Senior Welding Engineer

Job Overview

The Senior Welding Engineer applies advanced welding expertise and industry best practices to enhance the welding discipline at McDermott. Serving as a mentor for less experienced colleagues, this role provides both conceptual guidance and practical solutions related to welding. The engineer tackles complex challenges, leveraging specialized knowledge to improve products and services. They influence a variety of operational and project activities within the welding and related teams while ensuring adherence to relevant policies and standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver welding engineering outputs and lead development projects or tasks, offering metallurgical consultancy to fabrication and marine operating groups.
• Develop comprehensive Project Welding Execution Plans covering the full range of required weld procedures, qualification schedules, and the necessary quantities of electrodes and consumables.
• Prioritize tasks aligned with project schedules and regularly review progress.
• Manage review and approval processes for all Project Weld Procedures by coordinating with customers and certifying authorities.
• Collaborate with welding engineering and department teams to implement R&D development projects and objectives.
• Maintain communication with technical groups to stay informed of advancements in welding technology.
• Coordinate testing of welding qualification specimens with testing laboratories.
• Select welding electrodes based on physical, chemical, corrosion resistance properties, weldability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Monitor welding consumable requirements versus availability to ensure adequate supply.
• Review project schedules, material reports, and consumable estimates to adjust welding execution plans as needed.
• Guide and mentor welding engineers and trainees to deepen understanding of codes, standards, and project needs.
• Provide assistance in resolving metallurgical, welding, and quality issues by investigating failures and recommending solutions.
• Support development and deployment of automated and mechanized welding systems.
• Oversee the welding school facility to train and develop workforce skills enhancing welding methods and workmanship standards.
• Review vendor documentation related to welding engineering aspects.
• Participate in bid evaluations by reviewing customer specifications, identifying qualifications and clarifications, and determining qualification and consumable requirements.
• Identify special execution needs.
• Begin gaining expertise in ECA-based acceptance criteria for specific applications.

Liaison

Engage with Operations Manager (Fabrication/Marine), Discipline Managers, Project Management Teams, Customers, Operations and Field Engineers, Quality Control and NDT Engineers, Client Representatives, Certifying Authorities, and Technical Agencies such as TWI and DNVGL.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Welding.
• Bachelor’s degree (4-year program) or professional certifications such as IWE or EWE in Welding Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Over 5 years of direct experience in welding engineering or metallurgy/materials related to the fabrication and construction industry.
• Preferred qualifications include welding inspection certification and Total Quality Management (TQM) education.

About McDermott

McDermott has been innovating for over a century, partnering across the energy value chain to turn ideas into reality. The company excels in subsea infrastructure installation, offshore platform construction, offshore wind energy development, and onshore energy project delivery, all executed safely and sustainably. Employing more than 30,000 professionals across 54 countries, McDermott is a key player in driving the future of energy.