Weld Engineer

Challenge Manufacturing; Bridgeton (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Challenge Manufacturing is seeking a Welding Engineer for its Bridgeton, MO plant. This AM-PM shift role focuses on developing and maintaining welding techniques, procedures, and setup sheets to meet automotive quality standards.

You will lead line verification, drive cost reductions, and collaborate with maintenance and vendors to improve weld quality and process standardization across multiple welding methods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Welding Engineering or equivalent in welding principals
• 1-3 years’ experience in a welding manufacturing environment; automotive experience preferred
• Experience with RSW, GMAW and DAW on low carbon and high strength steels
• Robotic welding experience (ABB and Fanuc preferred)
• Destructive testing experience for RSW, DAW and GMAW
• 5+ years RSW, GMAW and DAW experience in automotive welding manufacturing preferred
• Experience with Tessonics RSWA or other UT devices preferred
• Training inexperienced people with destructive and nondestructive testing preferred
• Developing and writing work instructions for welding and inspection operations preferred
• Excellent planning, organizational, written and verbal communication skills; MS Office proficiency preferred
• Ability to work with sense of urgency to meet customer needs
• Willingness to rotate through all job responsibilities
• Maintains knowledge and skills to perform job effectively
• Approaches change constructively and learns from it
• Collaborative; shares information

Responsibilities

• Maintain welding processes to Challenge Manufacturing standards
• Reduce costs via continuous improvement for safety, quality, and productivity
• Define recommended welding spare parts
• Develop and maintain weld parameter/setup sheets
• Support and lead new line launch verification projects
• Work with maintenance and quality to improve weld quality
• Implement, test, and monitor products in production equipment
• Drive standardization across joining processes: GMAW, DAW, RSW, SPR, FDS
• Develop training documentation for joining processes
• Troubleshoot welding issues on production tooling
• Develop welding schedules for GMAW, RSW, DAW on ferrous/nonferrous materials
• Participate in design reviews for upcoming projects
• Interface with equipment vendors and customers

Skills

Welding process knowledge

GMAW

RSW welding

DAW welding

Robotic welding

Destructive testing

Training/document writing

MS Office proficiency

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Welding Engineering

Tools

ABB robotics

Fanuc robotics

Job description

Who We Are:

Challenge Manufacturing’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations.

Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time at Challenge. Being part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success!

Challenge is #QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!

Who We Want:

Welding Engineer is responsible for developing welding techniques, procedures, and application of welding utilizing knowledge of production specifications, properties and characteristics of metals, metal alloys, and general engineering principles. In addition, Weld Engineers conduct research and development investigation to develop and test new fabrication processes and procedures or improve existing techniques and procedures.

What You’ll Do:

• Maintain existing welding process to Challenge Manufacturing standards
• Reduce costs through continuous improvement activities that improve safety, quality and productivity.
• Define recommended welding spare parts.
• Develop and maintain weld parameter/ setup sheets
• Support and lead new line launch verification projects
• Work with Maintenance and destruct staff to maintain and improve weld quality.
• Implement and test and monitor products from time to time in production equipment
• Support in driving standardization across the following joining processes in manufacturing:
  • GMAW
  • DAW
  • RSW
  • SPR
  • FDS
• Developing training documentation on the above joining processes in relationship to quality requirements of the customer.
• Trouble shoot welding (GMAW, RSW, and DAW) issue on production tooling.
• Develop welding schedules for (GMAW, RSW and DAW) on ferrous and nonferrous material.
• Participate in design reviews for upcoming new projects.
• Interface with new equipment vendors and customers (internal and external).

When and Where:

This will be a 1st Shift / AM-PM M-F position located at our Plant in Bridgeton, MO.

What You Need to Have:

• Bachelor of Science in Welding Engineering or equivalent understanding of resistance welding and arc welding principals and standards, as well as mechanical engineering
• 1-3 years’ experience in a welding manufacturing environment, automotive experience preferred
• Welding experience in RSW, GMAW and DAW on a variety of low carbon and high strength steels
• Robotic welding experience, ABB and Fanuc preferred
• Destructive testing experience (setting up the process and training others) for RSW, DAW and GMAW
• 5+ year’s RSW, GMAW and DAW experience in welding manufacturing in the automotive industry preferred
• Developing and troubleshooting GMAW and RSW on different grades of steel and aluminum preferred
• Experience setting up and training with Tessonics RSWA devices or other UT devices preferred
• Training inexperienced people with destructive and nondestructive testing methods preferred
• Developing and writing work instructions as they pertain to different welding and inspection operations preferred
• Excellent planning, organizational,written and verbalcommunication skills with MS office proficiency preferred
• Is thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing and completing job tasks; demonstrates honesty and integrity in all aspects of work.
• Takes positive action to objectively resolve conflict by listening, staying focused on issue to find resolution, and monitoring progress.
• Works with sense of urgency to meet needs of customers.
• Has necessary experience, skills, and knowledge to perform all aspects of job; rotates through all job responsibilities.
• Maintains knowledge and skills to perform job effectively.
• Has ability to focus on benefits of change and see it as positive; approaches change or newness in constructive/objective manner; views change as learning opportunity.
• Looks for good in others; works collaboratively with others; shares information and knowledge.
• Is at work when scheduled and ensures coverage when absent; takes timely breaks/lunches; uses time wisely.