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Overview

MISTRAS Group is seeking a qualified NDT CWI/Quality Control Technician in Atlanta, GA, responsible for performing welding inspections and nondestructive testing activities while ensuring compliance with industry codes and customer specifications. The ideal candidate will have strong technical knowledge, attention to detail, and a commitment to safety and quality.

Responsibilities

  • Perform visual weld inspections in accordance with AWS, ASME, API, and customer specifications
  • Conduct and/or support NDT inspections including VT, MT, PT, UT, and RT as qualified
  • Interpret codes, standards, procedures, and engineering drawings
  • Document inspection findings and prepare detailed inspection reports
  • Verify weld quality, dimensions, fit-up, and compliance requirements
  • Ensure all inspections are completed safely and accurately
  • Communicate inspection results with clients, supervisors, and project teams
  • Maintain certifications, records, and inspection documentation
  • Travel to customer sites and support outage, shutdown, or project schedules as needed
  • Work overtime, weekends, and varying shifts based on project demands

Requirements

  • Current AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification required
  • Previous NDT inspection experience required
  • Strong understanding of welding processes, materials, and inspection techniques
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, weld procedures, and industry codes
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and in team environments
  • Valid driver’s license and ability to travel as needed

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Location: Atlanta, GA
  • Comprehensive health benefits with coverage after 30 days worked full-time employment
  • Generous paid time off and company paid training
  • Competitive Wages & Per Diem for Travel jobs per DSA Rates
  • 401K Savings Plan with 50% company match up to 6% of salary, after 90 days

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Atlanta, GA currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$42/hr across 36 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 99 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 64 different employers. 34 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 217 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

MISTRAS Group currently has 1 other opening live in Georgia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (10), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (9), and JCB North America (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Marietta at $42/hr, Forest Park at $36/hr, and Atlanta at $31/hr. Atlanta is among them.

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. NDT CWI/QC Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.