Fastener Application Engineer

ManpowerGroup; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Fastener Application Engineer to join the automotive manufacturing client’s team in Auburn Hills, MI (Onsite). The role focuses on supporting product design, validation, and problem resolution for fastener joints, ensuring proper torque, testing, and design improvements.

The candidate will conduct joint reviews, validate methods, and develop tightening strategies while collaborating with engineers to deliver robust, safe, and high-performance assemblies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in fastener engineering, fastener joint design, or related role.
• Strong knowledge of fastener materials, coatings, joint design, torque development, testing methods, and installation techniques.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, joint cross-sections, material specifications, test data, and standards.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills, with ability to work independently onsite.

Responsibilities

• Provide onsite technical support for fastener joint design, validation, testing, and problem resolution.
• Conduct joint reviews and recommend appropriate fasteners, torque specs, testing, and design improvements.
• Determine validation methods, including torque-to-failure, torque-to-yield, torque-tension, clamp-load, ultrasonic tests.
• Develop and evaluate tightening strategies: dynamic torque, residual torque, audit torque, torque-angle, and angle-controlled apps.
• Review work orders, coordinate lab testing, analyze results, and provide documented recommendations.

Skills

Fastener engineering

Joint design

Analytical skills

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Our client, an industry leader in automotive manufacturing, is seeking a Fastener Application Engineer to join their team. As a Fastener Application Engineer, you will be part of the engineering support team supporting product design, validation, and problem resolution.

Job Title: Fastener Application Engineer

Location: Auburn Hills, Michigan (Onsite)

Pay Range: $30 per hour

What's the Job?

• Provide onsite technical support for fastener joint design, validation, testing, and problem 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.

What's Needed?

• 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, 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.

What's in it for me?

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative automotive environment.

• Engage in meaningful projects that impact vehicle safety and performance.

• Collaborate with a diverse and skilled team of professionals.

• Gain valuable experience in fastener engineering and validation processes.

• Be part of a company committed to continuous improvement and technical excellence.

ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.