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Welding Engineer
AWE
Location: Cambridge (Hybrid – minimum 3 days per week on site)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time – 36 Hours Per Week
Job Profile: Senior/Principal Engineer
Salary/annum: Competitive
Reference number: JR100766
Closing Date: 11 October 2026
Are you an experienced Welding Engineer looking to apply your expertise across a diverse range of industries and technologies?
At TWI, you'll work with organisations operating in the defence, energy, manufacturing and infrastructure sectors, delivering innovative welding solutions to complex engineering challenges.
This role offers a unique combination of technical consultancy, project delivery and technology development, covering areas such as welding process qualification, manufacturing support, robotics and additive manufacturing.
About the Role
Our Arc Welding & Engineering (AWE) Section delivers consultancy, research and technology development projects for customers around the world. As we continue to grow across sectors such as defence, energy and electrification, we're looking for an experienced Welding Engineer to join our team.
As a TWI Welding Engineer, you'll play a key role in supporting customers, delivering projects and developing practical engineering solutions to real-world challenges.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing expert welding engineering advice and consultancy to industrial clients.
- Managing and delivering projects to agreed technical, commercial and quality objectives.
- Supporting customers with welding reviews, problem-solving and technical investigations.
- Developing and validating welding and additive manufacturing processes.
- Supporting short-notice site-based technical activities where required.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues across engineering, materials and manufacturing disciplines.
- Building strong customer relationships and identifying future project opportunities.
- Contributing to the development of innovative technologies, including robotic welding and additive manufacturing.
What You'll Bring
We're looking for an experienced engineer with a strong technical foundation and a passion for solving complex engineering challenges.
You will ideally have:
- An EWF/IIW Welding Engineer Diploma (or equivalent).
- A degree-level qualification in Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgy or a related discipline.
- Significant industrial experience in welding engineering.
Essential Experience
You will have knowledge and experience in:
- Arc welding processes and their deployment within industry.
- Supporting the implementation of new welding processes and technologies.
- Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), qualification and welding coordination activities.
- Weld inspection and testing methods.
- Industry codes and standards, including ASME, EN ISO, API or similar.
- Identifying technical challenges and developing practical engineering solutions.
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You'll also be able to:
- Analyse technical problems and develop effective solutions through engineering knowledge, experimentation and process development.
- Plan and manage projects effectively to achieve delivery targets.
- Communicate confidently with customers and colleagues in both written and verbal formats.
- Build relationships and identify business development opportunities through technical discussions.
For further details, please follow the Job Description link below:
https://www.twi-global.com/pdfs/careers/JR100766-Welding-Engineer-Job-Description.pdf
Security Clearance
Some projects require security clearance. Candidates who are eligible to obtain the appropriate level of clearance may have access to a wider range of projects and customers. Support and guidance will be provided where clearance is required.
Travel
This position may require regular travel both in the UK and abroad.
About us
TWI Ltd is a world expert in engineering, materials and joining technologies with significant property assets. We provide industry with advice and know-how in design, fabrication, failure analysis and prevention.
We offer opportunities to collaborate with inspiring and expert teams and a supportive environment in which you are actively encouraged to share your ideas and continually develop your own skills and knowledge.
If you are looking to join an organisation that is fuelled by innovation, teamwork, and openness, this role could be for you.
Diversity statement
TWI Ltd is committed to treating all employees fairly and to being an inclusive employer. Our aim is to create a work environment where our employees can reach their full potential. We put Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the heart of our people practices to attract, develop and retain the best talent.
Inclusion
We recognise that it’s the differences of our people that gives us our competitive edge and enables us to maintain our world leading reputation. This is why we are committed to ensuring there is diversity across every level of our organisation; representative of the Members and societies we serve. We have made Inclusion our number one corporate value to demonstrate our commitment to ensure it is at the core of everything we do at TWI.
Disability Confident Scheme
We are pleased to confirm that we have achieved the first stage accreditation, which means we are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’. This is a government-supported scheme that supports organisations like TWI to make the most of the talents that people with disability can bring to our workplace. The scheme helps us recruit and retain great people; draw from the widest possible pool of talent; secure high-quality employees who are skilled, loyal and hardworking; and improve employee morale and commitment by demonstrating that we treat all of our people fairly.


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Why work for TWI?
We offer a competitive salary, share-in-success bonus scheme, generous pension scheme (both employee contribution (flexible amount) and TWI contribution (up to 10% of salary), holiday (20 days + 5 Corporate days + 8 bank holiday’s), private health and dental cover, career development and training, onsite employee restaurant, onsite gym, day nursery available for companies on Granta Park (Cambridge) site (subject to availability), onsite parking and more.
We know that balancing work and personal life can at times be challenging. This is why we continue to review and implement family friendly policies including hybrid working, flexible working, enhanced maternity pay and paid parental leave.
Working hours
36 hours per week (full time), 8.30am -16.30pm Monday to Thursday (finishing at 16.15pm on Friday). Part-time and hybrid working available in some roles.
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At TWI, we want you to know that your application is in good hands. We do not use AI tools or automated systems to review or sift through applications. Instead, every application is personally reviewed by the hiring manager. We believe in being open and transparent with our candidates, and we’re committed to giving your application the attention it deserves.
TWI Culture
As one of the world’s leading independent research and technology organisations, we are committed to attracting, motivating and retaining the best talent from around the world. Our goal is to develop the next generation of experts to address future industry challenges.
We are committed to creating a culture that recognises and respects the differences between people while valuing the contribution everyone makes to TWI.
The diversity of our staff and students makes a positive and important contribution to our continuing success.
TWI offers a comprehensive training programme, incorporating both in-house and external courses to support staff development.
TWI Values
Our six values provide a point of reference for the way we expect our people to operate and behave.
- Inclusion: Valuing the contribution from every individual, creating value for our customers
- Teamwork: Building effective working relationships, we accomplish more together
- Adaptability: Engaging positively with change to meet the needs of the business
- Taking Responsibility: Achieving our objectives and personal development
- Innovation & Expertise: Championing new ideas and sharing knowledge to solve industry problems
- Customer Focus: Building trusting relationships with our customers
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