Battery Cell Manufacturing EngineerLocation: Liberty, NC
Schedule: Full-Time | Onsite
Travel: Up to 15%, including international travel to Japan
Overtime: Up to 25%
Position ID:We are seeking a
Battery Cell Manufacturing Engineer to support advanced battery manufacturing operations in Liberty, North Carolina.
This role is ideal for an engineer with experience in
battery cell manufacturing, battery materials, manufacturing trials, process improvement, and technical problem-solving. The engineer will play a key role in pre-production trial activities, helping identify and resolve material, product, process, and equipment issues while improving manufacturing conditions and cell performance.
This position offers the opportunity to work cross-functionally with manufacturing, production engineering, quality, R&D, equipment teams, and external partners while supporting the advancement of next-generation automotive battery production.
What You'll Do- Lead planning and execution of pre-production battery manufacturing trials.
- Investigate and resolve material, product, process, and equipment-related issues.
- Develop detailed trial and validation plans to confirm manufacturing conditions and product performance.
- Perform structured root-cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Monitor trial results, KPIs, quality indicators, and cell-performance data.
- Evaluate battery cell performance using analytical tools and quality methods.
- Support introduction and validation of new battery materials.
- Interpret product and process specifications, technical drawings, manufacturing data, and change points.
- Provide input into process and equipment specifications to improve quality and prevent issue recurrence.
- Apply Lean manufacturing and structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Create detailed technical reports and executive-level project summaries.
- Coordinate activities across Production Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, suppliers, and equipment teams.
- Track project status, schedules, deliverables, and trial results.
- Drive standardization, Kaizen, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes and systems.
- Mentor team members in battery technology, trial planning, data analysis, and manufacturing problem-solving.
- Support equipment testing and validation activities, including occasional international travel to Japan.
What We're Looking For- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 3+ years of engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience supporting manufacturing production preparation, launch, or process-development activities.
- Experience planning and executing manufacturing trials or validation activities.
- Knowledge of battery cell products, manufacturing processes, materials, and equipment.
- Strong experience with manufacturing problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
- Ability to analyze manufacturing and quality data and translate findings into corrective actions.
- Experience coordinating schedules, milestones, and deliverables across multiple functional groups.
- Strong technical documentation and communication skills.
Highly Preferred Experience- 2+ years of experience with battery cell winding, cell assembly, and/or electrolyte filling.
- 5+ years of battery cell manufacturing experience.
- Lithium-ion or automotive battery manufacturing experience.
- Battery chemistry or battery-materials knowledge.
- New material introduction and validation.
- Cell-performance testing and analysis.
- Automotive new-model or manufacturing-launch experience.
- Product/process/equipment simultaneous engineering.
- Manufacturing plant production operations experience.
- Data analytics tools and statistical analysis.
- Digital engineering or manufacturing software tools.
- Japanese verbal or written language skills.
Ideal BackgroundsCandidates may come from industries including:
- EV and lithium-ion battery manufacturing
- Automotive battery production
- Battery materials and chemical manufacturing
- Chemical or materials engineering
- Semiconductor manufacturing
- Advanced manufacturing and process engineering
- Battery quality, validation, or manufacturing engineering
Ideal CandidateThe strongest candidate will combine
hands-on battery cell manufacturing knowledge with strong trial management and structured problem-solving skills.
You should be comfortable working directly with manufacturing processes, analyzing technical data, identifying root causes, coordinating cross-functional teams, and driving issues through permanent resolution.
If you enjoy solving complex manufacturing problems and helping launch and improve advanced battery technology, this is an excellent opportunity to make an impact in next-generation automotive manufacturing.
