Welding Engineer

Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG

As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.

Your tasks

• Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot welding processes and parameters including Laser Welding, GMAW, Projection Welding.
• Conduct root cause analysis to resolve process and equipment issues (e.g. to meet capability studies), enhancing production efficiency and product quality.
• Support equipment/fixtures design reviews, build activities, runoffs, FAT/SAT, installation, commissioning, and production launch.
• Provide support in design reviews with the design team, leveraging GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) knowledge to ensure proper fit, function, and manufacturability of designs.
• Participate in supplier technical reviews and evaluate proposed equipment concepts, processes, cycle times, and technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot welding-quality issues such as weld penetration, porosity, spatter, burn-through, lack of fusion, weld location, distortion, and other process-related defects.
• Contribute to process and product design improvements in production rate, quality and cost reduction.
• Strong understanding of welding fundamentals, including heat input, joint design, weld parameters, distortion, metallurgy, and common weld defects.
• Track project timing, technical risks, open issues, and corrective actions throughout equipment development and launch.
• Prepare clear technical reports, project updates, and management presentations summarizing project status, risks, issues, countermeasures, and recommendations.

Your Profile

• Bachelor degree in Welding, Robotics/Automation, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in welding engineering within the automotive industry, desirable in welded seat structures.
• Strong technical expertise in Laser Welding, GMAW, and Projection Welding processes and applications.
• Proven experience with robotic welding systems, including programming, troubleshooting, and optimization of ABB robots - mandatory to be considered
• Advanced knowledge of GD&T, Capability studies, FMEA and DOE.
• Decision Making, Time Management and Problem-Solving skills
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills

Brose offers a high-tech work environment and a wide range of benefits. Along with competitive performance-based compensation and health insurance, our employees also benefit from attractive social and family-oriented programs throughout our North American locations*. Our benefits packages include comprehensive medical, insurance. Brose also provides educational assistance and a variety of community outreach, family, and sporting events. Flexible working hours and a collaborative work environment give our employees the freedom to balance work and personal life. Brose believes in investing in people. We offer a wide range of development programs with great opportunity for individual growth through training, international or regional assignments and tailored career paths. Our objective is to provide our employees the tools necessary to live a balanced life, experience a rewarding work environment and contribute to our surrounding communities.

*Benefits package may vary slightly per location