Mechanical Designer (Body in White)

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to clients worldwide. The client is an Italian multinational company in the industrial automation field with an international network spanning 13 countries and employing 4,000 people.

About the role

This is a temporary, onsite assignment for a Senior CATIA Mechanical Designer/Checker with a background in tooling fixtures for Body Shop operations. The role involves designing and detailing mechanical equipment, fixtures, and tools for automotive body-in-white assembly.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed design drawings and specifications for mechanical equipment, fixtures, tools, and controls using computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment, including WeldGun BGA, Cap Aptors, and Servo-Motors.
• Review and analyze specifications, sketches, drawings, and related data to assess factors affecting component designs and procedures.
• Modify existing 3D and 2D models for kits and create new designs for simple, intermediate, and complex systems; develop Kit Sheets showing before and after states.
• Modify and revise designs to correct operating deficiencies or reduce production problems.
• Apply customer specifications (corporate and plant) and client standards to all aspects of mechanical designs.
• Utilize fixture and detail stack-up methodology, understanding its relation to machining and tool stack-up.
• Coordinate and review designs with Technical Leaders, Project Engineers, Senior Mechanical Engineers, and colleagues to maintain project consistency and resolve design issues.
• Incorporate vendor components into model space and paper space, identifying supplier items.
• Travel to client facilities or customer sites to assist with installation, start-up, and final machine acceptance as required (domestic travel: 5-20%; international travel possible).

Requirements

• Approximately 5 years of experience as a Mechanical Designer for Body Shop Tooling, specifically Body-in-White Assembly, with a GM tooling design background.
• Proficiency in NX CAD, with knowledge of North American Auto Manufacturer standards and specifications for Body-in-White Tooling Fixtures.
• Strong understanding of Body Assembly (geometry setting) and Fixture Tools for Framing lines, Bodyside Systems, and Sub-Assembly tooling fixture design.
• Knowledge of auto assembly strategies, including part flow within an assembly plant/Body Shop.
• Understanding of GEO and Repot Systems functionality.
• Familiarity with NAAMS Standards, Customer Standards, CAD file attributes, and CAD Check options.
• Proficiency in Windows and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) with a high degree of competence in CAD platforms and associated software.

Preferred Skills

• Understanding of Mechanical Design Sequences and Controls documents to support Controls Design along with customer deliverables.
• Ability to describe the operation and maintenance of mechanical systems.
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in producing technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Analyzing data or information to clarify customer, supplier, or process directions.
• Troubleshooting mechanical errors and determining solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Mechanical Design and Engineering experience in Body-in-White tooling fixtures or a degree in Mechanical Technology or equivalent experience.
• Ability to work independently and within teams.

Pay

$35.00/hour

Schedule

5-month temporary assignment, onsite in Novi, MI 48375.