Manufacturing Project EngineerLocation: Onsite Manufacturing Environment
Travel: Up to 10% Domestic & International
Schedule: Full-Time | Weekend & Shutdown Support as Needed
What you'll be doing- Work within a collaborative team environment supporting Engineers, Construction Management, Technicians, Vendors, and General Contractors to achieve project milestones
- Perform machine trials and equipment confirmation activities prior to production startup to ensure operational readiness
- Support daily production operations to maintain uptime, operational availability, yield, and line performance
- Troubleshoot equipment issues and implement corrective actions to minimize downtime
- Document breakdowns, abnormal conditions, root causes, and countermeasures
- Lead and support structured problem-solving activities focused on long-term reliability improvements
- Partner with production, maintenance, and support teams to resolve technical issues and improve operational performance
- Provide technical guidance and hands-on support to other team members
- Drive continuous improvement activities tied to KPIs, production targets, safety, and quality goals
- Support equipment installation, modification, debugging, launch, and stabilization activities
- Optimize automated manufacturing equipment and processes to improve efficiency and reliability
What you bring- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field OR 5+ years of equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience
- Strong understanding of manufacturing systems, automated production equipment, and line operations
- Experience troubleshooting equipment failures and identifying root causes
- Ability to perform machine trials and support stable equipment startup activities
- Experience documenting breakdowns, abnormalities, and corrective actions
- Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, maintenance, and production teams
- Continuous improvement mindset focused on safety, uptime, quality, and KPI achievement
- Strong communication and coordination skills
- Self-driven attitude with strong ownership and accountability
- Flexibility to support multiple production lines and technical priorities
Added Bonus Experience- Battery manufacturing or battery production line experience
- Experience supporting launch activities for new manufacturing lines
- Clean room or cleanliness protocol experience
- Experience supporting production trials and equipment confirmation activities
- Hands-on experience with:
- PLC programming and troubleshooting
- Robotics and automation systems
- HMI systems
- Motion control systems
- Vision inspection systems including X-ray
- Automated manufacturing equipment optimization
