Welding Engineer

at  EDF Limited

Gloucester Business Park, Gloucester or Atlantic Quay, Glasgow. Minimum of 3 days in the office per week.
Are you experienced in managing welding operations in diverse, industrial settings? Are you familiar with the latest advancements and best practices in welding techniques and technologies? Are you adept at troubleshooting and resolving welding-related issues in a variety of materials and environments?

WHO YOU ARE…

We’re looking for you to hold a high-quality degree in materials science, engineering, or welding engineering, with a solid understanding of steel metallurgy. Additionally, you should have previous industrial experience in relevant sectors such as nuclear, manufacturing, oil and gas, power generation, or welding engineering consultancy.

Other requirements for this role include:

• Familiarity with mechanical characterisation and testing of materials, including material qualification and acceptance testing.
• Knowledge of Fracture Toughness Testing methods and proficiency in data analysis.
• Understanding of corrosion mechanisms, particularly stress and flow-assisted corrosion, relevant to light water reactors.
• Demonstrated proactive and self-motivated approach to both technical and non-technical tasks.
• Strong time management, planning, and organisational skills.
• Excellent technical writing and communication abilities.
• Experience conducting audits of the supply chain to ISO-3834 standards.

Applications for this role close: Tuesday 10th September 2024.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING…

Depending on your particular skills set, the role will include some combination of:

• Providing advice on all aspects of weld fabrication, including assessing WPS submissions for new and replacement welded components, supporting manual and automated welding activities, and developing repair methodologies for in-service components, all in close liaison with suppliers of welding services.
• Monitoring the performance of in-service welded components, including delivering outage inspection programmes for welds in steam, feed and gas plant systems, and performing metallurgical assessments of inspection results.
• Assessing corrosion defects, advising on corrosion prevention measures, contributing to corrosion-related materials selection and repair decisions, and providing technical evaluations of corrosion mechanisms to inform plant safety cases and asset management strategies.
• Providing central oversight of the fleet corrosion management programme, setting consistent standards for risk-based inspection regimes and defect sentencing, monitoring trends in corrosion defects and remediation across the fleet, and delivering in-house training / communications to promote best practice tools and techniques for corrosion management.

Other requirements for this role include:

• Familiarity with mechanical characterisation and testing of materials, including material qualification and acceptance testing.
• Knowledge of Fracture Toughness Testing methods and proficiency in data analysis.
• Understanding of corrosion mechanisms, particularly stress and flow-assisted corrosion, relevant to light water reactors.
• Demonstrated proactive and self-motivated approach to both technical and non-technical tasks.
• Strong time management, planning, and organisational skills.
• Excellent technical writing and communication abilities.
• Experience conducting audits of the supply chain to ISO-3834 standards