WELD ENGINEER

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.