EV Battery Equipment Engineer

Kaygen, Inc.; Liberty (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaygen, Inc. is seeking a seasoned engineer to support production preparation for battery, electronics, or chemical manufacturing equipment. The role requires creating process plans and machine specifications using lean principles, and reading 2D/3D drawings with CAD tools.

Candidates should have 5+ years in engineering, proven project leadership, and strong Excel/PowerPoint skills. Travel up to 25% and occasional weekend work are expected in this on-site position in North Carolina.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering with 5+ years in an engineering role.
• Experience with production preparation of Battery, Electronics or Chemical manufacturing equipment.
• Experience creating process plans and machine specifications using lean manufacturing principles.
• Experience leading capital projects with scheduling, budgeting, and KPI reporting.
• Experience with reading and interpreting 2D/3D drawings (AutoCAD/CATIA/Creo).
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint (intermediate or above).
• Willingness to travel up to 25% (domestic and international).
• Ability to work weekends and shutdowns (e.g., July and December).

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Travel readiness

Weekend work

Technical drawings

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Advanced Engineering degree (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD

CATIA

Creo

Job description

Qualifications/ What you bring (Must Haves):

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering or similar technical field with 5+ years of equivalent work experience in an engineering role
• Experience with production preparation of Battery, Electronics or Chemical manufacturing equipment, including procurement, validation, installation, pre-production trials and launch (3 years Required, 5 years Preferred)
• Experience creating process plans and machine specifications using lean manufacturing principles.
• Experience leading capital projects, including creating and maintaining detailed schedules, budgetary control, and KPI-based progress reporting (3 years Required, 5 years Preferred).
• Experience with AutoCAD, CATIA, Creo or similar, including the ability to read and interpret and modify 2D and 3D technical drawings.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint. (intermediate or above)
• Ability to business travel, both domestic and international, up to 25%.
• Ability to work weekends and shutdowns such as July and December.

Bonus if you have (Preferred):

• Advanced Engineering degree, higher than Bachelor's.
• Experience directing structured trials of manufacturing equipment to assess and achieve compliance with design, performance, and product quality criteria.
• Experience with battery manufacturing, such as electrochemistry, slot die coating, roll-to-roll processing, laser cutting equipment, vision inspection systems.
• Experience with industrial controls and/or industrial networks, PLC logic programming, Mitsubishi and/or Omron PLCs, MES systems, including experience investigating and troubleshooting issues.