Welding Engineer

On the Heels of Achieving 3X Growth, Virginia Transformer Is Hiring to Do It Again!

Virginia Transformer is the largest U.S.

-owned manufacturer of power transformers in North America. After successfully achieving 3X growth, we are entering our next aggressive growth cycle—expanding our capabilities, strengthening our manufacturing operations, and investing in the people and processes that will power our next stage of growth.

Our transformers support the critical infrastructure that keeps America running, including utilities, renewable energy, industrial operations, and the rapidly expanding data center market.

We are looking for driven professionals who want to make an impact in a fast-paced, Engineer-to-Order manufacturing environment where safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity matter every day.

One Team. One Mission. One Source.

Virginia Transformer is seeking a Welding Engineer to support our manufacturing operations in Roanoke, Virginia
.

This is a highly hands-on engineering position responsible for supporting and improving the welding, fabrication, and manufacturing processes used in the production of custom power transformers.

The Welding Engineer will work closely with Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Quality, Production, Maintenance, and other technical teams to improve welding processes, standardize manufacturing methods, optimize workstation layouts, improve material and production flow, and drive measurable improvements in productivity and quality.

This is not a desk-focused engineering position
. The successful candidate will spend significant time on the manufacturing floor working directly with welders, supervisors, engineers, and production leadership to identify problems and implement practical solutions.

The position will play an important role in advancing Virginia Transformer's World Class Manufacturing priorities for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Productivity
.

• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve welding procedures and manufacturing processes.
• Create and maintain Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS),
  Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), and supporting qualification documentation.
• Support the qualification of welding procedures and welding personnel.
• Provide daily, hands‑on technical support to welding and fabrication operations.
• Troubleshoot weld defects, distortion, fit‑up issues, cracking, porosity, penetration, and other welding‑related production problems.
• Establish appropriate welding parameters, joint designs, filler materials, heat input requirements, and process controls.
• Support welding of carbon steel, stainless steel, transformer tanks, structural assemblies, and other fabricated components
  .
• Apply knowledge of GMAW/MIG, FCAW, GTAW/TIG
  , and other applicable welding processes.
• Assist in developing welding fixtures, tooling, and manufacturing methods that improve repeatability and reduce distortion.
• Support robotic and automated welding applications where appropriate.
• Ensure welding processes comply with applicable AWS, ASME, customer, engineering, and internal quality requirements
  .

• Standardize Manufacturing Engineering and Industrial Engineering processes across welding and fabrication operations.
• Lead workstation redesign and layout optimization to improve ergonomics, safety, efficiency, quality, and productivity.
• Analyze manufacturing processes and implement improvements that increase throughput and streamline production flow.
• Improve the movement of materials, people, tools, and products throughout welding and fabrication operations.
• Identify and eliminate bottlenecks, unnecessary movement, waiting time, rework,…