Robotic Laser Welding Technician | Onsite 4+ Days/Week

Ford; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Parental leave

Vehicle discount

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Job summary

Ford is seeking a Laser Welding & Robotic Programming Technician in California to set up, program, install, and optimize robotic laser systems across customer and production sites.

You will support robotics, laser welding, and vision systems, collaborating with engineering and controls teams. On-site work and travel are expected; safety and documentation are emphasized throughout the role.

Qualifications

• Experience in robotic programming, automation, or manufacturing equipment support.
• Hands-on experience with FANUC, KUKA, ABB, or Yaskawa Motoman robots.
• 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

Robotics programming

Industrial robots

Laser processing

Troubleshooting

Teamwork

On-site travel

Tools

FANUC

KUKA

ABB

Yaskawa Motoman

DELMIA V5

Job description

Ford is seeking a Laser Welding & Robotic Programming Technician in California to set up, program, install, and optimize robotic laser systems across customer and production sites.

You will support robotics, laser welding, and vision systems, collaborating with engineering and controls teams. On-site work and travel are expected; safety and documentation are emphasized throughout the role.