Senior Service Lab Technician, BESS

Ford Motor Company

Senior Service Lab Technician for Ford Energy diagnosing and testing Battery Energy Storage Systems. Responsibilities include high-voltage safety compliance and mentoring junior technicians.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $86,600 - $144,900 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in diagnosing and developing service procedures for high-voltage electrical systems, with a strong focus on safety compliance and reliability improvement. Proficient in interpreting complex electrical schematics and utilizing diagnostic equipment to validate service methodologies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

High-Voltage Electrical SystemsDC Electricity (Up To 1500V)Electrical Schematics InterpretationAutomotive/Industrial Network ProtocolsHigh-Voltage Safety Certification

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Hard Skills

Electrical DiagnosticsBattery Storage SystemsRoot-Cause Analysis (RCA)Test Log DocumentationEnvironmental Simulation

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Digital Multimeters (DMMs)Insulation Resistance Testers (Megger)High-Voltage ProbesThermal Cameras

Certifications & Qualifications

NFPA 70EOSHA 10OSHA 30

Industry Keywords

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery PacksPower ElectronicsThree-Phase AC Power SystemsCAN ProtocolModbusTCP/IPEthernet

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

TCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Diagnose, test, and develop service procedures for Ford Energy’s Battery Storage System.
Simulate environmental/fault conditions and perform complex electrical diagnostics.
Validate repair methodologies and act as a champion for high-voltage safety compliance.
Mentor junior technicians and actively contribute to root-cause analysis (RCA) to improve product reliability.
Perform site visits to customer locations for validation of service procedures.
Document and compile test logs, teardown results, and failure investigation data into technical reports.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Education: Associate degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Electronics, Mechanical Technology, or equivalent military training/trade school certification.
Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience in a development lab, quality lab, or manufacturing repair environment working directly with high-voltage (HV) electrical systems or battery systems (BESS, EV battery packs, power electronics).
Technical Skills: Strong working knowledge of DC electricity (up to 1500V or higher) and three-phase AC power systems.
High proficiency reading and interpreting complex electrical schematics, single-line diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, and technical drawings.
Experience with automotive/industrial network communication protocols (CAN, Modbus, TCP/IP, Ethernet).
Hands-on proficiency with diagnostic equipment: digital multimeters (DMMs), insulation resistance testers (Megger), high-voltage probes, and thermal cameras.
Certifications: Active or prior certification in high-voltage safety (e.g., NFPA 70E, OSHA 10 or 30).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.