Weld Engineer

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $3.8B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 11,000 employees around the world, with operations in over 71 manufacturing locations in 20 countries.

 Location: Fort Loramie - Fort Loramie, OH, United States (US)
Employment Status: Salary Full-Time
Function: Engineering
Req ID: 24199 

Position Summary:  Individual should have a strong background of practicing in the weld engineering of turn-key manufacturing systems that were built to support various production requirements for a wide variety of industries including Automotive and Appliance. Practical knowledge of the manufacturing disciplines used within a job shop environment to build automated systems is required.

Role qualifications:

• Must be familiar with Company quality objectives and play an active role in reaching continuous improvement objectives.

Position responsibilities:

• Work with Department Managers on a regular basis to identify areas of improvement that will attain higher levels of customer satisfaction.
• Review designs and make recommendations for material selection and joint geometry based on design objectives, such as strength, weight, heat resistance, electrical conductivity, and materials.
• Analyze data and Validate weld quality as part of system requirements. (Cut and Etch, Pull Tests, etc.)
• Assist in selection of welding equipment and sizing lasers for various laser welding applications as well as developing of welding parameters and settings for each.  (Autogenous, Hybrid, Laser Hot Wire, Laser Cold Wire, Laser Brazing, Laser Metal Deposition, etc.)
• Assist in selection of welding equipment for Spot Welding, Drawn Arc Welding, Projection Welding, etc. as well as developing of welding parameters and settings for each.
• Assist in selection of welding equipment for various MIG/MAG welding as well as developing of welding parameters and settings for each.
• Assist in Friction Stir welding design and setting up of parameters.
• Assist in certification of welders.
• Analyze welds for conformance to spec’s for military and similar contracts.
• Assist in selection of Laser equipment for other various Laser processes as well as development of parameters.  (Cutting, Marking, Ablation, etc.)
• Program Robotic Systems.
• Provide training to others on proper welding settings and techniques.
• Provide feedback regarding system design to optimize welds.  (Torch Angles, access, etc.)
• Develop solutions and determine proper weld sequence for cycle time and part dimensional.
• Monitor material performance and evaluate material deterioration.
• Audit and evaluate fabrication vendors for adherence to standards.
• Conduct feasibility projects and develop system prospects based on results. 
• Stay abreast of current technologies.
• Other roles and responsibilities as determined by Management
• Assist in certification of welders.
• Travel up to 25% of the time to support our projects, training and other requirements.

Essential skills and experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent demonstrated experience in Weld Engineering, Metallurgy and/or other principle degree.
• 2 to 5 years’ experience in manufacturing and/or design of industrial automated equipment.
• Some robotic experience preferred.
• Educational, training, and experience requirements may be modified at the Management Team’s discretion.
• Complete PC capabilities, using MS office programs and others as required, and ability to develop computer programs or spreadsheets for specific analyses.
• Previous work with welding equipment and materials such as ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.
• Prefer Certified Weld Inspector or familiarity with AWS code.

Nonessential skills and experience:

• Computer proficiency, including spreadsheet, and word processing.

• FMEA, Equipment Capability, Safety (OSHA, RIA, ANSI Stds.)

Reporting to this position: none

Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S)

• Understand the Company’s EHS Policy and how it relates to this job.
• Be aware of OSHA & EPA laws and regulations as well as the Company’s Plant Rules and Regulations that pertain to this job.
• Work in a safe and environmentally friendly manner and observe all company EHS procedures.
• Know that the company EHS procedures are located on the ISO drive.
• Immediately notify the Supervisor if there is any safety hazard, any equipment not operating correctly, or if there are any questions regarding EHS procedures.
• Attend required EHS training

Physical demands and work environment:  The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands:  While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk and hear.   Be able to climb ladders; lift hand tools approx. 1-15 lbs. in weight to complete machine assembly, parts up to 50 lbs.  Repetition with activity. 
• Work environment:  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.

ISO-14001:  Complies with ISO 14001, and other relevant standards.  Support, implement and understand the intent of the EMS policy.  Participates with ISO-14001 as required.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.