Senior Manufacturing Joining Technician

Introduction

As a part of the Reliability Engineering team, you will play a crucial role in supporting the Materials team at our main production facility. Your expertise will help ensure that our Electric Adventure Vehicles perform reliably for our customers by assisting in a wide range of analysis and testing of joined products throughout the development and production phases.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working in a laboratory environment, including safe working practices associated with mechanical testing.
• Experience safely working with basic machine shop tools such as band saw, drill press, belt sander, lathe, milling machine, etc., for sample preparation.
• Familiarity with part standards and maintaining in-house fastener and fastener installation specs/standards.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to discuss problems and potential solutions with factory and engineering communities.
• Working knowledge of commonly used automotive materials, their manufacturing methods, and their influence on joint design, fastener selection, and validation, including aluminums, steels, multiple grades of plastic, sealants, adhesives, and composites.
• 1 year of experience as a fasteners, mechanical, or materials engineer/technician in a manufacturing environment.
• Applicants must be able to work directly for Artech on W2.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, or other relevant field.
• Knowledge of statistical process control methods.
• Experience with BEV-specific structures such as skateboard and battery frame assemblies.
• Familiarity with Jira or similar job/ticketing system.
• Experience with Torque Wrenches and production installation equipment, e.g., Nutrunners.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Assist teams across programs to assess their joint designs and improve the quality of mechanical assemblies.
• Test fasteners and joints to collect torque/tension parameters on the lab bench.
• Assist in detailed problem-solving such as root cause corrective action (RCCA) and/or Failure Analysis (FA) for issues with parts encountered in the plant, in a service environment, or in the field.
• Support teams such as Purchasing and Supplier Quality to ensure technical performance of fastener suppliers, including qualification and validation activities.
• Review Standard Component parts against their 2-D prints to inspect/verify supplied items.
• Support builds of next-gen programs with lineside tool and programming guidance to fine-tune good installations.
• Operate various laboratory equipment (specific instrument training will be provided) to generate data, perform materials characterization testing, or preparation of samples, with a specific focus on fastener systems.
• Conduct preventative maintenance of laboratory equipment on a scheduled basis to ensure maximum uptime and operability of the equipment.
• Assist in day-to-day organization of the lab, including ordering consumables, maintenance of chemical inventory, sample organization and tracking, etc.
• Produce clear and concise reports to summarize data collected and be able to clearly present this to engineers and scientists.

For immediate consideration, please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex.