Certified Welding Engineer (CWEng)
Issued by
American Welding Society
Earners of the CWEng credential have appropriate knowledge, skills and abilities in the specification and oversight of welding operations leading to the production of weldments that meet requirements of applicable codes / standards / specifications. Certified Welding Engineers are capable of interpreting and executing the design drawings and specifications, and preparation of welding procedure specifications for compliance with the requirements.
- Type Certification
- Level Intermediate
- Time N/A
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Ability to Create Work Instruction
- Ability to Interpret Design Drawings
- Capable of Designing to Specifications
- Derive Calculations
- Perform Basic Quality Control and Quality Control Measures
- Perform Proper Filler Metal Selection
- Prepare Welding Procedure Specifications
- Selection of Proper Base Material
- Select Most Effective Welding Process
- Verify that All Welds meet the design requirements
Earning Criteria
Standards
AWS Standards follow a strict set of rules and requirements that govern the standards approval process and all the technical committees responsible for their maintenance.