Welding Engineer
Privaloma:AWS
This is an opportunity for an engineer with 3–7 years of welding experience to deepen practical expertise in welding-process control, troubleshooting and knowledge transfer. You will work with experienced specialists, take increasing ownership of shop-floor welding quality and help build stable local production capability.
In this role, you will:
- Control GMAW processes, solid wire, shielding gas, essential variables and operating conditions in accordance with approved WPSs and quality requirements.
- Verify applicable shielding-gas conditions, base metal, filler metal and transfer mode against the approved procedure.
- Read 2D welding drawings and CATIA-generated drawings and interpret welding symbols, joints, sequences and inspection requirements.
- Explain welding standards, conditions, defect-prevention methods and repair procedures to shop-floor personnel and verify implementation.
- Assess welding defects, determine their type, extent and cause, and coordinate an approved removal, rewelding or repair approach.
- Support welding quality from welded subassemblies through upper and lower body fabrication, structure integration and final welding.
- Monitor distortion, dimensions, fit-up, shielding condition, wire and other key process variables.
- Lead root-cause analysis and recurrence-prevention activities for repeated welding defects.
- Coordinate technical issues with production, quality, design and downstream assembly teams.
- Learn from experienced visiting engineers and welders, standardize transferred knowledge and help develop independent local capability.
What you can expect:
- Hands-on ownership of welding-process stability and defect resolution.
- Exposure to large welded structures and complex manufacturing sequences.
- Direct technical collaboration and knowledge transfer from experienced specialists.
- A clear opportunity to grow into a key local welding expert.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
- 3–7 years of experience in welding engineering, welding-process engineering or welding production.
- Practical understanding of GMAW using solid wire and shielding gas.
- Ability to read 2D welding drawings and CATIA-generated drawings and interpret welding symbols, joints and requirements.
- Ability to analyze welding defects and develop technical actions under approved WPSs and repair procedures.
- Understanding of distortion, dimensional control, fit-up and inspection considerations for welded structures.
- Ability to explain technical requirements to shop-floor personnel and verify sustained implementation.
- Proactive approach to shop-floor troubleshooting and cross-functional coordination.
- Working English communication skills for technical documents and collaboration with international specialists.
- Willingness to work on-site in Cairo and comply with applicable PPE, ventilation, gas-handling and fire-prevention requirements.
Experience in construction equipment, railway vehicles, heavy industry or large welded structures is preferred. IWE, IWS, CSWIP Welding Inspector, AWS CWI or a comparable welding qualification is an advantage, but candidates are not required to hold every listed certification.