Production Equipment Engineer — 24/7 Battery Recycling

American Battery Technology Company; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Stock options

401(K)

Flexible paid time off

Job summary

American Battery Technology Company in Sparks, Nevada is seeking an Equipment Engineer to sustain and improve our proprietary lithium-ion battery recycling processes. You will collaborate with our engineering team to ensure reliable, 24/7 operations and drive OEE improvements across first-in-kind processing lines.

The role reports to the Director of Engineering and requires hands-on troubleshooting, equipment maintenance, and development of next-generation solutions for higher purity materials

Qualifications

• Background in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, or Mechatronics preferred).
• 3+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with troubleshooting and commissioning first-in-kind manufacturing lines.
• Experience implementing data-driven improvements to operational lines (DOE, Change Management).
• Experience in SPC, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.
• Experience troubleshooting safety systems for manufacturing lines.
• Working knowledge of mechatronics and discrete control strategies (conveyance, safety interlocks, PLC).
• Working knowledge Autodesk Software: Revit, AutoCAD and/or Navisworks.

Responsibilities

• Sustain 24/7 production operations by responding and recovering to down equipment.
• Support commissioning activities of future expansion plans for our first-in-kind battery recycling process.
• Implement process improvement projects to improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Support PLC and SCADA development teams throughout the lifecycle of a project by updating, troubleshooting, and maintaining IEC-61131 compliant PLC programming languages and SCADA software.
• Work with the operations team to author documentation including Operating Procedures, Preventative Maintenance Plans, Spare Parts Lists, etc.

Skills

Engineering background

Troubleshooting

OEE improvements

PLC & SCADA

Documentation

Tools

Autodesk Revit

AutoCAD

Navisworks

Job description

American Battery Technology Company in Sparks, Nevada is seeking an Equipment Engineer to sustain and improve our proprietary lithium-ion battery recycling processes. You will collaborate with our engineering team to ensure reliable, 24/7 operations and drive OEE improvements across first-in-kind processing lines.

The role reports to the Director of Engineering and requires hands-on troubleshooting, equipment maintenance, and development of next-generation solutions for higher purity materials