Fastening Engineer Lead - SME
Listed on 2026-07-09
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Process Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer
Fastening Engineer Lead - SME
Location:
Southfield, MI, US, 48033 Country/Region:
United States Job Function:
Engineering
Employment Type:
Salary
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Nature of Work:
The Fastening Engineer Lead - SME reports to the AME director. Drive and manage Lear torque standards across all North America plants.
Examples of Work Performed (The following duties are typical for this classification.)
- Audit/Track torque strategy across all NA plants in compliance with standard
- Subject matter expert on all types of fasteners, threaded fastener, rivets
- Drive innovations with fastening technology and automation
- Fastening equipment hardware selection
- MES data acquisition settings tracking and change request tracking
- Lear torque standards updating and progression
- Launch support, production support as issues arise with fastening
- Meetings with customer on reviewing requirements, and production issues
- Support the plants while working with corporate fastening engineers on new product
- Leading torque training across plants to develop competence in all plants and support
Education Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in a related field
Experience Requirements: 8+ years of fastener engineering experience
Knowledge of manufacture processes and Tooling
Strong knowledge of MS Office – especially Excel
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