Andrew Wilson studied welding engineering technology at Ricks College before transferring to Utah State University to complete a bachelor's degree in 2004. He went on to earn a master's in Welding Engineering Technology from USU in 2006.
Professor Wilson worked a high profile engineering company in the Kennewick, Washington, area as a welding engineer until he accepted a faculty position in the Department of Engineering Technology at BYU-Idaho in 2017.