Co-define and deploy quality and safety controls (incoming cell inspection, in-process inspection, leak, isolation and electrical end-of-line test, and cell-level traceability) with design, test, quality and safety engineering.
Find and evaluate equipment suppliers and integrators, and retire the highest-risk processes early through concept studies, experiments, feasibility trials and proof-of-concept builds. Own equipment specification, buy-off and start of production.
Own line performance through production handoff, proving capability through metrics such as safety, first-pass yield, rate and cost.
Set team standards for DFM/DFA reviews, process development, line design and safe battery handling, storage and shipping.
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related field
6+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in automated production environments
2+ years of experience leading engineers, either as a people manager or as a technical lead
Experience developing manufacturing processes for battery modules or packs
Experience leading DFM/DFA work that changed product design toward a more scalable, manufacturable architecture
Experience designing automated assembly lines, including station layout, line balancing and cycle-time analysis
Experience working with equipment suppliers from concept and quoting through buy-off and start of production
Experience with battery safety practices for manufacturing, such as ESD and short-circuit protection, thermal event response and safe cell storage
Experience building and growing a manufacturing engineering team from early stage to high-volume production
Experience scaling an automated battery line from proof of concept or pilot to high-volume production
Experience with battery joining processes such as laser welding, ultrasonic or wire bonding, and resistance welding, including weld quality inspection
Experience with cell incoming inspection, grading and matching (OCV, internal resistance), and with module and pack end-of-line test (hi-pot, isolation, BMS functional and charge/discharge test)
Experience with adhesive, thermal interface material and potting dispensing, and with pack sealing and leak testing
Experience with battery safety and transport standards such as UL 2271, UL 2580, IEC 62133 and UN 38.3
Experience with production traceability and MES systems for serialized, cell-level genealogy
Experience with Design of Experiments (DOE), PFMEA and process capability studies
Experience launching high-volume battery products in electric vehicles, e-mobility, consumer electronics, robotics or similar industries
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USA, TX, Austin - 151,000.00 - 204,300.00 USD annually
