Job Description

Overview

Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with over $8 billion in annual revenue, delivering innovative equipment and components across various segments. The Advanced Manufacturing Engineer will optimize Welding/Fabrication processes and ensure new equipment meets production requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze and design manufacturing processes for Welding/Fabrication parts.
  • Support and partner with OpCo’s to improve OEE through initiatives.
  • Drive productivity by internalizing spending on new capex and existing equipment.
  • Create a Welding/Fabrication Excellence Playbook.
  • Provide technical development for new technologies related to Welding/Fabrication.
  • Assist in the evolution of equipment and perform acceptance evaluations.
  • Identify, recommend, procure, and install machine shop equipment.
  • Support workforce utilization and design layouts for maximum efficiency.
  • Provide recommendations on equipment upgrades for asset utilization.
  • Interface with tooling suppliers to ensure proper tooling usage.
  • Develop Welding/Fabrication capability in-house.
  • Identify and deploy new Welding/Fabrication methods to improve quality and reduce costs.
  • Utilize lean manufacturing methodology for process development.
  • Perform root cause analyses and deploy corrective actions.
  • Support manufacturing to achieve safety, quality, efficiency, and throughput goals.
  • Apply Project Management skills to lead capital equipment projects.
  • Investigate equipment performance and identify problems for corrective actions.
  • Write/revise User Requirement Specs, Functional Requirement, and Design Specs.
  • Support Factory and Site Acceptance Tests and validation protocols.
  • Review and approve PFMEA, DFMEA, PPAPs, and SOPs.
  • Utilize continuous improvement methodology to improve internal processes.
  • Interact constructively across the organization to implement improvements.
  • Provide hands-on support for new product and process launches.
  • Handle multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
  • Travel requirement minimum up to 60%.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering.
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in manufacturing engineering with Welding/Fabrication processes.
  • Experience setting up and operating state-of-the-art Welding/Fabrication equipment.
  • Extensive experience with Welding/Fabrication Equipment including TIG, MIG, and Laser Welding.
  • Strong experience with SolidWorks or another mechanical CAD system.
  • Highly experienced with precision conventional and advanced metrology systems.
  • Strong commitment to safety precautions in design and practice.
  • Strong understanding of Lean concepts.
  • Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills.
  • Ability to multi-task and perform in a dynamic environment.
  • Strong sense of urgency, accountability, and objective orientation.
  • Highly organized and efficient, with proactive problem-solving skills.
  • Clear, concise, and articulate communication skills.
  • Strong team player with a commitment to success.
  • Strong analytical skills.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • The employee will be required to stand, sit and move about freely in a manufacturing environment.
  • The employee will be required to lift/move/push up to 50 lbs.
  • The employee will be exposed to both a standard office and manufacturing environment.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Downers Grove, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$35/hr across 143 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Downers Grove, IL

Downers Grove, IL is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 237 other active welding openings from 174 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (14), Gerber Collision & Glass (9), and Aerotek (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $33/hr and Peoria at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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