What are the responsibilities and job description for the Battery Production Engineer position at K&K Technical?
- BMNC, Liberty, NC 27298 (100% onsite, Monday–Friday).
- Oversee installation, commissioning, and trials of manufacturing cells, focusing on project management.
- KPI adherence, multi-area support, and external communication during commissioning.
- Experience in project engineering (electrical, mechanical, and civil preferred).
- Preferring familiarity with battery production processes, specifically electrode processing (anode and cathode).
- Proficiency in AutoCAD for interpreting technical drawings.
- Professional Engineering and/or commissioning licensing is desirable.
- One round, MS Teams panel interview (60 minutes).
- Requirements:
What you’ll be doing:
- Leading the procurement, validation, installation, pre-productions trials and launch of EV battery manufacturing equipment.
- Creating and maintaining detailed schedules and budgetary control for assigned area
- Creating battery manufacturing process plans and machine specifications incorporating knowledge of Toyota Production System, Toyota and industry standards, and continuous improvement.
- Applying basic knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and civil design and applicable standards to create engineering criteria and design feedback pertaining to appropriate sizing, routing, materials selection, component selection, installation, and other design choices relating to such systems.
- Creating explanatory documents and drawings for clear understanding of job scope, execution plan, progress, top issues, and options analysis by all stakeholders including machine vendors, general contractors, service providers, owner groups, and all levels of management.
- Collaborating across functional, company, and international boundaries to drive progress and achieve project goals.
- Planning and monitoring installation of battery manufacturing equipment, identifying field issues, and working closely with construction coordinators to countermeasure.
- Contributing to the “zero incidents is possible” safety culture by exemplifying safe work behaviours, complying with Toyota construction safety requirements, and correcting unsafe conditions without fail.
- Demonstrating quality-first leadership through planning and coordination of pre-production trials at machine vendors and at the installation site.
- Directly supporting the success and development of fellow team members through direct mentorship and authorship of technical standards, shikumis and work instructions.
- Participating in a mentor program to grow as an engineer and learn from others.
Qualifications/ What you bring (Must Haves):
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering or similar technical field with 5 years of equivalent work experience in an engineering role.
- Minimum 3 years of experience with production preparation of Battery manufacturing equipment, including procurement, validation, installation, pre-production trials and launch.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in leading capital projects, including creating and maintaining detailed schedules, budgetary control, and KPI-based progress reporting.
- Experience with AutoCAD, CATIA, Creo or similar, including the ability to read and interpret and modify 2D and 3D technical drawings.
- Intermediate or above proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to business travel, both domestic and international 25%, up to 50% during peak times.
- Ability to work weekends and shutdowns such as July and December.
Bonus if you have (Preferred):
- Advanced Engineering degree, higher than Bachelor’s.
- Experience creating process plans and machine specifications using lean manufacturing principles.
- NAMC and/or TMNA Toyota Production Engineering experience.
- Experience directing structured trials of manufacturing equipment to assess and achieve compliance with design, performance, and product quality criteria.
- Experience with battery manufacturing, such as electrochemistry, slot die coating, roll-to-roll processing, laser cutting equipment, vision inspection systems.
- Experience with industrial controls and/or industrial networks, PLC logic programming, Mitsubishi and/or Omron PLCs, MES systems, including experience investigating and troubleshooting issues.
- TBP completion through Panel.
- Japanese language ability.
Salary : $50 - $60