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They will be tasked with solving complex Welding-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Principal Welding Engineer may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in Welding. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in Welding as well as broad knowledge of the Welding discipline within the Engineering function.\n Key Tasks and Responsibilities:\nGuide the Welding Engineering discipline and Metallurgical consultative welding services to the operations group and PMT for onshore & offshore projects\nResponsible for various deliverables from the Welding Engineering group, listed (but not limited to) below:\nProject Welding Qualification Execution Plan that defines the full scope of Weld Procedures required, schedule of qualification, and quantity of welding consumables and materials required for qualification\nEnsure that proper priorities relevant to project schedules are established and review progress\nReview and approval of all Project Weld Procedures through direct and indirect communications with the customer and Certifying Authority \nAppropriate selection of electrodes based on their physical, chemical, and corrosion properties as well as considering their weldability and economics\nReview project schedules, material control reports, and welding consumable estimates to determine changes to the welding execution plan\nManage welding school facility for the training and development of the workforce to improve the welding methodology and good workmanship practices \nAssist in the support and development of automatic welding systems\nReview and estimates for bids\nComplete Welding consumable project-specific requirements estimation, requisitioning, and monitoring Forecast of DOE consumables\nComplete Readiness review for important offshore campaigns\nWork with Fabrication Management, Yard Welding Dept, Marine Group, and AWS group on future R&D developments and the latest technology available related to welding of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous materials\nMaintain contact with internal and external technical groups such as Global Welding Group, TWI, DNV, EWI, Welding Equipment and Consumable manufacturers, and similar organizations for updates on the latest technology\nAssist in resolving Metallurgical, Welding, and Quality-related problems, by investigating causes of failures and prescribing fit-for-purpose\nInitiate 'Fit for Purpose' evaluations of nonconforming work\nEvaluate the performance of Welding Engineers reporting directly to them and make decisions regarding their training needs, changes in classification, and compensation\nVisit the vendor’s facility for technical evaluation\nEnsure input for bidding is given through the Welding Engineering Group\nMonitor projects during the execution stage\nLiaise with Operations Manager (Fabrication / Marine), Discipline Managers, PMT, Customers, Operations /Field Engineers, QC/NDT Engineers, Engineering Group, Certifying Authority, Consulting firms like TWI, DNV, etc., Global Welding Technology Group, Bidding group, and Project Management\n Essential Qualifications and Education:\nMS/M Tech/ME in Welding\nBS /BE/B Tech in Welding/Metallurgy/Mechanical Engineering\n8+ years directly related to Welding, Metallurgy and Materials, subsea pipelines\nC Eng./SenMemWeldI/Member of professional body preferred\nWelding Inspection Qualification preferred","description_format":"text","description_chars":3543,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Energy & Utilities","Hydrogen Energy","Alternative Fuels"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-29T04:29:07Z"}],"liveness":{"score":11,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.384,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":89,"expected_fill_days":19,"reasons":["conf:4","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-30T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/mcdermott-principal-welding-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/mcdermott-principal-welding-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T03:06:29Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2590,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2410,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}