Senior Welding Engineer
Gentherm · Lawrenceburg, TN
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 17 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior manufacturing role at Gentherm (automotive) in Lawrenceburg, TN.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Root cause, FMEA, PPAP, APQP, Control plans
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Tennessee: typical posted base $83k–$134k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 36 manufacturing engineer openings in Tennessee, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 35 other live manufacturing postings in Tennessee.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $83k–$134k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 61%
- ✓ New product launch 56%
- ✓ Tooling 56%
- ✓ Automation 44%
- Six Sigma 36%
- ✓ Root cause 36%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for PPAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Gentherm in Lawrenceburg
1 other open role at this site.
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Finishing Systems · Manufacturing · Senior
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Responsibilities
- ◆Serve as the facility subject matter expert for welding processes, welding equipment, weld quality, and welding standards.
- ◆Develop, qualify, and maintain welding procedures, work instructions, process standards, WPSs, PQRs, and supporting weld documentation as required.
- ◆Lead weld process development, optimization, and troubleshooting for structural steel fabrication operations.
- ◆Support robotic and manual GMAW-P pulse welding processes and provide technical support for TIG welding applications.
- ◆Establish and maintain weld parameters, fixture requirements, consumable selection, shielding gases, preheat/interpass requirements, and process controls.
- ◆Conduct root cause analysis and corrective actions for weld defects including porosity, lack of fusion, undercut, distortion, spatter, cracking, burn-through, and dimensional variation.
- ◆Support new product launches by reviewing designs for weldability, manufacturability, quality, and production efficiency.
- ◆Collaborate with Design Engineering and Quality to ensure welding requirements, welding symbols, inspection criteria, and acceptance standards are clearly defined.
- ◆Evaluate and implement improvements to welding equipment, fixtures, tooling, automation, robotic welding cells, and welding consumables.
- ◆Coordinate installation, startup, validation, and commissioning of welding equipment, tooling, and related process changes.
- ◆Apply Lean Manufacturing principles to improve safety, quality, throughput, labor efficiency, material usage, and overall welding line performance.
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Welding Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or related technical discipline required. Bachelor’s degree specifically focused in Welding Engineering or Welding Engineering Technology preferred.
- ✓3+ years of welding engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
- ✓Active Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification required.
- ✓Strong experience developing, qualifying, and maintaining welding procedures and supporting weld quality programs.
- ✓Experience with structural steel fabrication and welding processes.
- ✓Demonstrated experience with GMAW-P pulse welding processes; experience supporting TIG welding processes preferred.
- ✓Working knowledge of robotic welding systems, welding automation, welding power supplies, and associated process controls.
- ✓Ability to interpret engineering drawings, welding symbols, GD&T, and applicable welding specifications.
- ✓Experience with weld fixture design, process capability studies, weld quality validation, and weld inspection methods.
- ✓Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills related to welding defects and process variation.
- ✓Experience supporting APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, and new product launch activities.
- ✓Knowledge of AWS welding codes, welding metallurgy, filler metal selection, shielding gases, and weld testing methods.
Preferred qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree specifically focused in Welding Engineering or Welding Engineering Technology preferred.
- ✓Experience in a high-volume structural steel manufacturing environment.
- ✓Experience programming, troubleshooting, and optimizing robotic welding cells.
- ✓Experience with large structural steel weldments and production welding fixtures.
This position is not eligible for any form of sponsorship (e.g. OPT or H1B visa status) now or in the future. Only individuals authorized to work in the United States now and for the foreseeable future will be considered for this position.
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Position description
The Senior Welding Engineer will serve as the technical owner for welding processes supporting production operations within the facility. This role will be responsible for developing, implementing, optimizing, and sustaining welding processes used to manufacture structural steel products. The position will focus primarily on structural steel GMAW-P pulse welding applications, while also supporting TIG welding processes used throughout the plant. The Senior Welding Engineer will work closely with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, and Safety teams to ensure weld quality, improve productivity, support new product launches, reduce manufacturing costs, and maintain compliance with applicable welding codes, customer requirements, and internal standards.