Welding Engineer
A. O. Smith · South Carolina
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at A. O. Smith (industrial) in South Carolina.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Robotics, Welding
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in South Carolina: typical posted base $90k–$123k.
Median of the low and high ends of 10 live postings that list pay, out of 43 manufacturing engineer openings in South Carolina, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 42 other live manufacturing postings in South Carolina.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $90k–$123k, from 10 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 44%
- Lean 44%
- New product launch 30%
- Root cause 30%
- ✓ Welding 26%
- ✓ Team leadership 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Full description from A. O. SmithAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆ASME and AWS Code application and interpretations
- ◆ASME Code procedure and personnel performance
qualifications
- ✓Diagnose welding equipment for proper functionality
- ✓Provide Technical guidance and assistance to welding operators
- ✓Manage welding training program toward ASME certification for new and existing welding operators.
- ✓Write and develop all PQRs, WPSs, and WPQs for ASME code vessels and maintain records.
- ✓Develop welding procedures in compliance with ISO 9002 standards
- ✓Welding Engineer-Robotic welding experience required
- ✓Develop new or modified current welding, robotic, and assembly methods, techniques, and procedures.
- ✓Discover new patterns of welding and robotic technology.
- ✓Prepares technical reports from research, development, and preventative maintenance investigations.
- ✓Establish weld procedures to guide the production team regarding specifications/processes.
- ✓Evaluate new welding and robotic field developments for possible application to current welding and robotic problems or production processes.
- ✓Coordinate and manage welding technical personnel in performing daily inspections of welding equipment to ensure workers' compliance with established welding procedures, restrictions, and standards
- ✓Work with training coordinator and operations teams to ensure training is relevant and practical and monitor training program to verify all documentation is up to date
- ✓Performs experimental welding to evaluate new equipment, techniques, and materials.
- ✓Assist in developing and maintaining work instructions in compliance with QMS requirements.
- ✓Responsible for interfacing with internal/external customers
- ✓Authorized to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformities relating to product, process, and quality system.
- ✓Ability to troubleshoot shop floor weld, robotic, and assembly issues and quickly identify necessary countermeasures.
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Welding Engineering, Metallurgy, or a related field, from an accredited university or college. OR a 2-year Technical Degree or Journeyman card with a minimum of 3+ years of applicable experience
- ✓Supervisory experience preferred
- ✓CWI/CWE certification through the American Welding Society is required.
- ✓Familiar with welding verification methods, testing methodology, and measuring devices.
- ✓Ample experience with Fanuc robotics welding applications (Fanuc preferred) and Laser seam trackers
- ✓Must be able to work with cross-functional department personnel for new equipment development, installation, and troubleshooting.
- ✓GMAW and RSW experience required and AWS member preferred.
- ✓Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
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Company / Location Information
A.O. Smith is a global leader applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products for residential and light commercial applications. A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
This role is based in our McBee, SC facility.
Primary Function
This position provides technical leadership for welding and robotic welding operations, ensuring compliance and driving continuous improvement in safety, quality, training, productivity, and cost performance.