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Trucks, buses, ships - when large loads or many people are set in motion, we are in our element at Freudenberg e-Power Systems. As one of the leading suppliers of emission-neutral energy systems for heavy-duty applications, we offer our customers long-standing expertise and unbeatable know-how. That's because we combine the best of both worlds by offering both battery and fuel cell systems.
Trucks, buses, ships - when large loads or many people are set in motion, we are in our element at Freudenberg e-Power Systems. As one of the leading suppliers of emission-neutral energy systems for heavy-duty applications, we offer our customers long-standing expertise and unbeatable know-how. That's because we combine the best of both worlds by offering both battery and fuel cell systems.
Some of your Benefits
Health Insurance
Health Insurance: Rely on comprehensive services whenever you need it.
Paid Holidays
Paid Holidays: With paid-time off, local holidays are all the way more relaxing.
Vacation
Vacation: We offer time off to refresh and recharge.
Education Reimbursement
Education Reimbursement: Receive financial aid to help propel your career to the next level.
401K Match
401K Match: Save for retirement with the company's help.
Midland, MI
On-Site
Freudenberg Battery Power Systems LLC
The Welding Engineer is responsible for defining, testing, and implementing welding technologies for XALT Energy battery cells and Freudenberg Battery Power Systems packs. This includes electrode cutting, electrode foil consolidation, electrode to tab joining, tab to busbar joining, and other various material joining of like metals, plastics, and composites.
You support our team as
You support our team as
Senior Welding Engineer
Responsibilities
- Define and implement electrode foil consolidation for Cu and Al for high mechanical strength and low joint resistance as well as foils to tab joining for high mechanical strength and low joint resistance.
- Develop and implement laser shaping technology for electrode shaping in cell assembly.
- Define and implement electrode-to-tab, tab-to-tab, and tab-to-busbar joining technologies that ensure long life, low resistance rise.
- Advise Battery Pack engineering on joining methods and techniques for all interfaces.
- Define test methods and criteria for evaluating joint quality, including destructive and non-destructive techniques.
- Work with welding equipment suppliers to develop cost-efficient high volume production welding processes with our battery plant in Midland.
- Evaluate existing work processes and initiate practices to promote continuous improvement.
- Ensure Battery Pack mechanical design addresses key requirements for volume production like manufacturability, serviceability and recyclability.
- Ensure automation process design as well product design to manufacturing of welding technologies in high volume production equipment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or industrial engineering; Graduate studies or degree in Welding Engineering or Automation Engineering highly preferred.
- Advanced people skills and demonstrated ability to work with cross functional teams.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in welding technologies.
- Experience in Battery Cell Technologies and Battery Systems manufacturing is strongly preferred.
- Advanced knowledge and practical experiences with laser cutting and laser welding technologies of foils and bus bar materials in battery and pack manufacturing is strongly preferred.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications.
The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Shalaka Dahad