Welding Engineer

Title: Lead Welding Engineer

Location: Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Experience: 7+ Years

Function: Quality / Welding

About the Role

We are looking for a Lead Welding professional to manage welding operations in a heavy engineering and fabrication environment. The role involves welding engineering, quality control, compliance with international welding standards, and coordination with fabrication, engineering, and quality teams to ensure safe and efficient manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage welding operations, ensuring quality, productivity, safety, and compliance with applicable standards.
• Develop, review, and implement Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and Procedure Qualification Records (PQR).
• Manage welder qualification tests and ensure compliance with relevant welding codes and standards.
• Oversee welding activities for pressure vessels, static equipment, process equipment, and heavy fabrication.
• Coordinate with QA/QC, fabrication, engineering, and NDT teams to resolve welding defects and maintain quality standards.
• Monitor welding processes, identify root causes of defects, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Optimize welding methods, consumable usage, productivity, and fabrication workflows.
• Guide and develop welding engineers, supervisors, and welders while ensuring adherence to safety procedures.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, including welding automation and process optimization wherever applicable.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• B.Tech in Welding, Mechanical, Metallurgical, Materials Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in welding engineering, heavy fabrication, pressure vessels, static equipment, process equipment, or Oil & Gas projects.
• Strong practical knowledge of welding processes, WPS/PQR, welder qualification, and welding defect analysis.
• Knowledge of international welding codes and standards, particularly ASME Section IX and ASME Section VIII. Exposure to AWS and European standards is desirable.
• Understanding of 5G, 6G, and 6GR welding positions and qualification requirements.
• Experience coordinating NDT activities such as RT, UT, and MT.
• Strong technical problem-solving, team coordination, and communication skills.

Preferred Certifications

CSWIP 3.1/3.2, AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), IWE/IWT, CWE, or relevant ASNT certifications.

Preferred Industry Exposure

Heavy engineering, pressure vessel manufacturing, process equipment fabrication, modular equipment manufacturing, EPC, and Oil & Gas.