The Shop Welding Engineer is the technical authority for welding process, quality, and productivity in H+M's pipe fabrication shop. This role supports welding process end-to-end — procedures, qualifications, and troubleshooting — and serves as the primary technical liaison between welders, the Fab Shop Manager, and the Fab Shop Superintendent and Quality team. The role also leads evaluation and implementation of welding automation and new fabrication technology and provides day-to-day support to shop leadership on production performance, RFIs, and budget/schedule/document tracking
Welding Process Leadership (Primary Focus)
- Serve as the technical expert and first point of contact for welders on process, procedure, and troubleshooting questions.
- Assist in preparation and qualification of Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), and Welder Performance Qualifications (WPQ) in accordance with applicable codes (ASME Section IX, API 1104, AWS D1.1 as applicable to scope).
- Lead root-cause investigation and corrective action on weld defects, rework, and NDE rejections; track and report trends to shop leadership.
- Partner with QA/QC on weld inspection criteria, and disposition of nonconformances.
- Support welder qualification testing and evaluations, coordinate with training/certification programs to build bench strength on the welding team.
- Drive continuous improvement in weld quality, first-pass yield, and productivity through process standardization and best-practice documentation.
Welding Automation & New Technology
- Lead evaluation, justification, and implementation of welding automation and new fabrication equipment (e.g., orbital welding, mechanized/automated welding systems, new consumables or process technology).
- Develop and deliver training for shop personnel on new welding equipment and technology as it is introduced.
- Build the technical and productivity case (cost, cycle time, quality impact) to support capital equipment requests.
Shop Operations Support
- Support the Fab Shop Manager and Superintendent with day-to-day shop operations, standing in as needed on production and technical matters.
- Prepare and present project status updates, including execution performance vs. plan and production efficiency metrics for shop leadership and as needed for project teams.
- Draft and respond to RFIs involving welding, fabrication process, or shop technical questions.
- Provide input and assistance on shop budget and schedule review, including flagging variances tied to welding productivity, rework, or equipment downtime.
- Manage, review and understand document control registry, for review and issuing of fabrication controlled documents.
- Assist with resource and workload planning for welding crews across concurrent shop projects.
Safety & Quality
- Model and reinforce H+M's “Take It Personal” safety culture on the shop floor at all times.
- Ensure welding operations comply with H+M safety standards and applicable OSHA, ASME, API, and AWS code requirements.
- Support incident investigation and corrective action related to welding operations as needed.
