Certified Welding Inspector - Rolling Stock

Company: Siemens Mobility
Location: Lexington
Posted on: April 3, 2025

Job Description:

Pioneering in America, from the first mile to the last. This is what drives us.

For more than 160 years, Siemens has been an integral provider of infrastructure, electrification, and transportation solutions in the United States. Automation's impact on the railway industry is second only to the effects of digitalization. Combine them and the results are transformative! We work at the leading edge of this movement, applying our proven expertise in digitalization to rail infrastructure and automation. Our innovative solutions deliver greater safety, punctuality, reliability, and sustainability across the line, all while reducing costs for mass transit and freight transportation systems. We are continuously developing new answers for rail automation - often to questions that haven't been asked yet.

Join the growing team at our world-class passenger railcar manufacturing facility in Lexington, NC! Siemens Mobility, Rolling Stock Division is the North American market leader in the production of passenger coaches, locomotives, and light rail vehicles. See links below to learn more about Siemens Mobility:

What excites our people about Siemens Mobility Rolling Stock?

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Position Overview:

As a Certified Welding Inspector, you will conduct a diverse range of inspections in the Carshell welding area to ensure train coaches are constructed to exact specifications. You will adhere to established inspection guidelines to perform routine visual Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), dimensional, and mechanical inspections on various welded and machined components and assemblies. Additionally, you will employ multiple non-destructive testing techniques to verify that welding meets stringent standards.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Performs a wide variety of inspections in the Carshell welding and BG manufacturing areas.
• Follows general inspection guidelines to conduct routine visual CWI, dimensional, and mechanical inspections on a wide variety of welded and machined components and assemblies.
• Utilizes one or more non-destructive testing techniques to verify acceptability of welded and machined components.
• Ensures all work performed is to the correct configuration revision and within the requirements of applicable drawings, specifications and guidelines.
• May conduct first article inspection of parts, assemblies, equipment and tooling and provide summary reports and diagnostics.
• Ability to enter, maintain and extract information from Material Resource Planning, noncompliance tracking tools and Configuration management System.
  
  To thrive in this role, you have:
  
  • Obtain and hold AWS Certified Visual Weld Inspector Associate - or - VT Level II certification and certification in one or more non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques.
  • Ability to retrieve information from computer systems/databases and input data into electronic inspection systems.
    Physical Demands:
    
    • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
    • The employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit.
    • The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 40 pounds or more.
    • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
      Why you'll love working for Siemens!
      
      • 11 paid holidays, 18 days of PTO
      • 401K - 6% company match
      • Freedom and healthy work-life balance- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, HSA/FSA, Commuter Benefits - starting Day 1!
      • Solve the world's most significant problems - Be part of exciting and innovative projects.
      • Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, pioneering technological environment.
      • Competitive total rewards package.
      • Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them! Please take advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement program, Mentor Programs, and your development through online learning.
      • Employee perks and discounts in addition to our 401k match and generous Paid Time Off
        Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without needing current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.
        
        Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html . The base hourly rate range for this position in Lexington, NC is $26.00 - $42.32. The hourly rate may be higher or lower depending on the budget and the candidate's experience, knowledge, skills, and qualifications.
        
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