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Assists in the design, execution and reporting of product/process development and/or quality improvement trials\nOversee R&D’s welding, thermal cutting and ultrasonic inspection equipment\nInteract with plant operating and technical services personnel on project or technical service activities (planning, execution and reporting). Assist with maintaining the welder qualification program at SSAB mills in North America.\nReview engineering designs for welding requirements and manage weldability testing and welding qualifications for commercial and branded plate products.\nInterpret data and provide recommendations to Operations or Commercial management with limited guidance from supervisor or team leader. Provide training for operations welding personnel\nConduct failure analysis of welded components\nProvide consulting services and support customers with welding related issues\nParticipate in weld-focused technical groups and professional organizations both internally and externally\nPrepare clear and concise written reports as required. May present technical papers within and outside the company\nProvide technical direction and supervision to research technicians and/or coop students working on welding related projects\nReview and interpret nondestructive examination (NDE) procedures and specifications. Establish working procedures for conducting NDE inspections utilizing conventional ultrasonic inspection and phased-array.\nEducation, Experience, and Competencies\nRequired:\nMSc. in Welding or Mechanical Engineering or related discipline\nStrong technical writing and organizational skills\nStrong analytical capabilities\nGood written and verbal communication skills\nGood computer skills\nPreferred:\nPhD in Welding or Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline\nBackground in material science\nProfessional Engineer or Certified Welding Engineer (CWE) licensed welding engineer\nGood knowledge of metallurgy, welding metallurgy and weldability testing of steel\nHands-on experience with arc welding processes (GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, SMAW, SAW, etc.)\nExperience with welding of dissimilar materials and ultra-high strength steels\nExperience in using metallographic lab equipment and processes, including sample preparation, optical (LOM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD)\nExperience with mechanical testing and characterization of weldments, including bend testing, cross weld tensile testing, HAZ CVN testing, microhardness testing, chemical etching, and weldability testing methods to determine susceptibility to hydrogen cracking\nExperience in non-destructive testing (NDT), including ultrasonic testing (UT), dye-penetrant testing (PT), and magnetic particle testing (MT)\nExperience with industry codes and standards, including but not limited to AWS, ASME, ASTM, API, ABS, Lloyds, EN/ISO\nSupervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports\nThis position has no supervisory responsibilities but must maintain a close working relationship with R&D staff and other personnel.\nWork Environment and Physical Demands\nThe employee will frequently be required to:\nThis position operates in an office environment. The role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, network tools/equipment, phones, photocopiers and scanners. This role is partially sedentary (average of 6 hours per day), however, some standing and walking is required.\nThe position requires working with laboratory equipment such as optical microscopes, SEM/EDS/EBSD, welding, bend testing, polishing machines, hardness testing, tensile testing, CVN testing, DWTT machine, band saws, thermal cutting, waterjet cutting, surface grinder, heat treating furnaces, and crane.\nThe position requires preparing various acid solutions for etching steel specimens such as sulfuric acid, picric acid, oxalic, nital etc.\nThe employee will occasionally be required to:\nThis position will periodically require work in the mill and in the field environment with some exposure to heat/cold, walking, climbing stairs/ladders, noise and wearing safety equipment/clothing for protection from hazards\nSome handling of materials is required. This would require the ability to walk, bend, kneel or stand, use of hands to finger, hold and handle, reach with hands and arms and to push/pull, lift or carry items up to 50 lbs.\nDrive or travel by airplane\nThe position requires the following vision and hearing capabilities:\nTalking person to person, on the phone, and/or in group settings\nHearing in person, on the phone, and/or in group settings\nVision at near, mid, and far range\nPosition Type - Work Hours - Travel Requirements\nPosition is full time, exempt and works regular day shift Monday through Friday - additional hours as needed\nTravel 25% of time in the field or at other SSAB locations\nOther Duties\nPlease note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee for this job. 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