Battery Production Engineer, EV Battery Lines (On-site, Liberty, NC)

Tecknomic LLC

Liberty, NC
4 days ago

$58–$66 Per Hour
Contractor
Full-time

Highlights

You will develop process plans for battery production lines, lead equipment procurement, installation, commissioning, pre-production trials, and launch, work within clean-room protocols, lead equipment trials at vendors and on the floor, and manage schedules and budgets. A leading automotive manufacturer is expanding EV battery production in Liberty, NC and is hiring a Battery Production Engineer for its Implementation Group (100% onsite).

Numbers & Facts

Location	Liberty, NC
Job Type	Contractor, Full-time
Salary	$58–$66 Per Hour

Description

About This Role

A leading automotive manufacturer is expanding EV battery production in Liberty, NC and is hiring a Battery Production Engineer for its Implementation Group (100% onsite). You will develop process plans for battery production lines, lead equipment procurement, installation, commissioning, pre-production trials, and launch, work within clean-room protocols, lead equipment trials at vendors and on the floor, and manage schedules and budgets. Part of the EV battery function (electrode, module, and powertrain operations).

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Develop process plans for battery production lines with direct support from the manager
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
Lead and support equipment trials at vendors before shipping and on the manufacturing floor after installation, ensuring safety, quality, and productivity targets
Identify punch-list items, perform root-cause analysis, and manage countermeasures; summarize KPIs and support mass-production handover
Engage cross-functional teams (domestic and international) on open items and key schedules; create and maintain detailed schedules and budgets for assigned areas
Participate in daily written and verbal reporting up to senior-manager level

Qualifications

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or similar technical field; 3 plus years of professional experience in a manufacturing environment
Experience in production preparation and execution of capital projects (strategy planning to start of mass production)
Project management experience with capital investments greater than $0.5M
Creating and maintaining detailed schedules and milestones for manufacturing equipment installation
Ability to read and interpret 2D drawings (building/facilities and process equipment); proficiency with 2D and 3D drafting software such as AutoCAD
Proficiency with Microsoft Office; able to work onsite in Liberty, NC, travel about 25% (domestic and international), and work weekends/holidays/shutdowns
Experience working in large-scale organizations with significant operational complexity
Preferred: battery or electronic-assembly manufacturing (electrode, module, powertrain); Mitsubishi PLC; SCADA; MES; Kepware; PLC read/interpret/modify

Required Skills

Capital project production preparation and execution (strategy to mass production)
Equipment procurement, installation, commissioning, trials, and launch
Project management of capital investments and detailed scheduling to milestones
Equipment trial leadership (vendor and manufacturing floor) to safety/quality/productivity targets
Root-cause analysis, countermeasure management, and KPI reporting
2D/3D technical drawing interpretation and drafting
*Software / tools:* Microsoft Office; AutoCAD (2D/3D); Mitsubishi PLC, SCADA, MES, Kepware (a plus)

Skills

About Company

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.