Senior Laser Welding Engineer - Process Innovation Lead

Redbock - an NES Fircroft company; Lafayette (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Redbock - an NES Fircroft company seeks a Senior Laser Welding Engineer for the Colorado Manufacturing Campus in Lafayette. The role provides technical leadership to R&D and manufacturing teams, focusing on laser welding process development and validation.

The candidate will drive design and manufacturing integration for new metal bonding processes, with emphasis on process development, DOE-based optimization, and validation under IQ/OQ/PQ frameworks. On-site work at multiple CO sites may occur.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with fewer years.
• Laser safety expertise is required.
• Nice to have experience with other materials joining processes and Six Sigma/Lean skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads the innovation, development, and optimization of laser welding concepts, equipment, and processes for transfer to manufacturing.
• Executes assignments with limited oversight from the manager.
• Collaborates with R&D on material selection, geometry, and failure analysis for robust welding processes.
• Designs and prototypes processes on lab welding equipment to support development builds.
• Creates detailed specifications for new production welding equipment.
• Coordinates with equipment vendors to meet process and safety requirements and supports FAT.
• Assists with installation of new laser welding equipment in the production facility.
• Develops robust process settings for new welders using DOE and statistics.
• Performs IQ/OQ/PQ validation for laser welding equipment and validates test methods.
• Leads risk analysis for weld processes and implements mitigations.

Skills

Laser Welding Equipment

Welding Materials and Metallurgy

Manufacturing Process Development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical field

Job description

Redbock - an NES Fircroft company seeks a Senior Laser Welding Engineer for the Colorado Manufacturing Campus in Lafayette. The role provides technical leadership to R&D and manufacturing teams, focusing on laser welding process development and validation.

The candidate will drive design and manufacturing integration for new metal bonding processes, with emphasis on process development, DOE-based optimization, and validation under IQ/OQ/PQ frameworks. On-site work at multiple CO sites may occur.