About the job
About Us:
At Challenge Manufacturing, we are dedicated to achieving operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a premier tier 1 supplier of intricate metal assemblies for the automotive industry worldwide, we drive forward-thinking solutions for future mobility. We value the unique perspectives of our team members and believe that collaboration among industry leaders enables us to tackle any challenge. Our employees take pride in their work and exemplify our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day, making them the true backbone of our operations.
As one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America, Challenge offers a unique employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) that grants shares to our employee-owners annually. This benefit grows alongside your career with us and provides a rewarding retirement option, allowing our employee-owners to share in the success of Challenge!
Challenge is #QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!
The Ideal Candidate:
The Weld Engineer will be pivotal in developing welding techniques and procedures, applying expertise in production specifications and the properties of metals and alloys. This role also involves conducting research and development to innovate and refine fabrication processes.
Your Responsibilities Include:
- Maintaining welding processes in alignment with Challenge Manufacturing standards.
- Implementing continuous improvement initiatives to reduce costs while enhancing safety, quality, and productivity.
- Defining and recommending welding spare parts.
- Developing and maintaining weld parameter/setup sheets.
- Leading new line launch verification projects.
- Collaborating with maintenance teams to sustain and enhance weld quality.
- Testing and monitoring products in production equipment as needed.
- Driving standardization across various joining processes, including GMAW, DAW, RSW, SPR, and FDS.
- Creating training documentation related to quality requirements for the above joining processes.
- Troubleshooting welding issues on production tooling.
