| Location | Liberty, NC |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Salary | $68–$78 Per Hour |
About This Role
A leading automotive manufacturer is expanding EV battery production in Liberty, NC and is hiring a Battery Production Engineer (100% onsite, local preferred). You will lead equipment procurement, installation, commissioning, pre-production trials, and launch of battery production lines, work within clean-room protocols, manage capital-project schedules and budgets, run trials and countermeasures, and support mass-production handover.
Responsibilities
Work in a collaborative team (engineers, construction management, technicians, vendors, general contractors) to achieve project milestones
Lead equipment procurement, installation planning to execution, commissioning, pre-production trials, and launch of battery production lines
Participate in advanced-cleanliness (clean room) protocols for the assigned area of battery manufacturing
Support battery manufacturing trials to confirm equipment safety, quality, operation availability, and overall efficiency
Identify punch-list items, perform root-cause analysis, and manage countermeasures
Summarize KPIs, support mass-production handover, and resolve production issues
Engage cross-functional teams (domestic and international) on open items and key schedules; create and maintain detailed schedules and budgets for assigned areas
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or similar technical field, or 5 plus years equivalent
Experience in production preparation and execution of capital projects (from strategy planning to start of mass production)
Project management experience with capital investments greater than $0.5M
Experience creating and maintaining detailed schedules and milestones for manufacturing equipment installation
High-volume manufacturing support and troubleshooting; ability to read and interpret 2D facilities and process-equipment drawings
Proficiency with Microsoft Office; able to work onsite in Liberty, NC, travel up to 25% (domestic and international), and work weekends/holidays/shutdowns
Preferred: clean-room experience; Power BI; automotive or OEM manufacturing; battery manufacturing experience
Required Skills
Capital project production preparation and execution (strategy to mass production)
Equipment procurement, installation, commissioning, and launch
Project management of capital investments and detailed scheduling to milestones
High-volume manufacturing support, troubleshooting, and countermeasure management
2D facilities and process-equipment drawing interpretation
Cross-functional coordination (domestic and international) and KPI reporting
*Software / tools:* Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Power BI (a plus)
About Tecknomic
Tecknomic is a technical staffing firm partnering with government and Fortune 500 clients across manufacturing, engineering, and technology. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected-veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.