Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 11,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.
Location: Euclid - 22801 - Cleveland, OH, United States (US)
Employment Status: Hourly Full-Time
Function: Engineering
Req ID: 24938
Summary:
Our mission is to make the world better by making welding understandable. We design and execute customer support projects, demonstrations, and equipment/consumable development and evaluations. Efforts will focus on developing and implementing solutions with existing equipment and consumables or working with customers and internal teams on next-generation solutions. Internally Applications Engineering is the Voice of the Customer, externally we are the Welding Experts.
What You Will Do:
Provide technical support to Application Engineering technologists and/or engineers on customer support projects, demonstrations, and evaluations
Prepare lab stations and project set ups for development and/or demonstrations with customers
Basic to advanced welding (SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, SAW, GTAW) and cutting for machine or consumable evaluations and customer projects
Learn and support Lincoln Electric welding product lines
Maintain material inventory and material prep (Operate cutting and beveling equipment)
Order/Ship materials, equipment, and testing (internal and external)
Perform basic weld tests and prepare test samples (Macros, Bend tests)
Conduct tests with Radiographic Testing equipment for various components and materials.
May Interpret, evaluate, and document inspection results through formal paperwork.
May assist with maintenance of welding records and certifications in accordance with governing bodies such as ASNT, AWS, ASME, API, ISO, internal Lincoln Electric standards, and contract documents.
Assumes additional responsibilities as needed or directed in support of the Company's 2025 Strategy.
Education & Experience Required:
All Levels
Willing and able to travel up to 15% of the time
RT level I certification, or willingness to achieve within first year of position
Level II
Vocational Training with 3+ Years of Experience or GED/Equivalent with 5+ Years in related field
Ability to develop proficiency in hands-on and/or mechanized welding processes and material prep
Works with a moderate degree of supervision
Level III
Vocational Training with 5+ Years of Experience or
GED/Equivalent with 7+ years in related field
Advanced welding and process knowledge
Has full proficiency in a range of technical processes or procedures (or deep skills in a single area) through job-related training and considerable work experience
Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.