Manufacturing Engineer, Equipment

Galadyne; Austin (TX); Sur place; USD 100 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Galadyne in Austin, TX is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to own tooling and process development for welded and assembled hardware. You will work with Design, Quality, Production, and external vendors to move new product designs from concept to production-ready processes, including GD&T, weld parameters, fixtures, and rate improvements.

This hands-on role requires 5+ years launching complex welding and assembly processes, strong GD&T, PFMEA/DFMEA experience, and proficiency with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years launching complex welding and assembly processes.
• Hands-on welding experience: TIG/MIG, laser, resistance welding.
• Experience modifying jigs/fixtures and coordinating equipment installs.
• Strong GD&T and dimensional skills from print to fixture to CMM/scan.
• Familiar with PFMEA, control plans, DFMEA, and APQP/PPAP.
• Robot welding fluency with Fanuc/ABB/Motoman is a plus.
• Proficient in AutoCAD/CATIA/SOLIDWORKS.

Responsabilités

• Lead tooling and fixture design to hit GD&T/locating strategy and work with vendors.
• Own project docs: timelines, RFQs, PFMEAs, DFMEAs, control plans, safety risk assessments, work instructions, inspection standards.
• Develop processes/equipment for early prototype builds and capture gaps for production-ready ramp.
• Develop production cells with vendors and ensure rapid ramp to full capacity.
• Ramp quality and rate while enforcing safety constraints through the ramp.
• Provide DFM feedback to ensure the design builds as intended.
• Develop and lock welding processes; write WPS, set DOE parameter windows, manage consumables.

Connaissances

GD&T expertise

Dimensional control

Robot welding fluency

Process development

PFMEA/DFMEA/DOE

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Electrical Engineering

Outils

AutoCAD

CATIA

SOLIDWORKS

Description du poste

Manufacturing Engineers develop world-class equipment and processes, working with cross-functional teams through the full product launch lifecycle — from design through prototype and into volume production. This role needs a driven engineer who will work daily with Design Engineering, Quality, Production, and external vendors to take new product designs from concept to a process that holds dimension, welds cleanly, and ramps. The work is hands-on. You will own tooling and process development for welded and assembled hardware, stand in the cell when the first parts run, and close the loop on GD&T, weld parameters, fixtures, and rate.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of robust tooling and fixture design to hit the process plan and GD&T / locating strategy. Work with Galadyne partner vendors through design, buy-off, install, and delivery of the final process.
• Own early project planning documents and keep them current: timelines, RFQs, PFMEAs, DFMEAs, control plans, safety risk assessments, work instructions, and inspection standards.
• Lead development and introduction of processes and equipment for early prototype builds. Capture process and equipment gaps during those builds and drive the fixes into the production-intent process.
• Develop production cells and lines with partner vendors — unusual simplicity, density, and speed. Support install, commissioning, and ramp so the line comes up in the shortest time and at the lowest cost without sacrificing capability.
• Drive strategies to ramp quality and rate of newly launched lines to full capacity, with safety as a hard constraint through the entire ramp.
• Give Design critical DFM feedback and enforce dimensional intent: locating strategy, datum schemes, GD&T, weld access, and assembly sequence so the product design actually builds.
• Develop and lock welding and joining processes used on the product — resistance (spot / projection), GMAW / MIG-MAG, laser, TIG, friction stir, stud, and braze as applicable. Write WPS, set parameter windows with DOE, and own consumable strategy.
• Program or direct robot and weld-equipment setup (Fanuc, ABB, Motoman or equivalent; Fronius, Lincoln, or equivalent power sources). Modify jigs and fixtures on the floor; coordinate equipment installs with vendors and maintenance.
• Own dimensional control of welded assemblies through launch: checking-fixture instructions, CMM and 3D scan (GOM or equivalent) loops, fixture adjustment and shimming, and dimensional review meetings with Design and Quality during pilot and ramp.
• Error-proof the process: mechanical and automated poka-yoke, red-rabbit checks, vision / inspection where it earns its keep, and training for production, maintenance, and quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years developing and launching complex welding and assembly processes. Automotive BIW, aerospace structure, or similarly demanding joining + dimensional work is the closest analog.
• Extensive hands-on welding experience in a production context: TIG / MIG, resistance (spot / projection), laser, and friction stir. You have parameterized equipment, written process sheets, and lived with the process after launch — not only in a lab.
• Hands-on experience modifying jigs and fixtures and coordinating equipment installations. Comfortable shimming, adjusting locating schemes, and walking a cell with Maintenance and Production.
• Strong GD&T and dimensional skill: you can take a datum scheme from the print to the fixture to CMM / scan results and close the loop during pre-production and ramp.
• Working command of BOMs, OEE, DFM, process design and validation, assembly methods, design reviews, and cost reduction.
• You have built the launch packet before: process flow, PFMEA, control plan, work instructions, inspection standards. Tools such as 8D, DMAIC, DOE (Minitab or equivalent), APQP / PPAP, and MSA are familiar, not theoretical.
• Robot and weld-equipment fluency is a strong plus (Fanuc, ABB, Motoman; Fronius, Lincoln, Serra / Bosch-class resistance equipment).
• Experience with AutoCAD, CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, or equivalent for tooling and process review.

This is a zero-to-one role with real technical ownership and meaningful purpose. Join us in rebuilding missile systems for real production scale.

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