Welding Engineer (Additive Manufacturing) in Bristol

We are seeking a highly skilled Welding Engineer to join our multidisciplinary production team. The role provides welding engineering leadership and technical support across structural fabrication, pressure vessels for human occupancy, and WAAM processes. You will be responsible for developing, qualifying, and optimising welding procedures, ensuring compliance with industry and regulatory standards, and supporting continuous improvement of production capabilities. This role involves close collaboration with design, production, quality, and R&I teams to deliver high-integrity components that meet stringent customer and certification requirements (e.g. ASME, DNV, API, ISO).

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, test, qualify, and optimise welding and WAAM procedures for ferrous and non-ferrous materials.
• Design and refine welding parameters for different materials, geometries, and production methods, including automated and robotic welding systems.
• Lead welding procedure qualification activities to support current and future production requirements.

Technical Support & Production Collaboration

• Provide expert guidance on welding processes, materials, and techniques.
• Support fabrication of structural components and pressure vessels, ensuring compliance with applicable standards and project requirements.
• Troubleshoot welding and WAAM-related issues, implementing corrective and preventive actions.

Quality Assurance & Compliance

• Monitor weld quality through inspections and testing (visual, dimensional, and NDT such as MPI and DPI).
• Identify defects, investigate root causes, and report findings to internal stakeholders.
• Assist in the preparation of welding repair procedures in compliance with industry standards.
• Support internal and external audits related to welding and additive manufacturing activities.

Documentation & Standards

• Prepare, review, and maintain welding documentation, including WPS, WPQR/PQR, welder qualifications, and technical records.
• Ensure welding documentation is clear, compliant, and effectively communicated to manufacturing and quality teams.
• Ensure adherence to relevant standards and codes (e.g. ASME IX, DNV, API, ISO 9606, ISO 14731, ISO 15614, ISO 3834-2, EN 1090).

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Conduct routine audits of welding processes to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Investigate emerging welding, additive manufacturing, automation, and monitoring technologies.
• Collaborate with R&I to evaluate new materials, consumables, and processes that enhance quality, efficiency, and sustainability.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• Degree (or equivalent) in Welding Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Recognised Welding Institute qualification (International Welding Technologist or above).
• Comprehensive knowledge for welding co‑ordination responsibilities.
• Demonstrable experience with welding processes used in pressure vessel and structural fabrication.
• Proven experience developing and qualifying welding procedures.
• CSWIP Visual Welding Inspector (or higher).

Preferred / Desirable Experience

• Experience with WAAM or other metal additive manufacturing technologies.
• Knowledge of pressure vessel and fabrication standards (e.g. ASME BPVC, DNV, API).
• Familiarity with robotic welding systems and automation.
• Background in aerospace, defence, marine, or oil & gas sectors.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, and standards.
• Excellent communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Proactive mindset with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.
• High level of competency with Microsoft software (Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint).

What’s in it for you

• Salary – competitive
• Bonus – Performance related bonus scheme
• Pension – 9% employer contribution with an optional employee contribution
• Annual Leave – 25 days, plus statutory holidays
• Lunch – Free lunch and breakfast provided onsite alongside snacks

About DEEP Manufacturing

We are a pioneering startup specialising in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) technology. We produce low‑volume, large‑scale, high integrity metal components for safety critical applications across defence, aerospace, marine, offshore and energy sectors. Our mission is to transform traditional manufacturing through advanced additive processes, ensuring quality, innovation and sustainability. Based at our offices in Avonmouth, DEEP Manufacturing's capability enables the production of complex, large format components with significantly reduced lead times and material waste compared to traditional forging and casting.

About DEEP

DEEP is an international design and engineering company on a mission to make humans aquatic. We’re doing this by advancing ocean exploration through the development of new technologies that will enable humans to live and work in underwater environments for longer periods of time. 95% of the ocean is unexplored. Countless discoveries are waiting to be made and knowledge gained that will benefit our planet and all of humanity. The challenge is access and that’s where DEEP comes in. We’re building subsea human habitats to enable research at depth and increase our understanding of the ocean so we can help protect it.

Working at DEEP

We’re a team of highly experienced engineering, operations and safety experts, with a funding model that allows us the freedom to think long term and pursue our mission without traditional restraints. We want to drive progress at the forefront of deep-sea innovation and discovery to become stewards of the ocean and reshape our relationship with our planet. We celebrate and embrace diversity and inclusion and strongly believe that the best innovations come from diverse perspectives. We invite applicants from all backgrounds to join us in creating technology that makes a meaningful impact on humanity, our oceans and planet.