Welding Engineer
Posted 4 May 2026
Advertised as “Welding Engineer ”
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- Expected experience
- 5+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Contract
- Full-time
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyIndustrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Welding Engineering
Study levelBachelor's or higher
We are looking for a Welding Engineer to join our Applications team who has a strong understanding of what it takes to perform high quality welds through manual and robotic welding processes. But you want to deploy that knowledge to a new platform, the humanoid robot. In short, we need someone to own the welding aspects of our application development.
Your Role:
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Develop and refine motion paths for the welding humanoid robot.
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Optimize weld parameters (voltage, amperage, shielding gas) to minimize thermal distortion and maximize penetration.
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Collaborate with governing bodies to develop standards and certification processes for the humanoid robot.
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Identify required sensors and tooling for performing welding tasks.
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Translate welding domain knowledge into requirements for perception, manipulation, and controls teams.
We’re Looking For:
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M.S., B.S. in Welding Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering.
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5+ years of experience in a welding operations role in heavy equipment manufacturing.
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Hands-on experience with MIG, GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) and FCAW ( Flux-core Arc Welding) welding processes across a range of materials and welding positions.
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Ability to thrive operating in a fast paced engineering environment with a lot of autonomy.
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Strong ability to create documentation, welding processes, and reports to aid in certification and qualification.
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Comfort with ambiguity and first-of-kind applications. This role requires building processes from scratch, not maintaining established ones.
Preferred or Bonus Qualifications
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Strong working knowledge of industry welding codes, standards, and the required documentation for certification and qualification.
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Experience designing and implementing robotic welding algorithms such as touch sensing, through-the-arc seam tracking, and laser seam tracking.
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Experience with verification testing of weld path accuracy and repeatability.
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Operational experience in robotic welding or in demanding industrial environments.
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Project management experience.