Engineer - Advanced Stamping and Roll Forming

Minth North America • Wixom, MI

9d • $80,000 - $120,000

About The Position

Minth North America is seeking an Advanced Stamping/Roll Forming Process Engineer for its Body Structure Technology Center in Wixom, Michigan, or Windsor, Ontario. The engineer leads stamping and roll-forming process development for body-structure products from feasibility and design for manufacturing (DFM) through tooling, launch, and continuous improvement. The work includes optimizing product designs and developing and optimizing tooling and dies using simulation to predict material behavior and manage spring-back and tool compensation. Relevant processes include blanking, drawing, punching, and bending, supported by knowledge of metallurgy, sheet metal, and die design.

The role also involves customer meetings, tracking technical open issues, managing engineering changes, and preparing PFMEAs and other process documentation. While it is not a supervisory role, the engineer provides professional engineering assistance and technical consultation to engineers and other departments. The successful candidate will work collaboratively in a multinational, multicultural environment and coordinate with teams across North America and Minth's international operations.

Work takes place in an office, on the manufacturing floor, and at tooling and press sites. Occasional domestic or international travel to customer, supplier, and plant sites is required. Minth describes the compensation package as competitive.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in automotive stamping or roll-forming process and tooling development, including hands-on press setup and die optimization.
• Experience in aluminum or steel stamping or roll forming.
• Ability to use simulation tools such as AutoForm to reduce physical prototyping and predict material behavior and tool performance, including spring-back.
• Ability to use CAD to review and compare data, cut sections, and create manufacturing prints.
• Experience in one or more of aluminum extrusion, roll forming, welding (CMT, FSW, or laser), riveting, or other new processes.
• Creative, constructive, and positive approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with technical proficiency.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Legally authorized to work in the country of the work location, the United States or Canada.
• Bachelor's degree or above in mechanical engineering, engineering, or a manufacturing-related field.
• Ability to work in a global environment and coordinate between North America and Minth's international teams.
• High self-motivation and bias for action.
• Strong communication, presentation, and organization skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and strong self-learning skills.
• Innovative mindset and openness to challenging the status quo.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

• Previous exposure to stamping, roll forming, or welding/joining of steel or aluminum parts.

Responsibilities

• Conduct feasibility studies and DFM, optimize product designs, and develop and optimize stamping and roll-forming tooling and dies using simulation tools.
• Lead stamping and roll-forming process development from start to finish, including planning processes and defining press tonnage, tooling and dies, materials, and product parts for cost estimates during RFQ or development stages.
• Determine cycle time for each process step and ensure tooling and processes include poka-yoke features to meet customer and drawing quality requirements.
• Identify potential process risks and design testing methods to verify product quality against industry standards.
• Relay information and instructions to manufacturing teams and confirm work is executed within approved timelines and budgets.
• Review and approve stamping and roll-forming presses and tooling.
• Analyze issues related to stamping and roll-forming lines, equipment, tooling, and processes; provide countermeasures and technical support to achieve designed OEE.
• Evaluate existing manufacturing processes, conduct research into current and future manufacturing possibilities, and develop new or upgraded processes to improve quality and efficiency and reduce cost.
• Attend customer meetings, track technical open issues, manage engineering changes, and create PFMEAs and other process-related documents.
• Maintain and improve technical knowledge by attending seminars and workshops, reading professional publications, and monitoring competitor techniques and technologies.
• Provide professional engineering assistance and consultation to other engineers and departments on technical matters for body-structure products.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.
• International development platform at a fast-growing global automotive company.
• Opportunity to grow technical expertise in advanced stamping, roll forming, and joining technologies.
• Multicultural and multinational workplace that values different backgrounds and perspectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior