What are the responsibilities and job description for the Prototype Assembly Technician position at Altair Engineering?
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Prototype Assembly Technician
Job Summary:
Our client in Saline, MI is looking for a Prototype Assembly Technician. This is a contract position.
What You Will Do:
- The primary responsibility of this role is to support planning and preparation for Prototype Assembly builds, lead a team of approximately 5 NAMC T/Ms during large CV builds, and participate in vehicle assembly during small retrofit builds and support in Evaluation processes as needed.
- Reporting to the Prototype Development Assembly Supervisor, the person in this role will support the Prototype department's objective to build prototype evaluation vehicles and support vehicle development during the drawing stage.
- Assembly and retrofitting vehicles for major/minor model changes.
- Identify, document and initial troubleshooting of issues during assembly.
- Station leader for current and future major model builds – this includes creating detailed operating plans, training ~5 plant assembly TMs to perform Assembly processes, and communicating vehicle concerns to Assembly project leaders.
- Perform vehicle evaluations in relation to routing quality, serviceability, and water leak.
- Standardize internal processes, conduct reflection, and propose continuous improvement activities.
- Participate in problem-solving activities.
Basics:
- 3 years of automotive prototype assembly experience or a combination of automotive experience and advanced technical training.
- 1 year experience setting up vehicle assembly processes.
- 1 year experience Team leadership.
- Experience using CAD software to manipulate vehicle data (CATIA, XVL, etc.)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel for data/scheduling, PowerPoint for creating presentations and Word for creating weekly reports.
Preferred:
- Experience troubleshooting and diagnosing vehicle electronics (2 or more years).
- Experience working with KPIs for goal setting and process management (1 year).
- Experience performing vehicle evaluations against documented standards (1 year).
- Experience using AutoCAD for shop floor layout.
How You Will Be Successful:
- Envision the Future
- Communicate Honestly and Broadly
- Seek Technology and Business “First”
- Embrace Diversity and Take Risks
What We Offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Comprehensive Benefit Package
- 401(k) with matching contributions
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Discounts
- Free training on all Altair products
Why Work with Us:
Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.
Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.
For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com
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