Battery Cell Engineer
About The Position
We are seeking a Battery Cell Manufacturing Engineer to support advanced battery manufacturing operations in Liberty, North Carolina. This role is ideal for an engineer with experience in battery cell manufacturing, battery materials, manufacturing trials, process improvement, and technical problem-solving. The engineer will play a key role in pre-production trial activities, helping identify and resolve material, product, process, and equipment issues while improving manufacturing conditions and cell performance. This position offers the opportunity to work cross-functionally with manufacturing, production engineering, quality, R&D, equipment teams, and external partners while supporting the advancement of next-generation automotive battery production.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 3+ years of engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience supporting manufacturing production preparation, launch, or process-development activities.
- Experience planning and executing manufacturing trials or validation activities.
- Knowledge of battery cell products, manufacturing processes, materials, and equipment.
- Strong experience with manufacturing problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
- Ability to analyze manufacturing and quality data and translate findings into corrective actions.
- Experience coordinating schedules, milestones, and deliverables across multiple functional groups.
- Strong technical documentation and communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- 2+ years of experience with battery cell winding, cell assembly, and/or electrolyte filling.
- 5+ years of battery cell manufacturing experience.
- Lithium-ion or automotive battery manufacturing experience.
- Battery chemistry or battery-materials knowledge.
- New material introduction and validation.
- Cell-performance testing and analysis.
- Automotive new-model or manufacturing-launch experience.
- Product/process/equipment simultaneous engineering.
- Manufacturing plant production operations experience.
- Data analytics tools and statistical analysis.
- Digital engineering or manufacturing software tools.
- Japanese verbal or written language skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead planning and execution of pre-production battery manufacturing trials.
- Investigate and resolve material, product, process, and equipment-related issues.
- Develop detailed trial and validation plans to confirm manufacturing conditions and product performance.
- Perform structured root-cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Monitor trial results, KPIs, quality indicators, and cell-performance data.
- Evaluate battery cell performance using analytical tools and quality methods.
- Support introduction and validation of new battery materials.
- Interpret product and process specifications, technical drawings, manufacturing data, and change points.
- Provide input into process and equipment specifications to improve quality and prevent issue recurrence.
- Apply Lean manufacturing and structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Create detailed technical reports and executive-level project summaries.
- Coordinate activities across Production Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, suppliers, and equipment teams.
- Track project status, schedules, deliverables, and trial results.
- Drive standardization, Kaizen, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes and systems.
- Mentor team members in battery technology, trial planning, data analysis, and manufacturing problem-solving.
- Support equipment testing and validation activities, including occasional international travel to Japan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
