Welding Engineer - Robotic & Laser Welding
Location: Novi, MI | Onsite
Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire (6 months anticipated)
About the Opportunity
We're partnering with an innovative battery technology company in Novi, MI, that's expanding its welding engineering and advanced manufacturing capabilities. They're looking for a hands-on Welding Engineer with experience in robotic welding, automation, and welding process development to support the optimization and implementation of welding processes used in battery manufacturing.
This position is ideal for someone who enjoys being close to the equipment, solving technical challenges, and improving manufacturing processes. Experience with laser welding is highly valued, but candidates with strong robotic welding and process engineering backgrounds are also encouraged to apply.
What You'll Be Doing
- Support the implementation, validation, and optimization of robotic and automated welding processes.
- Work with established welding processes to identify opportunities for improved quality, consistency, and manufacturing efficiency.
- Troubleshoot welding defects, equipment issues, and process inconsistencies using engineering fundamentals and root cause analysis.
- Support robotic welding programming, automation, and equipment adjustments.
- Collaborate with engineering teams on welding parameters, process improvements, and manufacturing readiness.
- Assist with welding fixture design, tooling, part positioning, and work loading.
- Support weld quality evaluations, testing, and corrective actions.
- Work cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Controls, and Engineering teams to improve production performance.
What We're Looking For
- Hands-on experience in welding engineering, welding process development, or a closely related technical field.
- Experience with robotic welding systems, automation, and programming.
- Strong understanding of welding processes, parameters, and quality requirements.
- Experience developing, implementing, or optimizing welding processes.
- Ability to troubleshoot welding defects and manufacturing issues using structured problem-solving.
- Experience supporting automated manufacturing or production environments.
- Comfortable working directly with equipment and collaborating with technicians and engineers.
Nice to Have
- Direct laser welding or ultrasonic welding experience.
- Experience with ABB, FANUC, KUKA, or similar robotic systems.
- Background in automotive, EV, battery, or advanced manufacturing.
- Experience with aluminum welding or other conductive materials.
- Fixture design, CAD, tooling, or part-loading experience.
- Weld inspection, metallurgical testing, or process validation experience.
Why This Opportunity?
This is an opportunity to play a hands-on role in advancing welding and automation processes for next-generation battery technology. You'll work closely with engineering and manufacturing teams, contribute to process improvements, and help support the continued expansion of advanced manufacturing capabilities.
At Brooksource, relationships are the foundation of everything we do. Since 2000, we’ve built lasting partnerships with clients, consultants, and internal teams to deliver an exceptional experience across every engagement. As a trusted IT and Engineering services provider, Brooksource supports Fortune 500 organizations through Experience-Driven Staffing, Professional Services, and Elevate, our proprietary Workforce Transformation program. Whether you're hiring for software development, cloud computing, cybersecurity, data analytics, or enterprise IT, our customized staffing solutions are designed to align with your company’s unique goals, culture, and technology stack. We offer flexible hiring models, including contract, contract-to-hire, and direct placement to meet your evolving business needs.
We are a certified partner of leading platforms, including Salesforce, AWS, Microsoft, and Google Cloud, enabling us to deliver scalable, end-to-end technology solutions. With a growing national footprint, Brooksource is redefining expectations in IT consulting, engineering services, and technology workforce solutions.
EEO Statement: Brooksource is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.
Benefits & Perks: Brooksource offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee’s needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc.
Pay Disclaimer: The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
