PRINCIPAL IMAGINEER

ePlane Company; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ePlane Company in Chennai, India seeks a senior Manufacturing Engineer for High-Voltage battery system manufacturing. You will lead process design, DFMA, PFMEA, and DOE to validate and optimize battery module/pack assembly.

Experience with laser welding, fixtures, and safety compliance is essential. You will collaborate with Design, Quality and suppliers, drive POC initiatives, develop MIS and route cards, and train production staff on new processes and safe operation.

Qualifications

• 12-18 Years in Manufacturing engineering and Battery manufacturing.
• Experience with an eVTOL company is an additional advantage.

Responsibilities

• Work with High-Voltage battery system Manufacturing engineering to establish manufacturing processes for Battery Modules/Packs and its related components.
• Perform DFA, DFM, and PFMEA for all the associated processes at the battery module/pack assembly level.
• Ownership on process design and execution on Battery laser welding process for battery modules. Qualify welding in accordance with International standards.
• Design and manufacture applicable fixtures, tools etc for efficient process execution.
• Define the build sequence, process steps and develop suitable manufacturing assembly steps.
• Work closely with suppliers on equipment requirements, tools, fixtures through qualification, RFQ, Inspection, equipment installation, and final qualification.
• Develop process control specifications for all set processes.
• Collaborate closely with Design, Quality and internal teams to define optimal strategies in battery manufacturing.
• Lead proof-of-concept (POC) and Design of Experiments (DOE) to validate process design and performance.
• Develop process documentation for all processes, such as MIS and route cards. Ensure all manufacturing processes comply with industrial standards. Ensure compliance with safety regulations and company policies.Maintain detailed records of process parameters, equipment specifications, maintenance activities and performance metrics.
• Train and support production staff on new processes, safe battery operation, equipment and tool operation, and industry best practices.
• Understand AS9100 quality standards and lead internal and external quality audits.

Skills

High-Voltage battery

DFM

PFMEA

Laser welding

Fixtures design

Process control

DOE

POC

AS9100

Quality audits

Safety regulations

Staff training

Job description

1. Work with High-Voltage battery system Manufacturing engineering to establish manufacturing processes for Battery Modules/Packs and its related components.

2. Perform DFA, DFM, and PFMEA for all the associated processes at the battery module/pack assembly level.

3 Ownership on process design and execution on Battery laser welding process for battery modules. Qualify welding in accordance with International standards.

4. Design and manufacture applicable fixtures, tools etc for efficient process execution.

5. Define the build sequence, process steps and develop suitable manufacturing assembly steps.

6. Work closely with suppliers on equipment requirements, tools, fixtures through qualification, RFQ, Inspection, equipment installation, and final qualification.

7. Develop process control specifications for all set processes.

8. Collaborate closely with Design, Quality and internal teams to define optimal strategies in battery manufacturing.

9. Lead proof-of-concept (POC) and Design of Experiments (DOE) to validate process design and performance.

10. Develop process documentation for all processes, such as MIS and route cards. Ensure all manufacturing processes comply with industrial standards. Ensure compliance with safety regulations and company policies.Maintain detailed records of process parameters, equipment specifications, maintenance activities and performance metrics

11. Train and support production staff on new processes, safe battery operation, equipment and tool operation, and industry best practices.

12. Understand AS9100 quality standards and lead internal and external quality audits.

Requirements

Experience

12-18 Years in Manufacturing engineering and Battery manufacturing.

Experience with an eVTOL company is an additional advantage for this position.

Laser welding of Pouch format cells, Cell to pack architecture.