New Product Introduction Engineering Technician - Welder, Day Shift

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Support Engineering teams in early prototyping product phases and provide iterative feedback toward continuous product improvement objectives to ensure program success
• Responsible for high quality activities, including self-inspection, and thorough inspection of the process in its entirety
• Communicates test results, ideas, and problems to supervisor and engineers; able to be part of the solution
  
• Typically involves a variety of operations (including troubleshooting and rework) requiring a sufficient understanding of the functional operation of the items assembled as well as the finished product
• Perform varying degrees (basic to complex) of electro-mechanical assembly work and be able to work independently once a task is assigned, make connections with other employees, and work fluidly with the team to achieve great results
• Support trials of new parts and materials to ensure seamless production implementation
• Support the NPI team during all phases of product introduction (launch and sustaining)

Job Requirements

• Responsible for preparing materials and tools for performing NPI builds, trialing new materials and maintaining the various NPI core functions to a high standard 
• Execute efficiently against provided instructions, self-validate work for accuracy, check the quality of previous operations, and meet critical deadlines
• Provide constructive feedback, define/iterate standard work, and suggest process improvements
• Support field investigations, instrumented/non-Plan of Record builds, and unique projects in support of our cross-functional teams
• This role includes hands-on product build validation, collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure factory and line readiness as well as ensuring critical timelines are met through effective execution of key milestones
• Experience with hand tools, machine tools, and use of semi-automated and automated manufacturing equipment is necessary Significant experience in (1) or more - electrical, automotive, energy and/or mechanical areas is a plus

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time, up to 12 hours a day
• Ability to stand and walk for up to 12 hours/day, including over varied and uneven terrain
• Frequently and repetitively, lift, push and carry up to 35 lbs., including the ability to carry 20 lbs. up and down stairs
• Frequently and repetitively, bend, lift and reach to install parts
• Stoop, lay, bend, reach, squat, kneel, crouch, twist and crawl for extended periods of time, including up to 12 hours/day
• Climb and maintain balance on ladders, scaffolding or other high structures
• Ability to find issues in a work process and receive safety signals using sight, touch, and hearing
• Wearing Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limited to: safety glasses, safety shoes, bump caps, arm protection, and adhering to prescribed safety rules and guidelines