Weld System Process Engineer

Lincoln Electric - Utica, MI

Full-time

Utica, MI

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

The Weld System Process Engineer will be based at Lincoln Electric's Shelby Township facility in Michigan. This role is integral to the Engineering Team, focusing on various process activities throughout the design and build phases of welding systems. The engineer will be responsible for comprehending mechanical and control prints, as well as assembly processing capabilities, which include layouts and cycle time analysis. Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is essential for documenting processes and creating detailed cycle time charts that align with innovative assembly process solutions. The engineer will also be tasked with developing standards and tools for the department, processing various welding lines such as resistance, MIG, projection, drawn arc, and mechanical fastening. Familiarity with weld gun selection, specifying weld gun electrode design, and spot distribution is crucial. The role requires the use of videos to validate, create, modify, and improve process times, alongside providing technical assistance to the Mechanical Engineering Department Project Engineers. Additionally, the engineer will analyze and validate machine ergonomics, develop and maintain formal cycle time charts, and ensure the maintenance of existing process documents. The position involves following up on the floor during machine builds and buyoff to evaluate cycle times, as well as utilizing software like INVENTOR or ACAD for the development of tooling concepts and layout drawings. The engineer will also be responsible for reviewing and responding to customer inquiries and engineering changes, multitasking between multiple projects, and occasionally working at customer plants. The role requires a willingness to collaborate with the Simulation group from the program's start to completion.

Responsibilities

• Support the Engineering Team with required process activities throughout the design and build.
• Comprehend mechanical and control prints.
• Analyze assembly processing capabilities including layouts and cycle time analysis.
• Develop innovative detailed assembly process solutions and document the process with detailed cycle time charts.
• Create standards and tools for the department.
• Process welding lines including resistance, MIG, projection, drawn arc, and mechanical fastening.
• Select weld guns and specify weld gun electrode design & spot distribution.
• Use videos to validate, create, modify, and improve process times.
• Provide technical assistance to Mechanical Engineering Department Project Engineers.
• Control product and GD&T including station assemblies.
• Analyze and validate machine ergonomics.
• Develop and maintain formal cycle time charts.
• Maintain existing process documents.
• Follow up on the floor during machine builds & buyoff to evaluate cycle times.
• Utilize INVENTOR or ACAD for development of tooling concepts and layout drawings.
• Review & respond to customer inquiries and engineering changes.
• Multitask between multiple projects, meetings, and daily priorities within the group.
• Work in the office and occasionally at a customer plant.
• Line up the Simulation group at the start of the program and follow through to completion.

Requirements

• 3 years background in Technical, Proposal & Estimating; as well as Engineering and Weld System Design.
• Knowledge in Mechanical and Controls aspects.
• Demonstrated past Engineering, Estimating and Conceptual Designs for customers.
• Working level and competent in Inventor and/or 3D ACAD.