What are the responsibilities and job description for the Welding Engineer position at PDS?
Tasks :
- Develop, analyze, and apply material properties and design allowables, processes and quality engineering specifications for welding applications specific to aerospace welding
- Provide material analyses including failure analysis, life predictions, definition and requirement specifications of both weld tooling and welded flight hardware assemblies.
- Review and approve subcontractor material processing procedures specific to welding operations
- Provide production oversite through firm understanding complex machinery and develop weld schedules / programs catered for that machinery
- Review weld data to determine trends and / or out of family weld telemetry and weld quality to foster weld system health and operations related to production welding and weld rework / repairs
- Provide weld engineering support with welding aluminum alloys and stainless steel with varying thicknesses in one or more of the following areas : friction stir welding (FSW), resistance spot welding (RSW), resistance seam welding (RSEW), gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), orbital tube welding (OTW), and laser welding
- Provide practical experience with weld system programming and weld system troubleshooting
- Knowledge of military and industry process specifications, applications and standards as related to welding and manufacturing operations
- Communication skills (verbal and written) including requirements documentation and presentations
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project)
- Ability to work at elevated heights and small spaces.
Deliverables
Company will provide access to all data, personnel, and facilities required to perform the project tasks, including, but not limited to, the items listed below :
