Commissioning Engineer
Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Listed on 2026-10-20
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Engineering
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Automation & Mechatronics Engineer
To serve our expanding global market, we offer our employees an innovative and inclusive work environment where we function as one team. Everyone shares the same goal: to give our automotive and non-automotive OEM customers the best product possible.
Essential Functions- Coordinate and balance workload using both internal and external resources to complete scheduled activities.
- Commission, service and qualify machines, both in-house and at customer sites.
- Install machines at customer sites.
- Commission hone and laser machines and achieve final acceptance at the customer site.
- Execute machine builds, machine alignments and service tasks as needed.
- Support internal teams and customers with process and service-related tasks to achieve quality targets.
- Work with the process development department to create new processes that meet new quality specifications.
- Write clear, concise, fact-based service reports for the home office.
- Ensure all work at customer sites follows customer, plant and internal guidelines.
- Travel to domestic and international assignments up to 50% of the time.
The competencies below are highly desired. If you don't have all of them but are passionate and a fast learner, we still encourage you to apply.
- Ability to read and understand part prints and GD&T symbols
- Understanding of manufacturing processes for metal cutting applications
- Prior experience with machining, CNC, metal cutting or laser processes (highly desired)
- Experience with precision gauges such as bore gauges, surface finish gauges, micrometers and indicators (desired)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint for reports and documentation
- Troubleshooting and root cause analysis
- Equipment repair and replacement
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to draw on previous experience
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Flexibility to adapt to changes in scope and direction
- Customer and client focus
- Cost and time awareness
Skills and Abilities
- Mechanical or mechanical engineering background. Machining or machine set-up experience preferred, including setting up bore gauges, indicators and similar tools. Other mechanical disciplines are also beneficial.
- Effective communicator who can interact professionally with internal teams and customers by email, phone, video conference and in person.
- Ability to learn and persevere through a training program that includes machine building, machine alignment, tooling assembly and repair, abrasive mounting, abrasive selection, honing process development, and mechanical and process troubleshooting, among other topics.
This is a hands-on role that involves operating machines. Work takes place in an indoor industrial shop floor setting and at customer sites.
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