Overview
In this senior role you will lead laser welding support across global plants, drive technical standardization, and assess feasibility for welding technologies and AI-driven software. You will guide equipment selection, process optimization, and data integration to create smarter, data-driven welding systems. You’ll collaborate with design, SMTE, and production teams to deliver cost-effective, scalable welding solutions while exploring innovative AI applications. This is a hands-on, strategic position at a global automotive supplier shaping welding standards and digital transformation.
Leistungen / Benefits
- hybrid working up to 2 days remote per week
- global role with cross-border collaboration
- opportunity to influence standardization and innovation
- integration of AI and digital systems in manufacturing
Verantwortungsbereiche
- Global plant support for laser welding and related processes
- Standardization and feasibility assessment for laser welding and alternative welding methods
- Pilot AI/software solutions in welding; monitor trends and evaluate payback
- Market observation of welding and AI trends; stay current on technology
- Payback analysis for potential welding applications
- Welding machine concepts and designs (LCC, MCC, HCC); fixture concepts testing
- Standardize PFMEA for welding; advise on rework concepts with design engineering
- Support equipment specification with detailed technical instructions
- Integrate welding data and AI-driven insights into a unified software system with online knowledge base
Zentrale Anforderungen
- 10+ years in welding, primarily laser welding, in automotive Seat Structures and Mechanism operations
- Experience with Trutops, Precitec, fixture adjustment, robot programming, cut and etch analysis, CMM/gauge validation
- Deep understanding of welding process data and validation through analysis and decision trees
- 3D CAD design experience; GDT and tolerance stacking
- Layout creation, PFMEA, time analysis, cost calculation for welding processes
- Willingness to travel to suppliers and plants; advanced English
- strong analytical thinking
- cross-functional collaboration
- ability to translate data into action
- Trutops
- Precitec
- GMAW
Advanced Manufacturing Engineering - Laser welding in Rockenhausen Arbeitgeber: Adient
Als Arbeitgeber im Bereich der Stanz- und Umformtechnik bieten wir Ihnen nicht nur ein spannendes Arbeitsumfeld in einem innovativen Unternehmen, sondern auch zahlreiche Möglichkeiten zur persönlichen und beruflichen Weiterentwicklung. Unsere offene und teamorientierte Unternehmenskultur fördert den Austausch von Ideen und die Zusammenarbeit über Abteilungsgrenzen hinweg, während wir gleichzeitig auf eine ausgewogene Work-Life-Balance Wert legen. Zudem profitieren Sie von modernsten Fertigungstechnologien und einem dynamischen Umfeld, das Ihnen die Chance gibt, an zukunftsweisenden Projekten mitzuarbeiten.
