The Senior AME Welding Engineer must be an experienced champion of problem solving, knowing and using the most relevant tools (i.e. Scientific Method, DMAIC, 8D, 5Why, etc.) as well as educating our and supplier personnel in these methodologies.  This person must be process oriented and disciplined, enthusiastic, and able to work effectively through others and with individuals at all levels of the customer’s, CM’s, and our’s organizations.  The person must be able to propose, commit to, and meet deadlines, work well unsupervised, act in a highly professional manner, and be a key representative of the company and its leadership.
 Responsibilities:

• Lead interface for process related activities/inquiries of our’s business at any of the Vietnam CM’s.
  • Develop, document and communicate best practices in welding operations.  Including feed rates, current, voltage, travel speeds, angles and material impacts to quality.
  • Develop, document and communicate best practices in welding scheduling, transition, PM’s (Preventative Maintenance) and rework activities.
  • Leads root cause analysis for any process failures that may occur at the CM, these failures can me customer or testing failures. 
  • Work with other AME teams to improve supplier performance and quality.  This will be accomplished through dedicated trails, feedback and improvement in an effort to improve the product reliability and increase value to our customers.
  • Develop presentations for process reviews by both our and multiple customer groups as necessary.
  • Support new / existing supplier audits, internal auditing and assist procurement and engineering by acting in a Supplier Development role for potential new suppliers.
  • Lead, develop and improve through problem solving the manufacturing, testing, and other processes, methods, and procedures with suppliers, advanced manufacturing engineering, and design as necessary to accomplish company quality objectives and requirements.
     

Experience / Professional Credentials:

 

• 5 + years of experience in a welding development in a leadership role is required.
• AWS certification(s)/knowledge is required.
• Lean Six Sigma certification, strongly preferred.
  • Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent (mechanical)
  • Minimum experience: 5-7 years of progressively responsible and successful experience in an automotive welding engineering role, or a combination of engineering and quality roles in an operations environment.
  • Must have excellent analysis and problem-solving skills

 

• • Must have experience in working with different cultures (China, Vietnam, US)
  • Ability to use assertiveness when required is essential
  • Must be fluent in English and Vietnamese.
  • Must have a valid driver’s license

Education Requirements:

 

• BS/BA in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial) or a related technical field is required.

Subject Matter Knowledge:

 

• Expert knowledge of proper welding standards, and practical application of the standards in an industrial setting.
• Knowledge of metal cutting, bending and powder coat operations.
• Knowledge of process improvement and understanding of Lean concepts for assembly manufacturing.
• Knowledge of PPAP and FMEA activity for both current and new product launches
• Experience working within an ISO 9001 Quality Systems
• Advanced problem-solving skills & familiarity with DMAIC principles

Business Travel Expectations

• This position will require occasional day and/or overnight travel in the region with some international travel as needed to the China CM’s.