Lead Joining Engineer, DFMA & Torque Tooling

Mach Industries; Huntington Beach (CA); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mach Industries is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to own joining strategies and DFMA standards for vehicle assembly. You will manage torque tooling and adhesion processes, ensuring weld-free or hybrid joints meet strict quality.

This role is hands-on with direct reports and cross‑functional collaboration across Design, Manufacturing, and Quality teams. You will drive DFMA improvements, design-for-assembly, and supplier collaboration to ramp production.

Formación

• BS in Mechanical, Materials or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years hands-on experience in fastener engineering, adhesive bonding or joining process engineering (automotive).

Responsabilidades

• Own the Joining DFMA guide: write, publish, maintain, cover design rules, fasteners, adhesives, tolerances, review checklists.
• Own preferred fastener and adhesive lists; assign part numbers and drive program commonality.
• Define joint design rules: preload/torque, edge distance, thread engagement, inserts, locking methods; ensure galvanic compatibility.
• Set standards for automated fastening and dispensing: torque-angle monitoring, auto-feed, bead geometry, in-process inspection.
• Define DFMA sign-off criteria for design gates and hold programs to them.
• Set and track DFMA metrics per program: part count, unique fastener count, assembly time, first-pass yield, cost.
• Keep the guide current with test results and supplier input; train engineers to apply it.
• Own torque tooling procurement: write specs, choose vendors, manage lead times and budget.
• Deploy tools on the floor: set up tool programs and torque strategies; connect controllers to MES.
• Build torque mistake-proofing into each station; run calibration and residual torque checks with Quality.
• Shape designs early: review architecture for joining suitability; run DFMA studies; drive content reduction.
• Lead R&D: plan DOE experiments, test to failure, publish findings; release proven processes to production.

Conocimientos

Fastener engineering

Adhesive bonding

Joining process engineering

DFMA

Torque tooling

Educación

BS in Mechanical, Materials or Manufacturing Engineering

Herramientas

MES (Manufacturing Execution System)

DOE

Descripción del empleo

Mach Industries is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to own joining strategies and DFMA standards for vehicle assembly. You will manage torque tooling and adhesion processes, ensuring weld-free or hybrid joints meet strict quality.

This role is hands-on with direct reports and cross‑functional collaboration across Design, Manufacturing, and Quality teams. You will drive DFMA improvements, design-for-assembly, and supplier collaboration to ramp production.