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   Home > Overview > What Is Welding Engineering? What Welding Engineers Do 21 Nov. 2009
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What Welding Engineers Do

Basic Skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Use of Office/Engineering Software
  • Advanced Science and Math

Process Technology

  • Arc welding
  • Lasers
  • Resistance Welding
  • Brazing and Soldering

Robotics

  • Programming
  • Applications
  • Sensors and Controls

Materials Science

  • Steels
  • Nonferrous Alloys
  • Polymeric Materials

Design of Structures

  • Strength of Materials
  • Statics and Dynamics

Inspection and Quality Assurance

What do Welding Engineers do after they Graduate??

They build things.

  • pipelines
  • pressure vessels
  • airplanes
  • turbine engines
  • automobiles
  • offroad equipment
  • microelectronic devices
  • welding machines
  • robots

They work on design teams with other engineers.

  • material selection
  • joint design
  • structural integrity

They fix things when they break.

  • failure analysis
  • repair procedures
  • redesign
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