Welding Automation Engineer (Robotics)

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; onsite position. Willingness to travel 10–20% domestically and internationally is required.

Company

hirify.global manufactures construction, mining, forestry, and industrial heavy equipment and operates facilities, distributors, and dealers in more than 140 countries.

What you will do

• Provide technical leadership, hands-on training, skills assessments, and certification testing for welders, operators, supervisors, and domestic and international personnel.
• Develop and document welding procedures, evaluate consumables and equipment, and manage weld lab resources and certification records.
• Develop and implement robotic welding programs, tooling, fixtures, weld sequences, and parameters using engineering drawings, CAD/CAM, and offline programming software.
• Support robotic work cells through troubleshooting, process improvements, new application implementation, and technical assistance.
• Conduct weld audits and defect investigations, develop corrective and repair procedures, and analyze welding process data and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Safety, Product Engineering, Maintenance, suppliers, and customers on manufacturability, weldability, cost reduction, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Welding Technology, or a related field plus 4–10 years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong understanding of welding processes, metallurgy, robotic automation, and manufacturing engineering principles.
• Experience with robotic welding programming and systems, welding procedure qualifications, fabrication, fixture and tooling design, and manufacturing software.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret engineering drawings, technical documents, and industry standards, including AWS and hirify.global welding standards.
• Experience with CAD/CAM, Microsoft Office, SAP, and C-spec Weld Office.
• Skills in problem solving, root cause analysis, data analysis and reporting, project management, training, technical instruction, communication, leadership, and team collaboration.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement, including compliance with machine guarding, lockout/tagout, PPE, welding, hot-work, and site safety requirements.
• Experience training, mentoring, and collaborating with diverse teams across multiple domestic and international locations.
• Willingness to travel 10–20% domestically and internationally for training, product support, and technical assistance.

Nice to have

• AWS Certified Welding Inspector certification.
• AWS Certified Welding Educator certification.
• AWS Certified Robotic Arc Welding Technician certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety is a core responsibility, including participation in safety walks, audits, risk assessments, corrective actions, and emergency drills.
• Work supports a proactive safety culture and sustainable injury prevention across manufacturing, welding, robotic, and automated equipment environments.
• hirify.global promotes diversity and inclusion and emphasizes quality, reliability, innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement.
• The role offers a diverse and challenging manufacturing environment with opportunities to develop technical and career skills.