Position: Weld/Automation Engineer

Department:** Engineering/Operations

Job Reports To:** Engineering Manager

Job Summary:

The Weld/Automation Engineer provides support with welding, robots, tooling, equipment controls, instruments, PLC controls, and plant automation. Candidate must be able to plan and conduct operational and performance tests on electrical, electromechanical, experimental products, controls, tooling, and systems for new and current manufacturing processes. Applications are broad and varied, requiring inclusion of technical and business @context, and solving non-routine problems to eliminate down time and decrease quality defects to the customer. The Weld/Automation Engineer will also write, create, and modify programs to meet the plant objectives. This position collaborates closely with all team members including Operations Technicians, Program Management, Tooling, Maintenance, and Electricians to plan and execute projects.

Essential Responsibilities/Activities:

Plan and implement all automation equipment, controls, and associated tooling related activities/adjustments for the assembly area.

Collaborate with related teams and work groups to evaluate components, materials, and suppliers to assure proper implementation of projects.

Evaluates control systems, products, components, and applications while providing daily support to the Operations group to meet plant operational goals.

Confirms control system functionality, including appropriate safety compliance, by designing and/or executing test procedures.

Supports implementation and installation of new and rebuilt equipment.

Responsible for weld programming creation and/or verification of effectiveness to standards and efficiency of operations.

Creates systematic preventative maintenance plans for all equipment and associated tooling including applicable tools to evaluate and measure effectiveness.

Train Operations Technicians and create instructions to use and troubleshoot new equipment and associated tooling, along with preventative maintenance practices, proper execution, and tracking.

Support Quality department on customer issues by participating in problem solving teams and following procedures and corrective action assignments.

Review processes and procedures on a

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