Auburn Hills
Prototype Welding Engineer
As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.Your tasks
- Knowledge of ABB robotics, Laser welding (Trumpf/IPG laser source, Blackbird/Trumpf scanner optics), Gas Metal Arc Welding (Fronius/SKS), Siemens PLC, and On-line process monitoring (4D, OCT)
- Independent definition and improvement of related robotic welding programs and parameters
- Troubleshoot and maintain welding cells, including maintenance of prototype fixture and spare parts inventory, lead problem solving to reduce and prevent reoccurring issues on the shop floor
- Oversee the investigation, analysis and execution of technical improvements within the welding process to improve cost efficiency, increase machine uptime and reduce scrap
- Continuously advance weld technology and staff with state of the art processes and know-how transfers with internal and external partners, including the creation and implementation of training material encompassing all aspects of the technology
- Provide project management guidance and expertise to the team to ensure efficiency, transparency and optimal effectiveness is achieved on internal and external projects
- Support new product/project feasibility studies for welding and enabling product/process innovation
- Verify and approve weld assemblies and setup using CMM, CEP, UTM and/or torque tests
- Functional leadership of the welding shop floor, ensuring correct methods and systems are used and supporting the functional development of the team
- Adhere to relevant Brose and OSHA policies with respect to environmental, safety and 5S requirements
- Proactively identify potential risks, drive resolution, and alert the responsible manager when necessary
- In case of severe risks to quality and/or safety, authority to shut down prototype equipment
Your Profile
- Welding Technology, Robotics or Manufacturing Bachelor’s degree in engineering
- 4+ years of work experience in robotic laser and gas metal arc welding
- 2+ years of work experience providing direction to welding technicians or shopfloor personnel
Ensure efficient, high-quality laser and GMAW prototype production
Provide leadership and direction to welding technicians, ensuring that established methods and procedures are complied with during prototype production
Drive research and development projects that improve process capability, quality and costs