Laser Welding Engineer
Core
Develop, industrialize, and optimize laser joining processes for battery cell cans and busbar/current collector assemblies in electric vehicle manufacturing.
Role type
Senior IC manufacturing engineer (laser welding)
Builds
Laser welding solutions for battery cell-to-pack architectures and high-density interconnects
Domain
Automotive / Battery Manufacturing / Laser Welding
Required skills
Laser welding process development, Design of Experiments (DoE), metallurgical evaluation, fiber laser systems, tooling and fixturing, cross-functional collaboration, quality control (PFMEA, control plans), statistical analysis
Preferred skills
Battery manufacturing experience, dissimilar metals welding, weld monitoring technologies, CAD tools, data analysis tools, equipment OEM collaboration
Technologies
Fiber lasers, scanners, galvos, vision systems, PLCs, robots, MES, Minitab, JMP, Python, MATLAB, CATIA, NX, 3DX
Responsibilities
Define and optimize welding parameters, plan and execute structured Design of Experiments, specify and validate laser systems and subsystems, develop PFMEAs and control plans, support equipment commissioning and ramp-up, drive continuous improvement of OEE and yield
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC