About this opportunity

Tecknomic lists this Project Engineer, Battery New Model Launch (On-Site, Liberty, Nc) opportunity in township of liberty, North Carolina. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Job DescriptionA leading automotive and EV-battery manufacturer is hiring a Project Engineer to support new model launch for battery manufacturing in Liberty, NC (100% onsite, local): project KPIs and milestones via a master operating plan, project/trial review war rooms, cross-functional and international coordination, and problem solving through start of production.

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What you’ll do

\ N Develop and execute strategies to achieve project milestones for new model launch, serving as a primary coordination point across engineering, project management, construction management, and purchasing

\ N Coordinate new model launch activities across multiple divisions and companies (domestic and international) through every phase to start of production

\ N Define and report overall project KPIs and milestones using a master operating plan;

define standard reporting structure and standardized outputs and lead project and trial review war rooms

\ N Problem-solve issues with potential impact to project or launch execution and drive cross-department countermeasures and recurrence prevention

\ N Support construction activity (building-preparation milestones, installation kickoffs, construction reviews) and coordinate with the facilities projects team

\ N Support pre-production trial activity, including coordinating trial parts orders, schedule creation, and KPI setting and management by project phase

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What you need

\ N Bachelor’s degreeor higher, or 5 plus years equivalent professional experience in a project-related role

\ N Project management withcapital investments greater than $0.5M

\ N Experience setting, managing, visualizing, and reporting KPIs, including reporting to senior/executive leadership and recommending direction from data

\ N Experience creating andmaintaining detailed schedules with milestone achievement

\ N Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

\ N Able to work onsite in Liberty, NC (local), travel up to 10% (domestic and possible international), and work about 25% overtime including weekends, holidays, shutdowns, and evening meetings with Japan;

shop-floor access with steel-toed shoes

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