Welding Engineer - Flowserve Corporation

Flowserve is a world-leading manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of comprehensive flow control systems. Join a company whose people are committed to building a more sustainable future to make the world better for everyone. With 16,000+ employees in 50+ countries, we combine our global reach with local presence. Our team challenges themselves to approach each situation with ingenuity and creativity to help provide our customers with the most innovative flow control products and services. We support 10,000+ customers worldwide, creating products to meet the needs of our customers who are supplying energy, fresh water, pharmaceuticals and other essentials to consumers, businesses and governments globally. We invite you to put your talents and career in motion at Flowserve. Company Overview: If a culture of excellence, innovation and ownership is what you’re searching for, consider putting your experience in motion at Flowserve. As an individual contributor, or as a leader of people, your enterprise mindset will ensure Flowserve’s position as the global standard in comprehensive flow control solutions. Here, your opportunity for professional development and industry leading rewards will be supported by our foundational commitments to the values of people first, integrity and safety. Thinking beyond opportunity and reward, at Flowserve, we are inspired by working together to create extraordinary flow control solutions to make the world better for everyone! **Role Summary:** Apply in-depth technical knowledge and hands-on experience in welding processes, welding technologies, and metallurgical issues relating to high-pressure valves for critical-service applications in nuclear, oil and gas, and chemical industries: **Responsibilities Include:** + Be a daily welding engineering resource in the plant for manufacturing operations to support production, welder training/coaching, weld repairs, and procedure qualifications. + Provide welding and metallurgic support for internal process improvement, rework disposition, code compliance verification, and for external supplier and customer technical reviews. + Prepare and manage Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and Procedure Qualification Records (PQR). + Oversee training and qualification of Welding and Welding Operators (WPQ and WOPQ) in accordance with ASME Section III, Section IX, RCCM, PED and other codes and standards. + Strive to optimize weld quality and process controls to meet all NDE requirements and reduce the overall welding rework cost across the plant. + Continuously improve the excellence in manual, semi-automatic, and fully automatic robotic welding processes. Take a leading role to build core welding competency in the plant with state-of-the-art equipment and process. + Provide support and training for advanced robotic welding programming, various welding system trouble shooting, system calibration. + Develop and implement detailed technical instructions for each welding station to improve quality, reliability and productivity. + Identify and address potential welding process issues early for existing orders; provide valid solutions during engineering design, procurement, manufacturing to minimize manufacturing cost and rework. + Create methods and mechanisms of continuous improvement in specification, procurement, fabrication, programming, and welding automation. + Assist in the selection and maintenance of welding, nondestructive examination, heat treatment, and metallurgical examination and testing equipment needed to support production. **Requirements:** + 2+ years of hands-on welding manufacturing experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Welding Engineering, Metallurgy, Materials Engineering, or similar engineering disciplines. + Must have actual working experience or solid understanding of various welding processes including SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, SAW, PAW in fabrication, repair and hard facing applications. + Must have strong technical knowledge of welding, metallurgy, heat treatment, and material specifications to support manufacturing operations. + Must have working knowledge of applicable codes and standards including ASME Section I, II, III, V, and IX + Must have actual experience in preparing and qualifying WPS/PQR + Must be a great team worker; be able to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, with customers, vendors, co-workers, and management. **Preferred Experience/Skills** + Working knowledge with additional codes and standards such as API, ASNT, PED, ISO, RCCM + Welding certificate from previous job + Experience in robotic programming + CAD design and machining experience + Knowledge in NDE + Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) + Experience with nuclear and NQA-1 requirements **Flowserve offers competitive pay, annual bonuses, medical benefits on day 1, generous paid vacation time, paid holidays, 401(k) and many other excellent benefits!** **Req ID** : R-11263 **Job Family Group** : Engineering **Job Family** : EN Engineering EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans. 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