Plant Vehicle Engineering Lead - Fastening & Joining

TOOGANN TECHNOLOGIES; Warsaw (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Slate is seeking a hands-on Plant Vehicle Engineering, Fastening & Joining Engineer to support launch readiness, production quality, and continuous improvement for fastening and joining applications in the vehicle assembly plant. This role serves as a Plant Vehicle Engineering subject matter expert and cross-functional technical partner for fastening and joining-related production concerns.

The position focuses on protecting product intent, supporting issue resolution, driving root cause

Qualifications

• 6+ years of automotive engineering, manufacturing engineering, quality, launch, plant vehicle engineering, fastening, joining, or similar experience.
• Hands-on experience with fastening, joining, assembly, body, or related production processes.
• Experience with fastening systems, torque/clamp load, spot welding, laser welding, adhesive bonding, or vehicle teardown/inspection preferred.
• Experience supporting production issue resolution, launch builds, containment, engineering change implementation, and corrective action validation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Plant Vehicle Engineering subject matter expert for fastening-related production concerns, including torque strategy, clamp load, joint integrity, tooling interaction, and fastening data where applicable.
• Support issue resolution involving torque-to-spec, torque-angle behavior, fastener seating, joint stack variation, thread engagement, tool access, and product/process interaction.
• Interpret torque traces and fastening data, or partner with subject matter experts as needed, to identify abnormal joint behavior, tooling concerns, process variation, or product design opportunities.
• Partner with Design & Release Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Production, and Suppliers to resolve fastening issues and validate permanent corrective actions.

Skills

Fastening fundamentals

Torque/clamp load

Joint inspection

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field

Job description

Slate is seeking a hands-on Plant Vehicle Engineering, Fastening & Joining Engineer to support launch readiness, production quality, and continuous improvement for fastening and joining applications in the vehicle assembly plant. This role serves as a Plant Vehicle Engineering subject matter expert and cross-functional technical partner for fastening and joining-related production concerns.

The position focuses on protecting product intent, supporting issue resolution, driving root cause