Project Engineer - Battery Manufacturing

Kyyba•Libert, NC

About The Position

The Project Engineer supports battery manufacturing projects for new model launches, working collaboratively with engineers, project and construction management groups, purchasing, the battery manufacturing plant, and other domestic and international divisions and companies. The role coordinates vehicle development activities through start of production, supports project milestones, and resolves issues that could affect project or launch execution. The position defines and reports project KPIs and milestones using the Battery Master Operation Plan, establishes standardized reporting outputs, and leads project and trial Obeyas. It contributes to department and jobway standardization by incorporating feedback into the Master Operation Plan, preparing detailed job instructions, and developing countermeasures to prevent recurrence of issues. The Project Engineer also supports construction activities and pre-production trials, including building preparation milestones, installation kickoffs, construction Obeyas, trial parts orders, schedules, and KPI management. The role includes completing internal and external training and supporting ad hoc cross-functional work, which may involve budgets, asset management, shutdowns, and other company initiatives. Priorities and specific responsibilities may change with project needs. Success requires managing multiple competing deadlines and communicating effectively with many individuals and entities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher, or at least 5 years of equivalent professional work experience in a project-related role.
Project management experience involving capital investments greater than $0.5 million.
Experience setting, managing, visualizing, and reporting KPIs, including presenting to senior or executive leadership and recommending company direction based on data analysis.
Experience creating and maintaining detailed schedules, including tracking milestone achievement.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10%.
Ability to work weekends, holidays, and shutdown periods, such as July and December shutdowns, when required by project conditions and schedules.
Ability to support evening meetings with Japan when required by project conditions and schedules.
Ability to multitask across areas with conflicting deadlines and priorities and communicate effectively with many individuals and entities.

Nice To Haves

Automotive OEM experience.
Supplier management experience.
Battery or automotive manufacturing experience.
Experience with 3 Pillar management or execution.
Understanding and execution experience with Gated Management or BRAD milestones.
Problem-solving experience.
Understanding of Toyota's planning process, specifications, and product development.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with engineers, project management, construction management, purchasing, and other groups to develop and execute strategies for new model launch milestones.
Serve as a primary contact for other groups, including coordinating directly with the Battery Manufacturing plant.
Coordinate new model launch activities across domestic and international divisions and companies throughout vehicle development through start of production.
Identify and solve issues that could affect project or launch execution.
Lead cross-department coordination to implement solutions and countermeasures that prevent issues from recurring on future projects.
Define and report project KPIs and milestones using the Battery Master Operation Plan.
Define standardized reporting structures and outputs for KPI and milestone reporting.
Lead project and trial Obeyas.
Contribute to department and jobway standardization by incorporating feedback into the Master Operation Plan, developing detailed job instruction documentation, and creating No Repeat countermeasures.
Support construction activities by coordinating building preparation milestones, installation kickoffs, construction Obeyas, and coordination with the Facilities projects team according to project phase and schedule.
Support pre-production trials by coordinating trial parts orders, creating schedules, and setting and managing KPIs according to project phase and schedule.
Complete internal and external training.
Support ad hoc projects and requests involving cross-functional coordination, potentially including budgets, asset management, shutdowns, and other company initiatives.
Manage multiple work areas, deadlines, and priorities, and communicate effectively with individuals and entities across the project.
Travel domestically and potentially internationally, and support evening meetings with Japan, weekends, holidays, or shutdown periods as project conditions and schedules require.