Battery Cell Manufacturing Engineer - Trial Lead & Kaizen

TekWissen ®; Liberty (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TekWissen Group is a global workforce management provider actively supporting a prominent automotive client. The role focuses on leading pre-production trial planning, issue resolution, and rapid problem solving within the Battery Manufacturing Engineering group.

The successful candidate will coordinate with production engineering, manufacturing, R&D, and quality, travel domestically and internationally, and is expected to drive Kaizen activities for safer, more efficient processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or a similar technical field.
• 3+ years in an equivalent engineering role in manufacturing.
• Experience in battery cell assembly, winding, electrolyte fill, and related trials.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and problem-solving in pre-production trial activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve material, product, and process issues.
• Develop and implement trial plans using TBP or Lean methods.
• Produce detailed technical reports and organizational learning documents.
• Support standardization and kaizen of department systems and processes.

Skills

Battery chemistry knowledge

Battery manufacturing process

Trial management

Root cause analysis

Kaizen / continuous improvement

Cell performance evaluation

Cross-functional teamwork

Data analytics

Quality functions

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering

Tools

TBP / Lean practices

Analytical software/tools

Data interpretation of tests/drawings

Job description

TekWissen Group is a global workforce management provider actively supporting a prominent automotive client. The role focuses on leading pre-production trial planning, issue resolution, and rapid problem solving within the Battery Manufacturing Engineering group.

The successful candidate will coordinate with production engineering, manufacturing, R&D, and quality, travel domestically and internationally, and is expected to drive Kaizen activities for safer, more efficient processes.