Weld Engineer

American Honda Motor Company, Inc., is a North American subsidiary of Honda Motor Company, Ltd. The company combines product sales, service and coordinating functions of Honda in North America, and is responsible for distribution, marketing and sales of Honda and Acura brand automobiles, Honda power sports products, including motorcycles, scooters and all-terrain vehicles, and Honda power equipment products, including lawnmowers, tillers, string trimmers, snow blowers, generators, small displace

* Investigate and countermeasure resistance spot weld and MIG weld related production issues. * Support production team on all weld integrity related issues. * Supervise and control all weld quality destructive activity including documentation and countermeasure activity. * Research long term weldability issues, permanent repairs and design of experiments for new materials. * Ability to investigate future welding technologies. * Support engineering groups on large scale projects that impact weldability. * Implement process improvement projects, including project justification, planning and start up. * Support manufacturing equipment troubleshooting. * Understand product flow, and related new model situations. * Be the onsite technical expert for robot teaching resistance spot weld with integrated MFDC power supplies and MIG weld control systems. * Support global, regional and company initiatives and projects involving weldability. **Daily Tasks:** * Access and countermeasure previous shift weld integrity related issues. * Work on short and long term process weld integrity improvement projects. * Answer manufacturing calls in a timely manner. * Maintain and consolidate weld consumables. * Support production to achieve daily targets. * Monitor equipment run rate and support ESA to reduce downtime. * Analyze weld conditions, make adjustments to improve condition and monitor results.

* Experience and knowledge of MFDC resistance, spot and MIG systems. * Also, must have the ability to lead medium to large scale projects. * Prepare and present detailed reports and summaries. * Must be self-motivated with the ability work with little supervision. **Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:** * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. * Ability to supervise contractors and lead projects. * Knowledge of robotic and manual resistance spot welding and MIG welding systems. * In depth knowledge of weld systems and parameter development. * Flexible work schedule (back shifts, weekend, holidays as needed). * Hands on technical application. * Fluent in Microsoft Office. * Ability to train and mentor others. * Experience with programmable logic controllers (PLC). * Motoman robot experience. * Catia and Autocad experience. **Required Experience:** * Minimum of five years of experience spot welding and/or MIG welding. **Education Requirements:** * Bachelor’s degree in Weldability, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.