Applications Welding Engineering Manager

Purpose

Direct and coordinate the activities of the Application Engineering Structural Group.

Job Description (Duties and Responsibilities)

• Manage a team of application welding engineers, technicians, and technologists to complete Applied R&D projects
• Support the personal growth of direct reports through ongoing professional development.
• Provide technical guidance and expertise to the team, ensuring best practices are followed in customer support, evaluations, demonstrations, and solution development
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including sales, machine and consumable R&D, product management to develop and deliver welding solutions
• Manage offering of engineering services to end users
• Develop and maintain project plans, allocate resources effectively, and track progress, ensuring projects are delivered on time
• Grow and maintain expertise in AWS and AISC industry trends
• Proactively address lab related environment, ergonomic, and safety issues.
• Assumes additional responsibilities as needed or directed in support of the Company’s 2030 RISE Strategy.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's in Welding Engineering, Mechanical (with an emphasis in Welding), Structural Engineering, Materials Science or a related field. Masters Degree preferred
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience, preferred
• Experience with Welding Industry Codes and Standards
• Proficiency in arc welding processes
• Demonstrated project management capabilities
• Strong organizational skills and attention to details.
• Ability to build and maintain superior relationships with internal and external clients at all levels.
• Anticipates internal and/or external business challenges and/or regulatory issues; recommends process, product or service improvements
• Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business
• Contributes to the development of functional strategy
• Leads project teams to achieve milestones and objectives
• Typically operates with broad latitude in a complex environment
• Ability to travel 15% of the time