Panasonic - Sparks, NV
posted 5 months ago
Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) 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 PENA, 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. As a Manufacturing Engineer II, you will be part of Panasonic's Battery Manufacturing Engineering team, responsible for supporting battery production to ensure our world-class production runs smoothly and without issue. The team continually seeks to improve processes by means of productivity, quality, cost, and other metrics. You will provide engineering support related to daily production activities, working to optimize Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) to increase productivity and reduce defects and losses. Your role will involve troubleshooting real-time production problems, coordinating maintenance activities, and developing permanent countermeasures to common manufacturing issues. In this position, you will monitor and audit manufacturing processes to ensure product specifications and standards are achieved. You will apply your technical knowledge to develop clear and standard work instructions, SOPs, and troubleshooting guides, while also implementing and supporting manufacturing industrial automation. The role may require wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to ensure health and safety in the workplace, which may include a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, bump cap, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator.