Laser Welding & Robotic Programming Technician

We made history and now we work to transform the future for our customers our communities and our families. Youll see your work on the road every day helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Product Creation and Industrialization (PC&I) brings together Fords vehicle electric digital and design teams with our global manufacturing system. Working as one end-to-end organization we turn ideas into high-quality vehicles software and experiences across gas hybrid and electric designed around what customers need.

In this position...
The Laser Welding & Robotic Programming Technician supports the setup programming installation commissioning troubleshooting and optimization of robotic laser welding systems. This role works with engineering production maintenance and customer teams to help deliver safe reliable processes that meet weld-quality and production requirements.

What youll do...

• Program adjust and troubleshoot industrial robots used in laser welding and related manufacturing
  processes.
• Support setup and optimization of laser-welding parameters to achieve required weld quality and
  process performance.
• Assist with installing commissioning testing and validating robotic laser systems at customer and
  production sites.
• Support robot-vision systems including verifying part-location data and applying robot-path
  corrections.
• Run and update offline programs and simulations; check robot paths reach tooling access and cycle
  time.
• Diagnose robot sensors vision laser tooling and communication issues; document findings and
  support corrective actions.
• Work with engineering and controls teams to integrate robotic electrical mechanical and software
  systems.
• Follow established safety procedures and support equipment and process buyoffs.
• Maintain robot programs setup information test records and work instructions.
• Assist with operator and maintenance training on system operation and basic troubleshooting.
• Communicate technical issues progress and customer needs clearly to project and engineering teams.
  

Youll have...

• Experience in robotic programming automation laser processing or manufacturing equipment
  support.
• Hands-on experience with industrial robots such as FANUC KUKA ABB or Yaskawa Motoman.
• Familiarity with robotic laser welding or another industrial laser process.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment and follow technical instructions and safety procedures.
• Strong teamwork communication and documentation skills.
• Willingness to work on-site and travel as project needs require.

Even better you may have...

• Experience with robot vision or guided-welding applications.
• Familiarity with DELMIA V5 IGRIP KUKA Sim or other simulation and offline programming tools.
• Exposure to Allen-Bradley or Siemens PLCs and industrial networks such as Ethernet/IP or
  PROFINET.
• Experience in automotive battery aerospace or other automated manufacturing environments.
• Relevant robot laser or controls training or certifications.

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe or keep you close to home Will your career be a deep dive into what you love or a series of new teams and new skills Will you be a leader a changemaker a technical expert a culture builderor all of the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:
Immediate medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage
Paid parental leave new parent ramp-up programs subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement fertility treatments and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
Generous vacation time sick/personal time and paid holidays including between Christmas Eve and New Years Day

This position is a salary grade 6-7 and ranges from $$81800-$159400.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidates skills and experience and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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