Robotic Weld Engineer - Night Shift
About The Position
International Motors is hiring a Robotic Weld Engineer in San Antonio, Texas, to serve as the primary welding engineering resource on the night production shift. This hands-on role supports manufacturing operations by optimizing robotic weld cells, supporting FANUC robotic systems, troubleshooting welding and automation issues on the production floor, minimizing downtime, restoring production, and implementing improvements to safety, quality, and operational performance. The night shift is scheduled Monday through Thursday, from 5:30 PM to 4:00 AM, with production planned to begin in early 2027. This salaried position supports manufacturing operations. Employees may need to work outside normal production hours, including extended shifts, production startup activities, recovery efforts, and occasional weekends, as required by business needs. A 10% shift differential applies upon transition to the night-shift schedule. The role partners with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, and suppliers to resolve welding issues and improve processes. It also supports launches, equipment commissioning, process validation, and production readiness as operations expand.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and at least 1 year of product manufacturing experience, or a master's degree and no experience, or at least 3 years of product manufacturing experience.
- Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis as a U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident, refugee, or asylee to work in the United States.
- The employer does not anticipate providing employment-related work sponsorship for this position.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience with manual and robotic welding in production or fabrication, including weld repair and technical oversight of repairs.
- Experience diagnosing weld defects, including cold welds, holes, and missing welds, and leading containment, repair, and permanent corrective action.
- Experience with destructive testing, weld-quality validation, and process data to identify failure modes and prevent recurrence.
- Hands-on experience programming, troubleshooting, and repairing FANUC robots in robotic welding applications.
- Experience adjusting weld schedules, process parameters, and fit-up to improve weld quality and process stability.
- Manufacturing experience in automotive, truck, heavy equipment, or high-volume body shop operations.
- Experience safely troubleshooting industrial electrical systems from 24 VDC to 480 VAC, as well as pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation equipment.
- Experience troubleshooting Allen-Bradley PLCs (SLC, CompactLogix, and ControlLogix) using RSLogix 500, RSLogix 5000, and Studio 5000.
- Ability to lead root cause analysis and communicate corrective actions across Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering.
- Experience independently resolving production-floor welding issues and making sound technical decisions through containment, repair, and resolution.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the night-shift welding technical expert, resolving robotic and manual welding issues hands-on on the production floor.
- Troubleshoot robotic weld cells, weld schedules, process parameters, fit-up, and equipment issues.
- Lead weld repair and containment when defects threaten production, using hands-on manual welding expertise.
- Ensure repairs for cold welds, holes, missing welds, and other defects follow approved methods and quality standards.
- Own weld tear-down evaluations, identify failure modes, and drive corrective actions based on findings.
- Lead root cause analysis and permanent corrective action for weld failures and fit-up concerns.
- Optimize welding processes to improve weld quality, cycle time, throughput, uptime, safety, and cost.
- Read and apply weld schedules, drawings, specifications, and process requirements.
- Support robot programming and troubleshooting.
- Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, and suppliers on welding issues and improvements.
- Support launches, equipment commissioning, process validation, and production readiness to establish stable welding processes.
Benefits
- Competitive market-based compensation.
- Comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing.
- 10% shift differential upon transitioning to the night-shift schedule.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
