Engineering Manager

Panasonic•Sparks, NV

38d•Onsite

About The Position

Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America (PECNA) is seeking ambitious engineers to lead the world’s largest lithium ion battery initiative. With superior battery designs and the fastest manufacturing lines in the world, Panasonic is producing millions of batteries per day at the Gigafactory to support Tesla’s electric vehicle and energy storage businesses. Panasonic invites you to join us in this ongoing full-scale effort to electrify our society. At PECNA, engineers quickly become experts in the fundamentals of lithium-ion cell technology and work to integrate that understanding with high speed, automated manufacturing methods to produce the highest performance and highest quality lithium ion batteries.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related discipline.
8+ years of engineering experience in areas such as manufacturing, product development, design, or other area.
5+ years of leadership experience.
Strong analytic and decision-making abilities. Able to influence others to move towards a common goal.
Self-motivation and resourcefulness are required.
Able to manage multiple concurrent tasks in a fast-paced environment, effectively prioritize work, and deliver quality results.
Intuitive, adaptable, creative, and collaborative with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing and speaking English.
Valid authorization to work in the U.S. without restriction.

Nice To Haves

M.S. or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related discipline.
Evidence of exceptional ability.
Strong experience with electrochemistry and electrochemical analysis preferred.
Previous experience with Industrial data analysis or Manufacturing Execution System (MES).
Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment (1M+ units per day) such as batteries or electronic devices.
Familiarity with six sigma methodologies and tools.
Strong data analysis skills with tools such as JMP, Minitab, Python, or MATLAB are highly desired.
Experience with battery production or R&D
Alignment to Panasonic’s seven (7) core principles (contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, gratitude)

Responsibilities

Managing others and being responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the Manufacturing Engineering team.
Carrying out supervisory responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, and training new employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints; and resolving problems following the company’s established policies and procedures.
Conducting research to develop new and improved battery manufacturing processes.
Designing, planning layout, and overseeing workers engaged in constructing, controlling, and improving equipment to carry out battery manufacturing processes on commercial scale.
Analyzing operating procedures and equipment/machinery functions to reduce processing time and cost.
Designing and planning measurement and control systems for manufacturing processes based on data collected in laboratory experiments and pilot plant operations.
Determining the most effective arrangement of unit operations by exercising judgement to compromise between process requirements, economic evaluation, operator effectiveness, and physical and health hazards.
Establishing procedures for operators and technicians to use in the manufacturing processes for the manufacturing of Li-ion cells.
Performing tests and taking measurements throughout stages of production to determine degree of control over process variables.
Applying principles of chemical engineering to solve environmental problems.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, prescription plans
Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance
401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting
Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave
Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service
Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources
High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition
Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus
Several on-site cafes, plentiful snack and beverage kitchens, revolving on-site vendor visits and employee events
Free Shuttle: Rides to and from work!