Production Engineer

Production Engineer

Location: Liberty, NC

Duration: 1 Year Contract

• Participate in daily written and verbal reports up to Senior Manager level.
• Develop process plans for battery production lines within the Battery PE department with direct support from the Manager.
• Work in a collaborative team environment (supporting other Engineers, Construction Management Group, Technicians, Vendors, General Contractors, etc.) to achieve project milestones.
• Handle 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.
• Engage with cross‑functional teams (domestic and international) to discuss open items and key project schedules/milestones.
• Create and maintain detailed schedules for assigned areas.
• Maintain budgets for assigned areas.
• Complete internal and external training.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or similar technical field.
• 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.