Weld Manufacturing Engineer

Weld Manufacturing Engineer Job Highlights

Company Profile

John Deere provides advanced products, technology, and services for customers whose work is revolutionizing agriculture and construction. Further, it helps those who cultivate, transform, harvest, enrich and build upon the land to meet the world’s increasing need for fuel, shelter, food, and infrastructure. Making sure there is enough food, fiber, and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world.

Job Profile

The company is seeking a Weld Manufacturing Engineer who will provide weld engineering and robot technical support for current welding operations.

Educational Qualification

• Applicants should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Weld Engineering, Agriculture Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering from a college or university

Work Experience

• Experience designing, maintaining, and improving weld fixtures and tooling
• Experience programming and maintaining Fanuc robot weld equipment
• Experience with WeldPro offline weld robot programming
• Experience working well within a team environment and across different levels of the organization

Duties/Responsibilities

• Actively support and participate in the department’s continuous improvement projects
• Create, audit, and maintain weld Operator Method Sheets
• Develop and implement cell layouts to improve material flow and material presentation in areas of responsibility
• Develop offline robot programs for new and revised welded assemblies on robot systems currently in production

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Knowledge of drawing and schematic interpretation, product models, geometric dimensioning, and tolerancing

Desired Qualifications

• Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)
• Develop, maintain, and edit PLC and HMI programs
• Experience designing process controls for mistake proofing
• Experience procuring weld tooling or weld robot capital equipment
• Experience with robotic welding integrators

Benefits/Perks

• Adoption assistance
• Charitable contribution match
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Employee Purchase Plan and numerous discount programs for personal use
• Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
• Flexible work arrangements
• Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution to the Health Savings Account
• Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses
• Savings and Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Benefit Pension)
• Tuition assistance

Employer’s Statement

John Deere is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.