Welding Engineer - Direct Hire - Artech LLC

Whitehouse, TN 37188

About the Job

Summary of the Responsibilities:

Title: Welding Engineer
Location: 725-731 N Sage Rd., Whitehouse, TN 37188
Direct Hire

Develop and implement welding practices for company North American facilities that will improve and enhance our product. Maintain a knowledge base as relates to welding and new/developing technologies that can improve the company’s capabilities. Assist our plants with changing practices in joining technologies due to the industry drive for lighter weight and stronger components such as Al and AHSS. Educate personnel at our facilities on best practices and implement standardization practices to help our company continue to grow and expand.

Job Responsibilities:

u Act as technical support to North American regional operations, including activities related to product launch, customer concerns, equipment purchases, plant improvements, etc.
u Take a leadership role in investigating and implementing new technologies within our plants as relate to welding Hot Stamped, Aluminum, and other developing materials and practices
u Review current welding practices/tools as relate to plant Safety, Quality, Cost, & Productivity and assist plants to improve as needed
u Establish and implement Regional standardization activities relating to equipment, consumables, documentation, and practices
u Audit plants for compliance to quality, documentation, and safety practices and assist plants with compliance activities
u If necessary, assist plants with development of initial weld conditions in support of product launch with respect to quality, safety, and production concerns
u Review initial part designs concerning weld practices and potential for production level issues
u Drive change within the plants to improve overall welding practices and procedures
u Develop and implement specific projects to improve plant performance as related to welding (Safety, Quality, etc.)
u Interact with management at all levels, both internally and at our customer, to facilitate understanding of current conditions and activities/goals.
u Work effectively on multiple projects, maintaining momentum on each and working toward successful on time resolution.
u Other responsibilities and requirements as the position dictates

Nature and Scope:

Work closely with our customers and individual plants to develop and implement new welding processes for use in the production of automotive components, primarily unpainted structural steel parts for unibody cars. This position works closely with all of our North American locations to successfully manage new and existing welding requirements for all production models.

Education:

B.S. in Welding Engineering or related field required
Equivalent industrial experience and technical training will be considered

Experience and Training Requirements:

Experience with automated GMAW and/or Resistance welding required
CAD experience (drawing review, basic design skills)
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Organizational skills to establish, communicate and track projects
2-5 years of automotive manufacturing experience preferred
Experience with Robots and PLC preferred
Experience with Aluminum welding a bonus (especially resistance welding)

Special Skills/Language(s)/Traveling requirements:

Up to 25% travel may be required.
International travel may be required (Mexico, Japan).
Language skills in Spanish or Japanese are considered a plus.

Source : Artech LLC