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Overview

Persona is building humanoid robots for demanding environments in heavy industry, focusing on welding and other tasks that are dangerous and difficult to staff. The company seeks a Welding Engineer to develop and optimize welding processes for their robotic applications.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and refine motion paths for the welding humanoid robot.
  • Optimize weld parameters to minimize thermal distortion and maximize penetration.
  • Collaborate with governing bodies to develop standards and certification processes for the humanoid robot.
  • Identify required sensors and tooling for performing welding tasks.
  • Translate welding domain knowledge into requirements for perception, manipulation, and controls teams.

Requirements

  • M.S. or B.S. in Welding Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering.
  • 5+ years of experience in a welding operations role in heavy equipment manufacturing.
  • Hands-on experience with MIG, GMAW, and FCAW welding processes across a range of materials and welding positions.
  • Ability to thrive operating in a fast-paced engineering environment with a lot of autonomy.
  • Strong ability to create documentation, welding processes, and reports to aid in certification and qualification.
  • Comfort with ambiguity and first-of-a-kind applications.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Location: Houston, TX
  • Travel: 10%

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$41/hr across 75 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 321 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 179 different employers. 80 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,132 other active welding openings from 498 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Persona AI currently has 2 other openings 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 Zachry Group (33), Austin Industries (30), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (21). 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 Arlington at $40/hr, Dallas at $39/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and Flux-Core work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

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