Electrical Engineer - High Voltage Micro-Welding Systems

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For over 24 years, Dakkota Integrated Systems has delivered excellence through precision‑engineered, build‑to‑order vehicle components from cockpits to fascia assemblies. Our award‑winning team combines advanced lean manufacturing, strong product development, and a highly efficient supply chain to meet customer demands with reliability and innovation.

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We are seeking a strategic and dynamic Electrical Engineer – Micro‑Welding Systems with High Voltage Applications to lead the support of designing, integration, optimization, and ongoing of electrical and control systems for advanced micro‑welding technologies used in EV battery manufacturing. This role is responsible for delivering safe, repeatable, and high‑quality welding solutions for high voltage flex circuit that supports battery cells, modules, and packs in high‐volume production environments.

The ideal candidate is an innovative, data‑driven engineer with a passion for advanced manufacturing, electrical safety, and process excellence, who thrives in fast‑paced EV launch environments and actively contributes to a culture of continuous improvement and operational growth. This position is a hybrid role based in the greater Detroit, Michigan area and reports to the Corporate Senior Reliability Manager as part of the Corporate Engineering team.

• Support tool shop design, specify, and troubleshoot electrical and control systems for high voltage flex circuits with micro‑welding equipment, including laser and resistance welding platforms.
• Support tool shop creation and maintain electrical schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, and I/O documentation to support automated flex circuit manufacturing systems with tool shops
• Support tool shop integration of PLC platforms, motion control systems, laser controllers, HMIs, safety PLCs (Allen Bradley, Siemens), and industrial communication networks (Ether Net/IP, Profinet, Modbus).
• Ensure compliance with applicable electrical and safety standards, including NFPA 79, IEC, UL, and internal high voltage manufacturing requirements.

• Provide electrical and controls support for micro‑welding processes used in battery tabs, busbars, cell‑to‑cell, voltage sense tabs, and module interconnects.
• Support welding of copper, aluminum, nickel, and plated materials, including dissimilar metal joints common in EV battery assemblies.
• Interface with laser sources (fiber and disk), beam delivery optics, galvo scanning systems, wavelength (Blue, Red, Green), and resistance welding power supplies.
• Implement and support real‑time weld monitoring and feedback systems, including current, voltage, energy, displacement, plume monitoring, vision inspection, and pyrometry.
• Support weld validation and quality requirements in accordance with ISO 13919, ISO 6520, AWS standards, and customer‑specific battery specifications.

• Support electrical safety requirements for high‑energy EV battery manufacturing environments.
• Support the Design to implement and validate laser safety systems, including Class 4 laser enclosures, interlocks, LOTO, light curtains, and safety PLC architectures.
• Ensure proper grounding, isolation, and ESD controls critical to safe battery production.
• Support compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and customer‑specific EV battery safety and quality requirements.

• Lead electrical Laser welding engineer supporting equipment commissioning, FAT/SAT activities, production line launches, and ramp‑up.
• While launching through SORP, provide hands‑on troubleshooting to minimize downtime, scrap, and weld‑related defects in high‑volume manufacturing environments from a launch perspective.
• Launch lead supporting driving continuous improvement initiatives focused on OEE, First Pass Yield (FPY), defect reduction, and equipment reliability.
• Collaborate with maintenance teams to develop…