EV Battery Manufacturing Engineer

TekWissen LLC; Liberty (NC); On-site; USD 72,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

TekWissen LLC is seeking an EV Battery Manufacturing Engineer in Liberty, NC for a 12-month temporary assignment onsite. You will support production preparation and new model launches for battery manufacturing equipment.

The role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams, developing process plans, coordinating procurement and installation, and ensuring safety, quality, and productivity targets are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or similar technical field.
• 3+ years of manufacturing experience.
• Experience with capital projects and mass production setup.
• Ability to read 2D drawings and process equipment diagrams.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% domestically/internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead production preparation and new model launches for EV battery equipment.
• Develop process plans for battery production lines with PM support.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to meet milestones.
• Oversee equipment procurement, installation, commissioning, and trials.
• Identify punchlist items and perform root-cause analysis.
• Summarize KPI, support mass-production handover.
• Maintain detailed schedules and budgets for assigned areas.

Skills

Project management

Schedule development

Reading 2D drawings

CAD drafting

MS Office

Business travel

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: EV Battery Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Liberty, NC 27298

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Shift: 08:00 am to 05:00 pm EST

Pay Rate: $63.02-$63.02/HR

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide. Our client is a recognized prominent global enterprise in the automotive sector, listed among the top 50 companies in the Global Fortune rankings. As a leading player in the global automotive industry, our client manufactures vehicles in 27 countries and effectively markets them across over 170 countries and regions worldwide.

Key Responsibilities:

• Client is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Contract Engineer for our Implementation Group.
• This position's main responsibility is production preparation and new model launch of EV battery manufacturing equipment.
• Participate in daily written and verbal reports up to Senior Manager level.
• Developing process plans for battery production lines within the Battery PE department with direct support from the Manager.
• Working in a collaborative team environment (supporting other Engineers, Construction Management Group, Technicians, Vendors, General Contractors, etc.) to achieve project milestones.
• Equipment procurement, installation planning to execution, commissioning, pre-production trials, and launch of battery production lines.
• Participate in advanced cleanliness protocols (clean room) necessary for assigned area of battery manufacturing.
• Lead and/or support equipment trials at vendors prior to shipping and on the manufacturing floor after installation ensuring all targets are met for safety, quality and productivity.
• Punchlist item identification, root cause analysis, and countermeasure management.
• KPI summarization, mass-production handover, and production issues support.
• Cross-functional team engagement (domestic and international) to discuss open items and key project schedules/milestones.
• Creating and maintaining detailed schedules for assigned areas.
• Maintain budgets for assigned areas.
• Completing internal and external training.

Requirements:

Qualifications:

• Experience in production preparation and execution of capital projects, preferably from initial strategy planning to the start of mass production.
• Project management experience dealing with capital investments greater than $0.5M.
• Experience in creating and maintaining detailed schedules including milestone achievement for manufacturing equipment installation.
• Ability to read and interpret 2D drawings including building facilities and process equipment drawings.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Proficiency with 2D and 3D drafting software such as AutoCAD.
• Ability for business travel, both domestic and international up to 10%.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and shutdown periods (such as July and December shutdown) as needed, based on project condition and schedule.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or similar technical field.
• 3+ years of equivalent professional experience in a manufacturing environment.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.