Laser Welding & Robotic Programming Technician

Lincoln Motor Company; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in California seeks a Laser Welding & Robotic Programming Technician to set up, program, install, and optimize robotic laser welding systems on customer and production sites.

You will collaborate with engineering, production, maintenance and customer teams, validate weld quality, document procedures, and train operators and staff. This hybrid role requires on-site work most days and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Robotic programming

Automation

Laser processing

Manufacturing equipment support

Industrial robots (FANUC/KUKA/ABB/Yask

Tools

DELMIA V5

IGRIP

KUKA Sim

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Ethernet/IP / PROFINET

Job description

We made history and now we work to transform the future - for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll 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 Ford's 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 you'll 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.

You'll 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.

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 builder...or 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 Year's Day

This position is a salary grade 5 and ranges from $68,300-$114,800.

This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $81,800-$136,900.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $95,300-$159,400.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's 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: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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