Job Title: Sr. Quality Lab Engineer Department: Quality Control Shift: Day Shift
Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) is seeking ambitious engineers to lead the world’s largest lithium-ion battery initiative. With the fastest manufacturing lines in the world, Panasonic is producing millions of batteries per day at the Gigafactory to support Tesla’s electric vehicle and energy storage businesses. Engineers quickly become experts in the fundamentals of lithium-ion cell technology and work to integrate that understanding with high speed, automated manufacturing methods to produce the highest performance and highest quality lithium-ion batteries.
What you will do in this role:
-Provide rapid response conducting lab analysis for production support and root cause analysis.
-Respond for all manner of chemical/materials analysis to change and improve processes and resolve production issues.
-Conducting failure analysis to address quality/reliability concerns with Panasonic’s battery cells.
-Utilize analytical instrumentation to conduct analysis and provide support to a multitude of groups within the organization.
-Analyze and evaluate process input/output data to reduce defects and improve battery performance.
-Provide support to the cell manufacturing process to resolve production quality issues.
-Provide support to customers to resolve claims on cell production quality issues.
What you bring to the role:
-Bachelor’s Degree (required) and PHD (preferred) in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or similar discipline.
-8+ years of engineering or laboratory experience.
-Experience with lab analysis using chromatography, ICP, SEM/EDS, FTIR, TGA, or similar tools.
-Experience with materials characterization, elemental analysis, or electrochemistry.
-Expertise in handling chemicals and following laboratory safety procedures.
-Familiar with quality management tools (control chart, FTA, FMEA, etc.) and MS Office Suite
-Panasonic Energy of North America does not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
Preferred Qualifications:
-Experience using ISO 9001 quality management system auditing.
-A laboratory background working in high-volume manufacturing is strongly desired.
-Experience developing analytical laboratory methods.
-Data analysis experience such as statistical process control of production data.
-Experience in defect reduction of high-volume manufacturing products.
About Us:
In addition to an environment that is as innovative as our products, we offer competitive salaries and benefits.
Supplemental Information: Pre-employment drug testing is required. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. without restriction.
Panasonic is an Equal Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Energy of North America.
