Manufacturing Engineering, Robotics - Weld

by General Dynamics Land Systems

Reference #: 2983
Position Type: Regular
Remote work options: No
Location: London, Ontario
Date Posted: Oct 10, 2024
General Dynamics Land Systems

Job Description

Description

Key Job Elements 
  • Provide support to shop floor colleagues and supervisors to ensure efficient production processes
  • Provide troubleshooting, and programming support & development for robotic weld cells and collaborative welding robots
  • Support the creation of new robotic welding programs as well as the maintenance and parameter control for existing welding programs
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives and refinement of existing robotic programs and product
  • Facilitate timely problem resolution of Manufacturing issues relating to robotic welding including quality issues and technical failures
  • Help develop and maintain operator training documents, work instructions, weld maps and standard hour calculations relating to robotic programs
  • Coordinate and assist in the installation, training and start-up of new/existing robotics technology 
  • On-call support and shift work as required 
 Required Qualifications 
  • College Diploma Technician – Welding & Robotics / Manufacturing Engineering / Mechanical Engineering / Electrical Engineering
  • Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in Manufacturing or Heavy Fabrication and Welding
  • Minimum 1-3 years’ experience of robotic weld programming
  • Detailed knowledge of robotic welding and setting weld parameters (GMAW)
  • Ability to troubleshoot various robotic software and hardware defects specific to our systems
  • Ability to work within a CAD environment to review and manipulate models to understand as well as generate detailed fabrication and welding work instructions
  • Sound blueprint interpretation skills
  • Ability to work independently as well within a team setting
  • Ability to make sound decisions in a fast paced environment
  • Strong communication, presentation and organizational skills
 Preferred Qualifications 
  • High level of experience with ABB programming, some Fanuc experience
  • Experience with AWS Codes and understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerances (GD&T)
  • Knowledge of Teamcenter, Maximo and TipQA