Automation Engineer - Body Joining

The Company:

Faraday Future (FF) is a California-based mobility company, leveraging the latest technologies and world’s best talent to realize exciting new possibilities in mobility. We’re producing user-centric, technology-first vehicles to establish new paradigms in human-vehicle interaction. We’re not just seeking to change how our cars work – we’re seeking to change the way we drive. At FF, we’re creating something new, something connected, and something with a true global impact.

Your Role:

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and optimizing joining processes for our automated production lines, ensuring that they meet industry standards and our internal quality requirements.

• Work within the Body department providing your skills to manufacture a world class product while achieving KPI targets in quality, cost, delivery, and safety.
• Safety first. Evaluate and monitor automated processes and people to ensure a safe working environment. Apply problem solving tools to eliminate actual and potential hazards.
• Optimize and troubleshoot joining processes for automated production lines in the Body Shop department
• Collaborate with other engineers to ensure successful integration of joining technologies with other manufacturing processes
• Identify and implement improvements to existing joining processes, utilizing data analysis and root cause analysis techniques
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and internal quality requirements for all joining processes
• Provide technical support to other departments and production teams as needed
• Support model mfg plan development and execution, including trials and launch of new equipment and tooling.
• Setup and improvement of cicle time of the robotic cells.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Robotics Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in automotive welding and joining technlogies
• Proven knowledge + expertise, and passion for training, and building teams
• Strong knowledge of welding techniques, such as MIG, TIG, and resistance welding
• Experience with programming Fanuc robots
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with robotic control system architectures and electrical components
• Experience with robotic simulation software

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Mechanical or Robotics Engineering, or equivalent technical degree
• Experience with robotic simulation software
• Knowledge of materials science and metallurgy related to joining technologies
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies

Annual Salary Range:

($105K - $130K), plus benefits and incentive plans

 Perks + Benefits

• Equity grants for every employee
• Healthcare + dental + vision benefits (Free for you/discounted for family)
• 401(k) options
• Relocation assistance + reimbursement
• Casual dress code + relaxed work environment
• Culturally diverse, progressive atmosphere
• “Soul of Faraday” community outreach team

Faraday Future is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.