Resistance Spot Welding Engineer ( {{city}})

Location: Auburn Hills, MI

Position: Long Term Contract (Possible Extension)

Title: 25-03160 - Resistance Spot Welding Engineer

Job Description:

• As a Resistance Spot Welding Engineer within the VPE organization, you will be directly involved with the launch, sustainment and Innovation support for all North America regions.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that line integrators and resistance spot welding equipment suppliers are delivering a product that meets the company's resistance spot welding equipment specs within the North America region.
• Participate in throughput analysis and processes.
• Work closely with Product Engineering, Material Suppliers, Equipment Suppliers, Equipment Integrators, etc.
• Enable team to meet vehicle timeline deliverables on time while maintaining quality requirements
• Manage tracking documents to meet program timing requirements
• Support problem resolution between Product Eng, Manufacturing Eng, and Plant Manufacturing Operations
• Ensure product conformance to design
• Onsite support during execution and launch phases of the program
• Provide feedback to VPE WPE management
• Support in the integration, start-up and debug of plant floor Resistance spot weld equipment
• Coordinate business process and re-engineering projects
• Report-out as needed, on status of systems at operating unit(s)
• Optimize operating unit(s) on Resistance spot weld system to improve productivity, cost and quality
• Work with other engineers, skilled trades and managers to accomplish cross-functional projects, provide project cost and timing estimates, and support plant product program launches
• Deep understanding of all body shop Resistance spot weld technologies and applications
• Implement common Resistance spot weld and inspection systems
• Develop and support common Resistance spot weld Technology standards
• Provide technical direction to suppliers and internal plant teams.
• Conduct Resistance spot weld equipment buyoffs

Requirements:

• Body shop launch and plant experience
• Knowledge of Safe Operating Procedures within an manufacturing environment
• Exceptional cross-functional communication skills of complex issues to enable world class execution of vehicle designs and manufacturing processes
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong organization skills
• Intermediate skills in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Demonstrated people leader skills.
• Project management skills
• Ability to manage a multitude of assignments with high levels of composure and effective implementation.
• Thorough understanding of body shop processes.
• High level of analytical and problem solving skills required.
• Ability to create & execute a well-organized validation project where standardized work is not available.
• Knowledge of adhesive and sealer procedures, weld/resistance spot weld documentation and build shop support
• Knowledge of Tooling and Equipment Troubleshooting
• Demonstrated knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems used in Resistance spot weld systems
• 2+ years in the resistance spot welding industry (Automotive experience a plus)

Education:

• Bachelor degree in a technical/engineering discipline and 2 years' of resistance spot welding related experience or min of 5 years' experience.