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Overview

The Shop Welding Engineer is the technical authority for welding process, quality, and productivity in H+M's pipe fabrication shop, supporting welding processes end-to-end and serving as the primary technical liaison among welders and shop leadership. This role also leads the evaluation and implementation of welding automation and new fabrication technology while providing support on production performance and documentation tracking.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the technical expert and first point of contact for welders on process, procedure, and troubleshooting questions.
  • Assist in preparation and qualification of Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), and Welder Performance Qualifications (WPQ) in accordance with applicable codes.
  • Lead root-cause investigation and corrective action on weld defects, rework, and NDE rejections; track and report trends to shop leadership.
  • Partner with QA/QC on weld inspection criteria and disposition of nonconformances.
  • Support welder qualification testing and evaluations, coordinating with training/certification programs.
  • Drive continuous improvement in weld quality, first-pass yield, and productivity through process standardization.
  • Lead evaluation, justification, and implementation of welding automation and new fabrication equipment.
  • Develop and deliver training for shop personnel on new welding equipment and technology.
  • Build the technical and productivity case to support capital equipment requests.
  • Support the Fab Shop Manager and Superintendent with day-to-day shop operations.
  • Prepare and present project status updates, including execution performance vs. plan.
  • Draft and respond to RFIs involving welding, fabrication process, or shop technical questions.
  • Provide input and assistance on shop budget and schedule review.
  • Manage, review and understand document control registry for fabrication controlled documents.
  • Assist with resource and workload planning for welding crews across concurrent shop projects.
  • Model and reinforce H+M's safety culture on the shop floor.
  • Ensure welding operations comply with safety standards and applicable code requirements.
  • Support incident investigation and corrective action related to welding operations.
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Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Pasadena, TX currently run a median of $36/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$40/hr across 10 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 Pasadena, TX

We're tracking 47 other active welding openings in Pasadena, TX right now, from 24 different employers. 11 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,256 other active welding openings from 562 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Pasadena, or widen the search to Texas.

H+M Industrial EPC currently has 1 other opening live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (34), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (23). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $36/hr, Dallas at $35/hr, and Midlothian at $35/hr. Pasadena is among them.

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