RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING ENGINEER
Our client based in Warwickshire is seeking an ambitious Welding Engineer, passionate about research in the field of welding metallurgy, equipment integration and automation into an automotive environment.
Responsibilities and work tasks
- Provide technical support to our Design team on product development, work closely with our Controls department on Resistance Spot Welding technologies.
- Create procedures and documentation for the production process.
- Responsible for maintenance and problem solving of Resistance welding machines and their utilities in a test cell and production verification application.
- Machine capacity & production planning on department & project level.
Requirements
- Experienced in the field of Resistance Spot welding equipment, ideally at least one of the following, Bosch 6000, Harms and Wende or Matuscheck adaptive welding systems.
- Knowledge of Resistance Spot welding systems.
- Experience working with ABB Robots with a good understanding of the communication between the robot and process equipment.
- Knowledge of CAD software, preferably CATIA V5 or 3DEXPERIENCE.
- Experience in operating and programming RSW welding machines.
- Systematic approach to work.
- Highly developed communication skills
Desireable
- Experience in setting up Resistance welding machines for BIW high volume applications.
- Knowledge of weld timers, weld guns, tip dressers and tip changers.
- Weld quality inspection and tracking for Non-Destructive and Destructive testing.
- Experience in conceptualizing and designing fixturing and tooling using CAD software.
- Background in the automation industry working with ABB Robots / Program Structures with a good understanding of the communication between the robot and process equipment, being able to interrogate signals within the robot, PLC & the external equipment.