Welding Engineer

Location: GB-WLV-WOLVERHAMPTON-001 ~ Wobaston Rd ~ HS MARSTON AERO

Time Type: Full time

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Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defence industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. 

Our Wolverhampton (Wobaston Road) facility provides a wide range of heat transfer and fluids management products and services supporting military and commercial aerospace, as well as motorsport and electronics industries. 

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Welding Engineer to join our team at HS Marston in Wolverhampton, UK.

Role Overview:

The expectation of the Welding Engineer is to ensure compliance to Welding processes and procedures. Reporting to the Special Process Manager, the Welding Engineer will form part of the Quality team and will be responsible for ensuring compliance to NADCAP procedures and customer 3rd party audits. The role will also involve metallurgical laboratory activities to perform analysis, aid the development of new products and support customer investigations.  

What you will do:

• Technical responsibility for welding across the organisation

• Development and control of welding procedures

• Responsible for qualifying and maintaining welder certification

• Champion audit compliance in particular NADCAP and customer accreditation

• Participate and implement Technology Development Plans for new welding and joining technology

• Involvement in Design for Manufacture assessments and Design reviews

• Metallurgical analysis for weld certification and welder qualification

• Provide training and technical support to Welding Operators

• Participate and lead RRCA investigations and support implementing robust corrective actions

• Initiate and drive continuous improvement activities to remove waste and improve efficiency

Skills / Experience we value:

• International Welding Engineer (IWE) / European Welding Engineer (EWE) qualification preferred

• Significant related welding and technical experience  

• Proven background in the compliance to NADCAP accreditation

• Previous metallurgical experience preferred

• Candidate should have a good familiarity with expectations associated with aerospace or other comprehensive quality assurance systems, including ISO9000 or AS9100

• Experience conducting internal Quality audits or supporting Quality audits by external customers is a plus

Personal Attributes:

• Highly-motivated, flexible, responsive to change, and calm under pressure

• Ability to manage effectively, lead technical discussions and deliver on commitments

• Candidate must have excellent verbal and written skills, including the ability to prepare and communicate technical information to Senior Leadership

• Leads by example and has the ability to work across various departmental functions within the Company

What you will learn:

We will support the Welding Engineer along their development journey, including mentorship and funded developmental learning.

What We Offer:

People are core to what we do. As such, we are committed to providing an industry leading benefits package. We offer a highly competitive salary, annual bonus, and many other benefits to include:

• Competitive base salary and benefits package

• 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays plus the option to buy / sell up to 5 days per year

• Generous Employer Contribution Pension Scheme with 2:1 matched contributions up to 10%

• Private Medical Insurance

• Health & Wellbeing Cash Plan - (dental/optical/therapy/chiropody/health screening)

• Life Assurance & Group Income protection scheme participation

• Employee Discounts & Flexible Benefits platform

• Support with professional fees

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Employee recognition schemes

• Opportunities for professional development and career growth

• and so much more!

Security Clearance:

This position may involve access to export-controlled information and hardware. Employment is subject to satisfactory security checks, export license approval, and, where required, completion of a non-disclosure agreement in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 

About us:

We make modern flight possible for millions of travellers and our military every second.  Our major product lines are on-board virtually every aircraft flying. Be it keeping passengers safe with our emergency power generation systems, or creating a positive in flight experience through reliable cabin pressure controls and quieter engines, Power & Controls focuses on delivering a best-in-class experience to our customers. We hire the top people in the industry. Their ideas drive our performance, and their integrity keeps our customers happy.

Join us as we take flight!

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  

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