Job Description

The Weld Engineering Manager:

Leads the Weld Manufacturing Engineering group which supports all programs at the Louisville site.
Manages assignments and tasks for team to support internal and external customers including Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Site Operations Director, Program Management, Value Stream Managers, Electric Boat, DCMA, and NAVSEA.
Provides engineering support for welding operations in manufacture of weapon systems including submarine missile tubes and major caliber naval guns.
Develops concepts, designs, performance, fabrication, test and modifications for these products.
Identifies weld equipment needs and pursues capital expenditure for implementation.
Prepares and conducts weld engineering analysis of materials and procedures, leads weld procedure and performance qualifications efforts.
Utilizes knowledge of metallurgy, material weldability, welding robotics, and associated programming.
Reviews supplier capability and suitability to provide acceptable product and comply with government specifications.
Develops or contributes to the creation of welding standards and specifications.
Develops work documentation including routings and work instructions to guide weld workforce how to perform welding tasks.
Develops special weld repairs as necessary.
Implements overall weld program including management and control of standard policies and procedures.
Reports status of projects on a regular basis to management staff.

This position will report directly to the Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager. Here is a video that shows the work we do in Platforms & Services.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

B.S. degree in a relevant technical discipline plus 8 years relevant experience; or a M.S. degree in a relevant technical discipline plus 6 years relevant experience.
Expert knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures of Weld Engineering.
Management experience.
Understanding of equipment and technologies relevant to Welding and Weld Engineering.
Ability to solve complex technical problems that require a professional level of Weld Engineering knowledge.
Working knowledge of fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of a relevant technical field of specialization.
Familiarity with current computer applications and technologies in applicable engineering disciplines.
Ability to solve moderately complex technical design and development problems that require a professional level of engineering knowledge.
Experience with root cause and corrective action problem solving.
Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with customers to solve moderately complex technical problems.
Ability to lead a team of engineers and juggle multiple projects at a time.
Ability to develop and present technical information to all levels of management and customers.
Familiarity with weld procedure and performance qualification to NAVSEA S9074-AQ-GIB-010/248.
Familiarity with NDT procedure qualification to T9074-AS-GIB-010/271.
Well-spoken and ability to have excellent working relationships with direct reports and all internal and external customers.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

Certification with AWS as a CWI or other relevant certification.
Moderate knowledge of nondestructive testing scope and capabilities.
Understanding and practice of Lean/6-sigma concepts as applied to manufacturing.
Defense contractor experience.
Microsoft Project and Power Point experience.
ERP/MRP systems such as Oracle or Baan experience.

Valid through: 4/12/2021

About BAE Systems

BAE Systems plc is a British multinational arms, security, and aerospace company. Its headquarters are in London and Farnborough in the United Kingdom with operations worldwide. The company is the largest defence contractor in Europe and among the world's largest defence companies; it was ranked as the third-largest based on applicable 2017 revenues. Its largest operations are in the United Kingdom and United States, where its BAE Systems Inc. subsidiary is one of the six largest suppliers to the US Department of Defense. Other major markets include Australia, India, and Saudi Arabia, which account for about 20% of BAE's overall sales. It is the biggest manufacturer in Britain. The company was formed on 30 November 1999 by the £7.7 billion purchase and merger of Marconi Electronic Systems—the defence electronics and naval shipbuilding subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc—by British Aerospace, an aircraft, munitions and naval systems manufacturer. BAE is the successor to various aircraft, shipbuilding, armoured vehicle, armaments and defence electronics companies. These include The Marconi Company, the first commercial company devoted to the development and use of radio; A.V. Roe and Company, one of the world's first aircraft companies; de Havilland, manufacturer of the Comet, the world's first commercial jet airliner; Hawker Siddley, manufacturer of the Harrier, the world's first VTOL attack aircraft; British Aircraft Corporation, co-manufacturer of the Concorde supersonic transport; Supermarine, manufacturer of the Spitfire; Yarrow Shipbuilders, builder of the Royal Navy's first destroyers; Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, builder of the world's first battlecruiser; and Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, builder of the Royal Navy's first submarines.

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