Project Engineer

K&K Technical • Liberty, NC

13h

About The Position

The Project Engineer leads the procurement, validation, installation, pre-production trials, and launch of EV battery manufacturing equipment. The role creates and maintains detailed schedules and budgetary controls for assigned areas, and develops battery manufacturing process plans and machine specifications using Toyota Production System principles, Toyota and industry standards, and continuous improvement practices.

The position applies electrical, mechanical, and civil design knowledge and relevant standards to develop engineering criteria and design feedback. This includes decisions about system sizing, routing, materials and component selection, installation, and related design choices. The Project Engineer prepares explanatory documents and drawings so stakeholders—including machine vendors, general contractors, service providers, owner groups, and management—can understand scope, execution plans, progress, key issues, and options.

The role collaborates across functional, company, and international boundaries to advance project goals. It plans and monitors equipment installation, identifies field issues, and works with construction coordinators and machine builders on countermeasures. It contributes to a zero-incidents safety culture by following Toyota construction safety requirements, modeling safe behaviors, and correcting unsafe conditions. It also demonstrates quality-first leadership by planning and coordinating pre-production and mass-production trials at machine vendors and installation sites.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or a similar technical field, with 5 or more years of equivalent work experience in an engineering role.
• At least 3 years of experience with production preparation of battery, electronics, or chemical manufacturing equipment, including procurement, validation, installation, pre-production trials, and launch; 5 years preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience leading capital projects, including detailed schedules, budgetary control, and KPI-based progress reporting; 5 years preferred.
• Intermediate-or-higher proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Intermediate-or-higher proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally for business, up to 25%.
• Ability to work weekends and shutdown periods, such as July and December.

Nice To Haves

• Experience creating process plans and machine specifications using lean manufacturing principles.
• Experience with AutoCAD, CATIA, Creo, or similar tools, including reading, interpreting, and modifying 2D and 3D technical drawings.
• Advanced engineering degree higher than a bachelor’s degree.
• Toyota Production Engineering experience, including NAMC and/or TMNA.
• Experience directing structured manufacturing-equipment trials to assess and achieve compliance with design, performance, and product quality criteria.
• Battery manufacturing experience, such as electrochemistry, slot-die coating, roll-to-roll processing, laser-cutting equipment, or vision-inspection systems.
• Experience with industrial controls and/or industrial networks, PLC logic programming, Mitsubishi and/or Omron PLCs, MES systems, and investigating and troubleshooting issues.
• TBP completion through Panel.
• Japanese language ability.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement, validation, installation, pre-production trials, and launch of EV battery manufacturing equipment.
• Create and maintain detailed schedules and budgetary controls for the assigned area.
• Create battery manufacturing process plans and machine specifications using Toyota Production System principles, Toyota and industry standards, and continuous improvement.
• Apply electrical, mechanical, and civil design knowledge and applicable standards to develop engineering criteria and design feedback, including system sizing, routing, materials and component selection, and installation.
• Create explanatory documents and drawings that communicate scope, execution plans, progress, key issues, and option analyses to stakeholders.
• Collaborate across functional, company, and international boundaries to achieve project goals.
• Plan and monitor equipment installation, identify field issues, and work with construction coordinators and machine builders to develop countermeasures.
• Promote a zero-incidents safety culture by modeling safe work behaviors, complying with Toyota construction safety requirements, and correcting unsafe conditions.
• Plan and coordinate pre-production and mass-production trials at machine vendors and installation sites.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level