Battery Engineer

Job Title

Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at ***. As one of the world's most admired brands, *** is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve. We're looking for diverse, talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us.

What you'll be doing:

• Participate in daily written and verbal reports up to Senior Manager level.
• Developing process plans for battery production lines within the Battery PE department with direct support from the Manager.
• Working in a collaborative team environment (supporting other Engineers, Construction Management Group, Technicians, Vendors, General Contractors, etc.) to achieve project milestones.
• Equipment procurement, installation planning to execution, commissioning, pre-production trials, and launch of battery production lines.
• Participate in advanced cleanliness protocols (clean room) necessary for assigned area of battery manufacturing.
• Lead and/or support equipment trials at vendors prior to shipping and on the manufacturing floor after installation ensuring all targets are met for safety, quality and productivity.
• Support shop floor-level implementation of network systems, which includes andon and Manufacturing Execution System (MES), as well as connectivity to higher level IT-managed systems, i.e. Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM).
• Support battery network system plans and specifications, applying knowledge of OPC-UA, CC-Link, SQL, and SCADA system implementation.
• Configuring manufacturing equipment PLCs (primarily Mitsubishi) for network systems connectivity using SLMP, Ethernet TCP, and Ethernet IP protocols.
• Punchlist item identification, root cause analysis, and countermeasure management KPI summarization, mass-production handover, and production issues support.
• Cross-functional team engagement (domestic and international) to discuss open items and key project schedules/milestones.
• Creating and maintaining detailed schedules for assigned areas.
• Maintain budgets for assigned areas.
• Completing internal and external training

Requirements:

Qualifications/ What you bring (Must Haves)

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or similar technical field.
• 3+ years of equivalent professional experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in production preparation and execution of capital projects, preferably from initial strategy planning to the start of mass production.
• Project management experience dealing with capital investments greater than ***M.
• Experience in creating and maintaining detailed schedules including milestone achievement for manufacturing equipment installation.
• Ability to read and interpret 2D drawings including building facilities and process equipment drawings.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Proficiency with 2D and 3D drafting software such as AutoCAD.
• PLC experience including the ability to Read, interpret and modify.
• Ability for business travel, both domestic and international up to 10%.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and shutdown periods (such as July and December shutdown) as needed, based on project condition and schedule.
• SQL / Oracle or other database experience.
• Experience with Cisco networks and maintain a machine network.
• Experience using Ignition for programming Andon visualization and other tools.

Bonus if you have (Preferred):

• Mitsubishi PLC Programming experience
• SCADA Systems experience
• MES experience
• Experience with Kepware software or similar SCADA Data systems