weld engineer - Hamburg, United States - Flexible Metal

    Flexible Metal
    Flexible Metal Hamburg, United States

    1 month ago

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    COMPANY SUMMARY
    Flexible Metal Inc.

    (FMI), a subsidiary of Hyspan Precision Products, is a local Tier 1 & 2 part and component supplier located near Southeast Michigan.

    FMI specializes in product design, engineering, development and manufacturing of tubular fabrication, welded tubular assemblies and fabricated exhaust manifolds.

    BENEFITS & INCENTIVES
    100% Employee-Owned Company
    401k Plan
    Personal Time Off
    Vacation

    Medical, dental, vision, company paid group life and AD&D insurance, voluntary life insurance, voluntary short-term and long-term disability and more...


    SUMMARY OF ROLE

    Weld engineer will oversee all manual (TIG & MIG) and robot (Motoman, ABB & Fanuc) welding to insure proper technique and weld integrity for standard metals (stainless steel, mild steel & aluminum).


    ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
    Design, develop, and specify all welding processes and techniques for new product launches.
    Conduct R&D in welding and joining process development, including MIG, TIG, Plasma, Laser, Brazing, etc. or other processes to ensure state of the art practices and applications.
    Resolve welding problems on current production, to improve safety, quality and productivity.
    Initiate and implement continuous improvement of welding operations for quality and productivity.
    Develop weld parameter tracking by application, and ensure control to maintain integrity.
    Assist production employees in develop welding program including but not limited to processes and techniques.
    Support and review welding processes and procedures including developing weld process sheets.
    Exposure to APQP, PFMEA & other quality processes.
    Work with manufacturing team on continuous improvement projects.
    Develop, and train hourly robot techs on all shifts.
    Adhere to all company policies
    Other duties as assigned.


    QUALIFICATIONS
    Bachelor's degree in engineering; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
    Certified welder with manual weld experience (MIG & TIG) in manufacturing environment.
    5 years of robotic welding experience in the automotive sector.
    5 years of experience programming and diagnosing, Motoman, ABB and Fanuc weld robots.
    Experience training and developing Robot Technicians is preferred.

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