Position: Weld Manufacturing Engineer II
Location: Ankeny, IA (on-site)
Employment Type: Full-Time Contract
Schedule: 1st Shift (7:00 AM – 3:30 PM)
Pay: $35-41 per hour
Responsibilities:
- Concept and procure weld tooling, robotic weld systems, specialized racks, and material handling equipment utilizing E-Tools to determine the sequence of events, communicate issues and verify safety and ergonomic methods
- Support issue resolution and achieve quality metrics
- Participate in quality activities, such as: Function Geometry Reviews (FGRs), Design Process Assembly Reviews (DPARs), and Process Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (PFMEAs) activities
- Innovate to implement product performance improvements and cost reductions for welding operations
- Support the development and implementation of lean cell layouts to improve material flow and material presentation in areas of responsibility
- Support Appropriation for Expenditure (AFE) labor and capital estimates by developing accurate, timely, labor estimates and part routings in SAP for program management
- Support the launch of new product lines
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Industrial/Weld/Mechanical Engineering or Technology OR minimum 5 years working in a technical role supporting automated welding operations
- Understanding of weld tooling design, robotic/automation systems development, work center design, line design, and complex welded assemblies
- Ability to support the improvement of overall product flow and line design within the factory, working through and directing projects from start to finish
- Experience with problem solving and working in a team environment
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Familiar with Microsoft Office applications, wPlanner/MPP, SAP, and 3D Modeling
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 25%
- Comfortable working on Shop Floor
Highly Preferred:
- Expertise with complex automated manufacturing work cells / robotic programming
- Experience with Creo, Solidworks and/or AutoCAD
- Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerances (GD&T)
- Work experience in a union environment
- Experience with shop floor manufacturing, incentive pay systems, and work measurement
- High level of knowledge of capital budgeting and capital equipment justification
- Understanding of the Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP)
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