AMPV Program - Weld Engineer

Job Description
What’s it like to work on a team driven to make a big impact? Empowering.

We are currently looking for a Senior Weld Engineer able to support our Combat Vehicle product lines in York, PA, to work a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off. Here we value our workforce and their well-being. We prioritize safety, work life balance, and offer generous benefits.

This role is specific to fabrication (welding and drilling). Welding Engineers are the subject matter experts of the weld code and problem solvers to technical production barriers. We are responsible for ensuring technical compliance to the weld code, welding procedures and policy procedures. We provide guidance to the greater teams ensuring customer, company, quality, and regulatory requirements are met. This position supports 1st Shift.

As a Weld Engineer, you will...

• Develop Non-Standard Repair instructions as they may apply in production.
• Lead, Support, and engage in customer discussions.
• Define and develop welding procedures as they relate to production needs.
• Recommend process changes and implement process improvements.
• Prepare and conduct weld engineering evaluation of materials and work instruction procedures to build the product.
• Use knowledge of metallurgy, material weldability, manual machine operation, and weld machines.
• Review supplier welding procedures IAW contractual requirements.
• Review detailed production documentation to provide acceptable product and process work instructions.
• Develop or contribute to the creation of welding standards and specifications.
• Work with engineering to support Vendor Information Requests (VIRs).
• Create and Assist contractual deliverables.
• Be responsible for ensuring requirements are met throughout the AMPV Value Stream.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Typically a Bachelor's Degree in Weld Engineering or closely related field and 4 years work experience.
• Expert knowledge of concepts, practices, drawing standards and procedures of Weld Engineering processes.
• Experience working with current computer applications, CAD programs, and model manipulation.
• Knowledge of equipment and technologies relevant to welding, weld engineering, and manual machine operation.
• Knowledge to solve complex technical problems that require a professional level of weld engineering knowledge and manufacturing processes.
• Able to work with customers (both internal and external) and team members.
• May consider candidates with fewer years experience for a more junior role or more experience for a more senior role.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Certification with AWS (American Weld Society) as a CWI (Certified Weld Inspector)
• Experience with DoD Welding Standards

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $86460 - $146982

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.


About BAE Systems Platforms & Services
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

The Platforms & Services (P&S) sector under BAE Systems, Inc does the big stuff: the armored combat vehicles, naval guns, missile launchers, and naval ship repair…just to name a few. Our employees take pride in the work they do and why they do it. They are on the front lines every day, building our products to protect the lives of those who serve. We may be biased, but we think P&S does some of the coolest work around, and we think you will too.

Salary : $86,460 - $146,982