Joining Engineer - BIW

At Tata Technologies we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering and validating the products of tomorrow for the world’s leading manufacturers. Due to our continued growth we are now recruiting for a Joining Engineer to be based at our customer’s site in Gaydon.

Our Engineering Research and Development department (ER&D) is a fast growing function within Tata Technologies Limited that is assembled to work on exciting projects globally for multiple customers. It comprises highly specialized engineers across Automotive, Aerospace and Industrial Heavy Machinery.

The Role:

Our customers Global Manufacturing Engineering (GME) team plan and implement Product Development outputs into vehicle manufacturing. Transforming our ambitious plans into tangible and exhilarating realities.
 
The Joining team within Global Manufacturing Engineering is a key department responsible for planning and deploying new and modified manufacturing processes and facilities for Body Assemblies at our customer’s site. You will collaborate closely with Process, Simulation, Product Design, and the Receiving Plant to ensure premium vehicles are both feasible and efficient to manufacture.

You will help to transform assembly methods, material selection, and joining technologies to meet the future needs in terms of body structure integrity and overall product efficiency.

As a Joining Engineer, you will provide multiple teams with advice and direction on the feasibility of joining technologies, ensuring delivery of capable processes into production facilities. Your expertise in joining will drive the team to develop suitable solutions for equipment and joining performance.

Our customer’s current portfolio of joining technologies includes MIG, LASER, Self-Piercing Riveting, Resistance Spot Welding, Adhesive, and Flow Drive Screw, among others. You will continuously evaluate joining methods to meet production demands, review product developments, and explore new materials and novel joining methods.

Area of Responsibility  

• Develop new joining technology from concept level to Industrial readiness level for our customer. Independently plan and execute experiments, trials, analyze data and report the results.


• Review existing joining processes and find out opportunities for reducing CO2e footprint.  


• Carry out Benchmarking & Best Practices studies, analyze competitor solutions, conduct a cost/benefit analysis and value mapping exercise.  


• Write joining process standards, develop and maintain PFMEAs for different joining technologies.   


• Collaborate with the project team to review CAD and provide technical inputs for joint feasibility for different joining technologies involves in the vehicle program.


• Issue Prevention & Resolution - Root cause investigations (8D/DMAIC), capture lessons learned and embed improvements in foundation documentation. 

Knowledge / Experience

Background in joining technologies, working at a technical level with any of the following:

• Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)

• Self-Piercing Riveting (SPR)

• Resistance Spot Welding (RSW)

• Adhesive Bonding


• Laser welding


• Flow Drive Screw joining

In return for bringing your expertise to our business we offer a competitive salary along with excellent benefits including:

·        Pension Scheme – We match employee contribution up to 5% of salary

·        25 Days’ Holiday

·        Private Health Care

·        Tata Jaguar Land Rover Privilege Scheme - up to 20% off new JLR vehicles

·        Group Income Protection

·        Health Assured – Employee Assistance Program

·        Group Life Assurance

·        Health Shield – Private Health Cash Plan

If you are passionate about bringing innovation to the projects you work on and want to join a global company, then this is the place for you.

Tata Technologies: Engineering a better world.

Tata Technologies would like to thank all applicants for their interest, each application will be reviewed against the set criteria for the role. We would like to advise that only candidates under consideration will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 10 working days following the closing date it will mean that unfortunately your application has not been successful. We will however retain your details for any suitable future opportunities.