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Job Title
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Welding Process planning & development – Automotive Welded assemblies
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Reporting
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Functional reporting to: GM (Engg. _ P&F _ Welding Technology)
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Background
i) Educational Qualification
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Desirable: B.E. Mech / M. Tech (Welding Technology) _ Preferred
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ii) Experience
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Minimum: 3
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Maximum: 10
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iii) Age Limit
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Minimum: 25
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Maximum: 35
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Job Role & Responsibilities
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Role: Planning and Development of Innovative Joining Technologies e.g. Welding, Soldering, Brazing etc. for 2Wh EV components (e.g. Battery, Motor etc) & 2Wh / 3Wh IC components (e.g. Fuel tank, Frame body, silencer & CV (commercial vehicle) weldments
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Responsibilities:
New Process Development
- Explore development and productionization of innovative welding technologies
- Adoption of emerging welding technologies (e.g. SM laser with core + ring beams & LDD; EBW, FSW etc.)
- AI adoption (data annotation), analysis, digital twin) – smart manufacturing
Process Planning
- Design simplification & rationalization of new model parts & identifying DFM/A, PQS-CTQ points.
- Process planning for standard process & process parameters optimization.
Flawless Manufacturing & Product quality enhancement
- Resolution of QSR / Field Quality issues and IHR Quality issues at Vendor
- Improve Process reliability for zero defect supplies
- Aesthetics improvement of weldments.
New Product Development
- Selection of Joining process wrt joint design for new products to achieve zero defect, lowest cost & timely delivery
- To establish necessary Poka-Yoke/interlocks for fool proof manufacturing of weldments.
- Design and development of welding fixtures
Cost reduction & Capital Investment avoidance
- To generate VAVEs for welding parts cost reduction
- Right sizing of equipment for investment cost reduction
Green processes
- Adoption of Green processes in welding
- Resource conservation in welding processes.
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Competency Requirements
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Technical/ Functional:
- Extensive work exposure in EV components required, e.g. Cell terminals welding in EV battery, copper terminals welding in motor, wave soldering & Surface mounted technology (SMT) for making PCBs, and thorough knowledge of innovative welding technologies like Continuous/Pulse/SM Laser Welding, Parallel Electrode Transistor based Series spot/projection welding, ultrasonic wire bonding etc.
- Work exposure and thorough knowledge about dissimilar material joining (e.g. copper to steel, Aluminum to steel etc.), thin sheet with unequal thicknesses joining (e.g. min. 0.2 mm to max. 3 mm)
- Thorough knowledge of following conventional welding processes: -
- Robotic MIG/MAG welding
- Resistance spot/seam (circumferential / mash), projection welding
- Laser Welding (Continuous/Pulse)
- TIG Welding (filler/non-filler)
- Gas Brazing / Induction Brazing / MIG Brazing)
- Soldering (Wave soldering, SMT etc.)
- Expertise in understanding welding simulation software’s (e.g. Simufact, Sysweld etc.)
- Knowledge of welding metallurgy
- Knowledge of Welding fixture concepts
- Knowledge of welding quality inspection techniques - NDT/DT
- Expertise in setting up optimum weld process parameters.
- Capability to analyze & resolve defects reported.
- Thorough knowledge about process/ fixtures tryout & proving procedures.
- Knowledge about automotive industry standards and regulations applicable.
Soft Skill set:
- Excel, Power Point, SAP, Team Centre, NX Unigraphics, Welding Simulation analysis software’s
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Behavioral
- Effective communication with team, vendors & management
- Candidate should be able to work in a dynamic and challenging environment to meet deliveries as per schedule.
- Good Interdepartmental co-ordination skills.
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Likely sources
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Organization example-
- EV Battery welding manufacturing industries (e.g. Ather, TACO, Ola, BOSCH, Hero Vida, TVS etc.)
- Laser Welding machine manufacturers (e.g. IPG, Trumpf, Amada, Panasonic)
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