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Serving two primary markets - passenger vehicle and commercial truck - Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.\nJob Duties and Responsibilities\nThe successful candidate will be responsible for determining the best processes and techniques for all aspects of welding. Processes include friction, MIG, magnetic-arc, laser, projection, as well as future process development.\nThe duties will include determining current and future states for standardized production welding processes, education of employees/process engineers in welding theory and practice, troubleshooting and root cause analysis, work closely with the metallurgical lab, customer interfacing and support project cost analysis.\nDevelop Standard Bills of Process, Equipment and Poka-Yoke for welding processes.\nDevelop process flow charts, PFMEA’s, equipment FMEA’s and process specifications as required.\nProvide project management for multi-plant quality resolution and read across activities.\nProvide technical project management for major equipment purchases, including new and current technology, involving multiple plants.\nLead the process to share and deploy best practices for welding across multiple product groups throughout Dana globally.\nAssist in performing equipment health checks / audits, as well as global critical spare parts strategy.\nInterface with equipment vendor(s) to ensure robust system design, build, runoff and installation.\nLead and manage CQI-15 Welding System Assessment program, ensuring compliance with AIAG requirements, customer-specific standards, and continuous improvement of welding processes.\nPerform other duties as required.\nEducation and Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering preferred or related field.\nFormal education and extensive experience in welding processes and equipment.\nMust have a fundamental understanding of statistics ie: Cp, Cpk, Std. 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