Challenge Manufacturing

Automotive

WeldEngineer

Northlake, Texas, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Weld Engineer at Challenge Manufacturing. Skills: Welding, GMAW, DAW, RSW. Develop welding techniques. Develop welding procedures”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve safety, quality and productivity; Meet customer needs, deadlines, or urgent requests

Industry & Context.

Automotive
Problems you'll solve

Trouble shoot welding issue; Objectively resolve conflict

Eligibility Requirements

1st Shift / 6AM-430PM M-F position, Occasionally, may require you to arrive early, stay late, or work on weekends

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor of Science in Welding Engineering, 1-3 years’ experience in a welding manufacturing environment, Welding experience in RSW, GMAW and DAW on a variety of low carbon and high strength steels, Robotic welding experience, Destructive testing experience for RSW, DAW and GMAW, Excellent planning, organizational, written and verbal communication skills with MS office proficiency

Nice to Have

automotive experience, 5+ year’s RSW, GMAW and DAW experience in welding manufacturing in the automotive industry, Developing and troubleshooting GMAW and RSW on different grades of steel and aluminum, Experience setting up and training with Tessonics RSWA devices or other UT devices, Training inexperienced people with destructive and nondestructive testing methods, Developing and writing work instructions as they pertain to different welding and inspection operations

What You'll Do.

Develop welding techniques

Develop welding procedures

Conduct research and development

Improve existing techniques

Maintain welding process

Define welding spare parts

Develop weld parameter sheets

Support new line launch

Work with Maintenance staff

Implement and test products

Drive standardization

Develop training documentation

Trouble shoot welding issue

Develop welding schedules

Participate in design reviews

Interface with vendors

Interface with customers

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with Maintenance and destruct staff; Interface with new equipment vendors; Interface with customers (internal and external)

Communication Scope

Written communication skills; Verbal communication skills

Process & Methodology

New line launch verification projects

Full Job Description

Who We Are: Challenge Manufacturing’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations. Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time at Challenge. Being part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success! Challenge is #QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered! Who We Want: Welding Engineer is responsible for developing welding techniques, procedures, and application of welding utilizing knowledge of production specifications, properties and characteristics of metals, metal alloys, and general engineering principles. In addition, Weld Engineers conduct research and development investigation to develop and test new fabrication processes and procedures or improve existing techniques and procedures. What You'll Do: Maintain existing welding process to Challenge Manufacturing standards Reduce costs through continuous improvement activities that improve safety, quality and productivity. Define recommended welding spare parts. Develop and maintain weld parameter/ setup sheets Support and lead new line launch verification projects Work with Maintenance and destruct staff to maintain and improve weld quality. Implement and test and monitor produ

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