisor to others.

** PRINCIPAL

ACCOUNTABILITIES
** Perform highly complex engineering analyses and designs in support of operations, systems, programs, audit inspections, and assessments requiring skills and experience gained through application of engineering methods and analysis, codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
* Work with minimal supervision.
* Serve as an advisor providing advice and counsel on assignments concerned with specialized or unique engineering requirements.  Solutions provided involve unconventional or innovative problem solving techniques.

Provide technical leadership and training on highly complex or extended projects.

Provide leadership of small groups to resolve complex issues.

Provide technical direction and leadership routinely to other engineers; serve as a mentor. Provide training to others.

Identify need and initiate development of new policies, programs, plans, and procedures to meet strategic objectives.

Assure compliance with regulatory and industry guidance. Provide interpretation of industry guidance for application.

Identify potential problems in design, quality, or operation and initiate corrective action

Engineering employees are expected to be available and to support the following activities as a condition of employment with Energy Northwest:
* Emergency Response Organization (ERO) including being on-call (24/7) during your required team duty (2 weeks out of every 8 weeks).
* 12-hour work shifts during outages as part of our overall Outage support (24/7)
* Engineering duty cycle support (24/7) including call-out availability during your responsible duty assignment. (This is a shared responsibility across all engineering positions).
** REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
**** Engineer Principal
** Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university and seven years of engineering experience; OR a high school diploma or GED and PE license obtained by accredited examination plus eight years of engineering experience.
** Engineer Senior
** Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university and three years of discipline specific engineering experience; OR a PE license obtained by an accredited examination and five years of discipline specific engineering experience. High school diploma or GED is required.
** Engineer Staff
** Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an…