Fastener Application Engineer

Capgemini; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 33,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and pension/2

On-site work in Auburn Hills

Job summary

Tundra Technical Solutions is seeking an experienced Fastener Application Engineer for onsite support in Auburn Hills, MI. The role focuses on fastener joint design, validation, testing, and issue resolution to ensure performance and reliability.

The candidate should hold a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and have 3–5 years in fastener engineering, with knowledge of torque development, materials, coatings, and installation techniques.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years in fastener engineering or related technical role.
• Strong knowledge of fastener materials, coatings, joint design, torque development, testing methods, and installation techniques.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, joint cross-sections, material specs, test data, and standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide onsite technical support for fastener applications from design through validation and issue resolution.
• Conduct joint reviews and recommend fasteners, torque specs, testing requirements, and design improvements.
• Determine validation methods (torque-to-failure, torque-to-yield, torque-tension, clamp-load, ultrasonic).
• Develop tightening strategies (dynamic torque, residual torque, torque-angle).
• Coordinate laboratory testing, analyze results, and document technical recommendations.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, and suppliers.

Skills

Fastener design

Torque development

Materials & coatings

Joint inspection & testing

Interpreting engineering drawings

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Auburn Hills, MI, United States (On-site)

Contract (3 months 4 days)

Published 7 days ago

change management

Problem - Solving Skills

cross - functional collaboration

We are seeking an experienced Fastener Application Engineer to provide onsite technical support for fastener joint design, validation, testing, and problem resolution. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of fastener joint design and validation, torque development, fastener materials, coatings, and assembly processes.

Required Skills:

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

Minimum of three to five years of experience in fastener engineering, fastener joint design, component engineering, or a related technical role.

Strong knowledge of fastener materials, coatings, joint design principles, torque development, testing methods, and installation techniques.

Ability to interpret engineering drawings, joint cross-sections, material specifications, test data, and applicable technical standards.

Strong analytical, problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently and provide effective onsite technical support.

Optional Skills:

Experience supporting the PRS commodity, particularly Powertrain and Engine Systems applications.

Automotive product-development, launch, or Plant issue resolution experience, including safety and critical fastener joint applications.

Familiarity with engineering work order, product data, change management, and test reporting systems; Lean or Six Sigma knowledge is a plus.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide technical expertise for fastener applications throughout product design, validation, and issue resolution.

Conduct joint reviews and recommend appropriate fasteners, torque specifications, testing requirements, and design improvements.

Determine appropriate validation methods, including torque-to-failure, torque-to-yield, torque-tension, clamp-load, ultrasonic, and other applicable fastener tests.

Develop and evaluate tightening strategies, including dynamic torque, residual torque, minimum audit torque, torque-angle, and angle-controlled applications.

Review fastener work orders, coordinate laboratory testing, analyze results, and provide documented technical recommendations.

Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, suppliers, and other cross-functional teams.

Support vehicle development, launch activities, and technical investigation of fastener related Plant issues and failures.

Interpret engineering drawings, material specifications, and applicable fastener standards.

Prepare technical reports and support continuous improvement of fastener engineering processes.

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $24.04/hour - $37.56/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America's leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients' success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.