Defect Reduction Lead, Battery Cell Manufacturing

Socket.dev; Michigan; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

LG Energy Solution Michigan, Inc. seeks a Manager, Defect Engineering to lead defect reduction and continuous improvement in lithium‑ion cell manufacturing.

You will guide root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and cross‑functional collaboration with Production, Quality, Equipment, and Process Engineering to improve product quality and manufacturing performance. You will provide technical leadership, training, and standardization while maintaining 5S3R standards and ensuring safety, quality,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, materials science, chemistry, or related field.
• 7+ years in engineering, manufacturing, quality, or related technical experience.
• 3+ years of leading employees, engineering teams, projects, or technical processes.
• Experience with manufacturing defect analysis, root cause investigation, and corrective action.
• Experience working in a manufacturing or production environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Defect Engineering team and establish priorities aligned with quality, production, and business objectives.
• Develop and execute strategies to reduce manufacturing defects, contamination, and process-related quality issues.
• Monitor defect trends, KPIs, and process performance to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions for recurring or significant manufacturing defects.
• Drive equipment, process, procedural, and environmental improvements to prevent defect recurrence.
• Partner with Production, Quality, Equipment, Process Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to resolve quality concerns.
• Review manufacturing and quality data to identify trends, abnormalities, and potential sources of defects.
• Establish and maintain defect reduction standards, controls, procedures, and improvement plans.
• Ensure corrective actions are implemented, documented, and evaluated for effectiveness.
• Provide technical direction and support for complex defect investigationsand manufacturing issues.
• Communicate defect performance, risks, countermeasures, and improvement progress to leadership and stakeholders.
• Develop and deliver training related to defect prevention, contamination control, process changes, and quality best practices.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on product quality, process capability, operational efficiency, and defect prevention.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

LG Energy Solution Michigan, Inc. seeks a Manager, Defect Engineering to lead defect reduction and continuous improvement in lithium‑ion cell manufacturing.

You will guide root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and cross‑functional collaboration with Production, Quality, Equipment, and Process Engineering to improve product quality and manufacturing performance. You will provide technical leadership, training, and standardization while maintaining 5S3R standards and ensuring safety, quality,