At Greenbrier, we do the hard work that matters. The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE: GBX) is a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of freight rail and marine transportation equipment and services, powering the movement of products around the world. Greenbrier's innovation and engineering expertise pairs with our capacity to build and repair freight transportation equipment. This allows us to provide an unrivaled level of service to our customers across the Americas, Europe and countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Greenbrier also provides asset management services and a unique railcar leasing syndication platform that brings us into contact with the world's leading fixed asset investors.

Greenbrier's heritage of hard work and industrial innovation is celebrated at every level of our organization. We structure our business to support teams that deliver innovative solutions for our customers and positively impact the world around us.

SUMMARY

The Welding Engineer develops welding techniques, and applications of welding equipment in use for fabrication of metals.

Job Duties

• Investigates and documents welding defects to determine appropriate cause and corrective measures

• Evaluates and implements use of new welding technology

• Develops welding procedures for utilization of new equipment.

• Prepares technical reports as a result of research and development and preventative maintenance investigations

• Establishes welding procedures to guide production and welding personnel

• Works closely with manufacturing and engineering leadership by actin as welding process subject matter expert on plant level launches, projects, and activities

• Provides key input into the development of departmental strategic goals along with identifying key measurable processes to support the departmental goals

• Develops guidelines for design of manual, robotic, and spot weld fixturing

• Performs work under minimal supervision

• Handles complex issues and problems and refers only the most complex to higher level staff

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Possesses comprehensive knowledge of welding techniques, fabrication of metals, welding processes, and welding technology

• Ability to specify welding equipment, welding consumables, electrical and mechanical systems, robotic systems, and any related components associated with the welding processes

• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings or prints and customer specifications

• Experience to developing welding procedures (WPS, PQR) and select proper welding equipment to maintain adherence to customer specifications/material metallurgical reequirements, including welding of critical joints, multi-pass welds, and pre and post heat requirements.

• Experience recommending and developing preventative maintenance procedures for all plant welding equipment, including robotic systems.

• Experience evaluating processes and procedures to maintain or improve weld parameters and weld efficiency.

• Experience developing and performing inspection procedures

• Development and implementation of welding training programs that improves and develops welder skills and capabilities.

• Understanding and focus of continuous improvement processes, procedures, and projects.

• Knowledge of welder and welding safety standards

• Expertise in GMAW, GTAW, Air Carbon Arc, SAW, and FCAW welding procedures and processes. Experience with stainless steel, aluminum, and carbon steel

• Demonstrated use of Solid edge to design manual, robotic, and spot welding fixturing

• Demonstrated understanding and practice of lean manufacturing concepts in business and manufacturing environments.

Experience & Education

• Bachelors Degree in weld engineering or equivelent preferrred

• 4 -- 6 years experience in railcar manufacturing preferred

• Working knowledge of AAR/FRA regulatory requirements preferred

Licenses, Certifications, etc.:

• CWI Certification is required

• NDT level 3 certifications preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Reasonable accommodations may be made, if necessary.

Key

N/A (Not Applicable) - Activity is not applicable to this occupation

Occasionally - Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (.25 - 2.5 hrs/day)

Frequently - Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day)

Continuously - Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)

Physical Abilities

Stand-frequently

Walk -- frequently

Sit -- occasionally

Climb -- N/A

Crawl -- N/A

Squat or kneel -- occasionally

Bend -- occasionally

Fine Manipulation -- N/A

Lift / Carry

10 lbs or less -- occasionally

11 -- 20 lbs -- N/A

21 -- 50 lbs -- N/A

51 -- 100 lbs -- N/A

Over 100 lbs -- N/A

Push / Pull

10 lbs or less -- occasionally

10 -- 20 lbs -- N/A

20 -- 50 lbs -- N/A

51 -- 100 lbs -- N/A

Over 100 lbs -- N/A

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Company Greenbrier Central

Functional Group Production

EOE/Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled