Natron Energy will be seeking Manufacturing Engineers to support production and aid in the novel battery manufacturing operations at its future Edgecombe County, NC location. Hiring for these roles are scheduled to take place in 2025. We are not considering any agency partnerships at this time.
Critical activities include process development, yield improvement, troubleshooting, introducing and qualifying new processes and equipment, and determining robust operating conditions for all processes. Tenacious commitment to continuous improvement with thoughtful, collaborative, and disciplined execution is a must.
Responsibilities
- Initiate and lead projects for process improvement in the fabrication/assembly of battery electrodes and cells.
- Support new product introduction and sustaining product process optimizations.
- Work effectively with cross-functional teams to implement new equipment, fixtures, and procedures to improve quality, yield, uptime, cycle time and throughput.
- Perform DOE, process capability, PFMEA, cycle time studies and line balancing activities.
- Develop, update and maintain process documentation and SPC-based manufacturing control plan for good manufacturing execution and product transfer to other sites.
- Analyze and plan workforce utilization, space/tools requirements, workflow, and design layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency in accordance with Lean manufacturing principles.
- Work with production and other services Team members to determine root causes of product defects, poor product performance, line downtime.
- Lead project/subprojects
- Design and implement ISO-9002 compliant manufacturing processes and systems.
Experience and Skills
- Degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in an industrial environment in manufacturing chemicals, batteries, cell, energy systems, Semiconductor, FPD, PCB, Solar or other electrochemical hardware systems.
- Fluency in Six Sigma problem-solving method and tools including DOE, fishbone, FMEA, Control Charts and statistical analysis.
- Demonstrated experience solving process yield, throughput and product quality problems.