Cell & Process Engineering Intern

Overview

Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a Cell & Process Engineering Intern? Then we're looking for you! Check out the job description and apply now! Put your skills to meaningful use, gain unique experience, and work with world-class team members with diverse backgrounds and expertise who share the same vision.

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Responsibilities

What You'll Do:

Panasonic Energy is seeking ambitious engineers to lead the world's largest lithium ion battery initiative. With superior battery designs and the fastest manufacturing lines in the world, Panasonic is producing millions of batteries per day at the Gigafactory to support Tesla's electric vehicle and energy storage businesses. Panasonic invites you to join us in this ongoing full-scale effort to electrify our society.

At Panasonic Energy engineers quickly become experts in the fundamentals of lithium-ion cell technology and work to integrate that understanding with high speed, automated manufacturing methods to produce the highest performance and highest quality lithium ion batteries.

Essential Duties:

* Being a part of Panasonic's Cell and Process Engineering (CPE) team. The CPE team is responsible for supporting Panasonic's battery production to ensure our world-class production is running smoothly and without issue. In addition, we continually seek to improve our process by means of productivity, quality, cost, and other metrics.

* Devising battery cell manufacturing process improvement for mass production lines leading to increased production and better quality

* Defining and changing cell specifications

* Introducing new materials and cell technologies into mass production

* Conducting development work for new and existing production lines to improve cell process on safety, quality and productivity.

* Working closely with other team members to increase understanding of failure modes, performance and life expectancy of cell products.

* Demonstrating solid troubleshooting skills and ability to solve unknown problems.

* Analyzing operating procedures and functions of equipment and machinery to reduce time and cost of assembly manufacturing processes.

* Other duties may be assigned.

Internship Details:

* The program will be a full time paid summer internship working for Panasonic Energy at the Gigafactory in Reno, NV

* The program will be 12 weeks in length, and is planned to occur between Monday, May 18 and Friday, August 7, 2026. This date range is subject to change

* Must be able to attend the entirety of the internship

* Applications will be accepted until Monday, October 13, 2025

Program Requirements:

* The program will be a full time paid summer internship working for Panasonic Energy onsite at the Gigafactory

* Must attend entirety of internship from the indicated start and end date noted above

* Minimum 3.2 GPA

* Must have completed a minimum of 2 years at an accredited university

* Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require sponsorship for employment visa status now or in the future (e.g., H-1B, O-1, TN, L-1, or other employment-based visas) following graduation. This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:

* To ensure the health and safety in the workplace and for the protection of our employees, wearing PPE is a possibility and may include equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, bump cap, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator.

The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

Qualifications

What You'll Bring:

Education:

* Basic/

Required:

Completion of at least two years of full-time enrollment in a Bachelor's degree program in in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or similar discipline.

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