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Overview

DNV is seeking a Welding Engineer/Inspector to provide support for PED services, focusing on the review and approval of welding processes and personnel under Pressure Equipment certification services. This remote position allows for independent assessment and verification of compliance with applicable codes and standards.

Responsibilities

  • Independently assess and verify welding procedures and welder qualifications.
  • Support compliance verification activities by identifying nonconformities.
  • Witness onsite testing of weld processes and qualification testing.
  • Review documentation and lab reports for compliance with standards.
  • Prepare Welding Procedure Qualification Records and Welder Test Certificates.
  • Communicate technical issues with the Notified Body.
  • Serve as the primary client interface for welding inquiries.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Active AWS CWI (Certified Welding Inspector) certification.
  • At least 3 years of experience with AWS, ASME IX or similar.
  • At least 3 years of experience with NDE/NDT methods.
  • Strong understanding of metallurgy, heat treatment, and welding processes.
  • Valid driver's license.
  • Ability to travel up to 50% domestically and up to 10% internationally.
  • Adequate near and far visual acuity for inspections.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • This position can be remote from anywhere in the Continental U.S.A.
  • Exposure to weather conditions and requires use of personal protective equipment.

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Oak Brook, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $46/hr, this posting sits about 57% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $23–$35/hr middle band drawn from 142 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 91% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Oak Brook, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Oak Brook, IL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 237 other active welding openings from 174 employers. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (14), Gerber Collision & Glass (9), and Aerotek (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $33/hr and Peoria at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.
  • CWI — the AWS Certified Welding Inspector credential. It is an inspection qualification rather than a welding one, requiring documented experience plus a three-part exam, and it is the usual route off the torch into QC.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welding Engineer / Inspector - U.S. (Remote) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.