Production Systems Engineer — Battery Modules & Packs

Are you the engineer who...

• Designs assembly processes end-to-end and makes them safer, faster, and more repeatable?
• Translates engineering intent into clear, visual standard work the line can trust?
• Runs toward line-launch chaos, stabilizes bottlenecks, and drives CAPA to closure?
• Thinks in takt-time, yield, and error-proofing—and knows how to move each metric?

What you will own

1. Process Development
   • Develop and document complete manufacturing flows for battery module and pack assembly
   • Define process sequence, work content, and station design to meet quality, throughput/takt, and safety/ergonomic goals
2. Standard Work & Training
   • Create and maintain work instructions, visual aids, and standard work
   • Ensure alignment to engineering drawings/BOMs, revisions, and approved changes
   • Train operators and supervisors on new or updated processes
3. Tools, Fixtures, and Equipment
   • Specify, install, commission, and support assembly tooling, test/inspection systems, and material handling aids
   • Validate equipment and sustain documented settings
4. Launch, Ramp, and Line Support
   • Support line launch, volume ramp-up, and new product/variant introductions
   • First responder to process issues, bottlenecks, and downtime; implement corrective actions
5. Quality & Control
   • Define in-process checks, error-proofing (poka-yoke), and capability/control plans
   • Partner with Quality on root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA)
6. Change & NPI
   • Evaluate manufacturability impacts of engineering changes; update processes/work instructions
   • Support NPI by preparing production processes, participating in pilot builds, and ensuring a smooth engineering-to-production transition
7. Continuous Improvement
   • Deliver gains in yield, cycle time, labor efficiency, and scrap/rework reduction
   • Apply lean manufacturing to improve flow and productivity
8. Safety & Ergonomics
   • Ensure compliance with EHS requirements and safe work practices
   • Identify and mitigate ergonomic and safety risks across assembly and material handling
9. Documentation & Metrics
   • Maintain accurate process definitions, equipment settings, and change histories
   • Track and report process metrics to inform operations decisions

Where you fit in the org

• Reports to: Director of Manufacturing
• Works with: Production Supervisors and Operators; Product Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Thermal); Product Integration; Quality; EHS
• Focus: Process design, line support, continuous improvement

How you’ll spend your time

• On the floor supporting operations and troubleshooting equipment/process issues
• Refreshing work instructions and documentation as changes are released
• Joining kaizen/improvement events
• Helping balance the line and adjust staffing
• Coordinating with engineering and quality partners

Your deliverables

• Process flows/layouts
• Standard work and instructions
• Specifications for equipment/tooling
• Documented improvement plans and results
• Inputs to production readiness and launch reviews

Decision space

• Empowered to define and improve manufacturing processes
• No authority over product design
• Expected to rapidly escalate safety, quality, or capacity risks

Scoreboard

• Stable, repeatable processes
• Improved first-pass yield and fewer defects
• Throughput meeting or beating takt
• Reduced downtime and rework
• Smooth NPI transitions

Why it matters

In battery manufacturing, small process errors can scale into big problems. Early instability kills margins. Strong processes protect quality and safety. This role ensures our operation is engineered—not improvised—building predictable growth and customer confidence.

What you bring

• Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
• 5 Why (root cause analysis)
• Process Engineering
• Machine setups for production runs
• Process development
• CAPA
• Cycle time reduction
• Line launch experience
• Production line setup