Battery Engineer

KYYBA, Inc

Liberty, NC

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
AutoCAD, Battery Engineering, Budgeting, Business Skills, Capital Project, Cisco Network Systems, Cleanroom, Commissioning, Construction Engineering, Construction Management, Cross-Functional, Database Technology, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Ethernet, IP (Internet Protocol), Information Technology & Information Systems, Investment Capital, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Equipment, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Manufacturing Operations Management, Mass Production, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM), Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Product Family, Microsoft Word, Network Administration/Management, Network Connectivity, Network Support, Network Systems, Oracle Database, Performance Metrics, Process Development, Procurement Planning, Production Support, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Project Schedule, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Root Cause Analysis, SCADA Software, SQL (Structured Query Language), Safety/Work Safety, Strategic Planning, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Systems Administration/Management, TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), Team Player
LOCATION
Liberty, NC
POSTED
30+ days ago
RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Participate in daily written and verbal reports up to Senior Manager level.
  • Developing process plans for battery production lines within the Battery Production Engineering department with direct support from the Manager.
  • Working in a collaborative team environment (supporting other Engineers, Construction Management Group, Technicians, Vendors, General Contractors, etc.) to achieve project milestones.
  • 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.
  • Support shop floor-level implementation of network systems, which includes andon and Manufacturing Execution System (MES), as well as connectivity to higher level IT-managed systems, i.e. Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM).
  • Support battery network system plans and specifications, applying knowledge of OPC-UA, CC-Link, SQL, and SCADA system implementation.
  • Configuring manufacturing equipment PLCs (primarily Mitsubishi) for network systems connectivity using SLMP, Ethernet TCP, and Ethernet IP protocols.
  • Punchlist item identification, root cause analysis, and countermeasure management
  • KPI summarization, mass-production handover, and production issues support
  • Cross-functional team engagement (domestic and international) to discuss open items and key project schedules/milestones.
  • Creating and maintaining detailed schedules for assigned areas.
  • Maintain budgets for assigned areas. Completing internal and external training
Qualifications/ What you bring (Must Haves)
  1. Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or similar technical field.
  2. 3+ years of equivalent professional experience in a manufacturing environment.
  3. Experience in production preparation and execution of capital projects, preferably from initial strategy planning to the start of mass production.
  4. Project management experience dealing with capital investments greater than $0.5M.
  5. Experience in creating and maintaining detailed schedules including milestone achievement for manufacturing equipment installation.
  6. Ability to read and interpret 2D drawings including building facilities and process equipment drawings.
  7. Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
  8. Proficiency with 2D and 3D drafting software such as AutoCAD.
  9. PLC experience including the ability to Read, interpret and modify.
  10. Ability for business travel, both domestic and international up to 10%.
  11. Ability to work weekends, holidays, and shutdown periods (such as July and December shutdown) as needed, based on project condition and schedule.
  12. SQL / Oracle or other database experience.
  13. Experience with Cisco networks and maintain a machine network.
  14. Experience using Ignition for programming Andon visualization and other tools.
Bonus if you have (Preferred):
  • Mitsubishi PLC Programming experience
  • SCADA Systems experience
  • MES experience
  • Experience with Kepware software or similar SCADA Data systems

About the Company

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KYYBA, Inc

Kyyba group of companies are privately held and specialize in staff augmentation, application software and project solutions. In operation for more than 15 years, we have earned an enviable track record and reputation within all the industries we serve. Our unique processes and maturity enables us to understand the needs of the business organizations and provide business solutions that match the real and compelling needs of our customers.

Headquartered in Michigan, Kyyba has multiple office locations and we serve local, regional and national client base consisting of Fortune 500 and middle market companies. Kyyba extends the above solutions and services to a broad spectrum of industry verticals ranging from automotive, insurance, technology, financial, transportation, government and so on.

COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
http://www.kyyba.com/