Weld Process Specialist- MN

Job Description:

Founded in 1904, ESAB Corporation is a premier narrowly diversified global leader in connected fabrication technology and gas control solutions. Our rich history of innovative products, workflow solutions, and business system, ESAB Business Excellence, enables our purpose of Shaping the World We Imagine™.  We’re looking to hire a talented Weld Process Specialist based regionally in the United States.

Reporting to the Regional Sales Director, the Weld Process Specialist is responsible for planning and performing welding experiments and conducting technical analyses of welding performance. This role is a key contributor to ESAB’s technology, product development, and R&D activities. The position involves hands-on welding, testing, and close collaboration with engineers to ensure high-quality, fact-based development of welding processes, equipment, and applications.

Primary Duties:

• Plan and estimate work packages in collaboration with engineers.
• Perform manual and automated welding experiments.
• Analyze arc behavior, current/voltage characteristics, and welding results.
• Analyze and improve welding processes together with engineering teams.

• Take welding performance responsibility in medium to large welding process development projects.
• Support and plan activities within development projects.
• Conduct welding experiments and analyses to resolve quality issues within product care.

• Identify and implement opportunities to increase scientific understanding of welding. within the team.
• Continuously improving work processes, methods, and ways of working.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in welding and the welding industry.
• A solid and proven competence within the following areas:
  • GMAW (MIG/MAG) – strong skills in manual welding, including open root
  • GTAW (TIG) and MMAW/SMAW – medium to high competency
  • SAW – meriting but not required
• Experience with automated or robotic welding is highly valued
• Practical experience in industries such as shipbuilding, general manufacturing, automotive, or pipeline welding
• Hardware design (general electronics, power electronics)
• Automated control methods

Working Conditions

• Remains in a stationary position 50% of the time and involves additional physical demands such as ascending/descending stairs, walking stooping and standing.
• Must wear Personal Protective Equipment ‘PPE’ when working/visiting manufacturing and plant locations.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery including but not limited to printer, tablets, cell phones.
• Moves transports, puts, or removes equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.; pushes, pulls products weighing up to 200 lbs. using provided safety tools.
• May be exposed to varying weather during travel.
• Domestic travel required approximately 80%.

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