Process Engineer jobs in Sparks, NV

Process Engineer develops and optimizes continuous production and manufacturing processes to achieve the output, quality, and cost goals of the organization. Collects production data and applies standard scientific and statistical methods to analyze, document, and diagram production processes. Being a Process Engineer identifies process bottlenecks and devises solutions to resolve. Recommends changes or upgrades to equipment, work methods, or other aspects of the process to improve efficiency and utilization of resources including labor, energy and raw materials. Additionally, Process Engineer requires a bachelor's degree of engineering. Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. The Process Engineer works on projects/matters of limited complexity in a support role. Work is closely managed. To be a Process Engineer typically requires 0-2 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Process Engineer (Cell & Process Engineering)
  • Panasonic Corporation of North America
  • Sparks, NV FULL_TIME



  • Our Mission: Create Technologies That Move Us

    Job Title:

    Process Engineer

    Shift:

    Monday-Friday

    Department:

    Engineering

    Category:

    Exempt (Salaried)

    Approved by:

    Engineering

    Job Summary:

    Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) is seeking ambitious engineers to lead the world's largest lithium ion battery initiative. With superior battery designs and 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. Panasonic invites you to join us in this ongoing full-scale effort to electrify our society. At PENA, 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.

    Essential Duties:

    • Being a part of Panasonic's Cell and Process Engineering (CPE) team. The CPE team is responsible for supporting Panasonic's battery production to ensure our world-class production is running smoothly and without issue. In addition, we continually seek to improve our process by means of productivity, quality, cost, and other metrics.
    • Devising battery cell manufacturing process improvement for mass production lines leading to increased production and better quality.
    • Defining and changing cell specifications.
    • Introducing new materials and cell technologies into mass production.
    • Conducting research and development work for new and existing production lines to improve cell process on safety, quality and productivity.
    • Working closely with other team members to increase understanding of failure modes, performance and life expectancy of cell products.
    • Line setup and performance evaluation of manufacturing equipment.
    • Demonstrating solid troubleshooting skills and ability to quickly solve unknown problems.
    • Analyzing operating procedures and functions of equipment and machinery to reduce time and cost of assembly manufacturing processes.
    • Other duties may be assigned.

    Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:

    • To ensure the health and safety in the workplace and for the protection of our employees, wearing PPE is a possibility and may include equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, bump cap, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator.

    The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

    Qualifications: Requirements - Required and/or Preferred

    Education:

    • Basic: Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or similar discipline.
    • Preferred: Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or similar discipline.

    Essential Qualifications:

    • Evidence of exceptional ability. Panasonic follows a culture of full-cycle engineering where members will have full responsibility and accountability for their projects from start to finish. We are looking for the best of the best.
    • Must be able to perform machine and process troubleshooting and apply root cause analysis.
    • Experience performing engineering functions and responsibilities in a manufacturing environment.
    • Able to train manufacturing operators or technicians on new or revised manufacturing process instructions or tooling.
    • Should be flexible with the working environment and be able to perform job duties between manufacturing floor and office/desk.
    • Experience working on projects such as scrap, cost, and time reduction.
    • Experience with time studies, resource mapping, and bottleneck analysis.
    • Must possess engineering skills (process development/improvement, troubleshooting, data analysis, tolerancing).
    • Capable of identifying critical process parameters. Knowledge of FTA, FMEA, etc.
    • Strong team working skills with other employees at all levels of an organization.
    • Self-starter who works well independently and an outstanding ability to follow up with minimal direction and will focus on team success.
    • Able to manage multiple concurrent tasks in a fast-paced environment, effectively prioritize work, and deliver quality results.
    • A strong work ethic with a "get the job done" approach who consistently delivers excellent customer service, both internally and externally.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Familiarity with six sigma methodologies and tools.
    • Experience interfacing to databases, information management and reporting applications used for MES/SCADA systems is preferred.
    • Strong data analysis skills with tools such as JMP, Minitab, Python, MATLAB, are highly desired.
    • Knowledge of electrochemistry and ability to apply principles.
    • Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment (1M units per day) such as batteries or electronic devices.

    Physical Demands:

    Physical Activities: (Percentage of time (equaling 100%) during the normal workday the employee is required to)

    • Sit:20%
    • Walk:50%
    • Stand: 20%
    • Lift:10%

    Tools and/or Equipment: (Required frequency is: Not required (0%), Occasional (1-33%), Frequent (34-66%, Continuous (67-100%)

    • Keyboard/Computer:Continuous
    • Office Equipment:Continuous
    • PhoneContinuous

    Required Lifting and Carrying: (Required frequency is: Not required (0%), Occasional (1-33%), Frequent (34-66%, Continuous (67-100%)

    • Up to 10 lbs.:Frequent
    • Up to 20 lbs.:Frequent
    • Up to 35 lbs.:Frequent
    • Team-lift only (over 35 lbs.):Frequent

    About Us:

    Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) is collaborating with Tesla at a massive battery factory near Reno, Nevada which is known for its quality of life and expansive outdoor adventures. Panasonic's role at the Gigafactory is to manufacture and supply cylindrical lithium-ion cells to Tesla for their electric vehicles and energy storage systems.

    Over the past few years, the Gigafactory has grown to the largest lithium-ion battery factory in the world. Together with our partner Tesla, we continue to revolutionize the lithium-ion battery space and accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy and transportation.

    Our mission at PENA is to make the vision of affordable Electric Vehicles a reality by producing the world's safest, high quality, and lowest cost batteries. Through this effort we will create a clean energy society and our products will change society's use of and perceptions of electric power.

    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.

    Connect with the recruiter, Joe Richie:

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    Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. 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 or company policy. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Pre-employment drug testing is required for safety sensitive positions or as may otherwise be required by contract or law. 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. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Corporation of North America.

     

  • 19 Days Ago

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Sr. Process Engineer (PENA)
  • Panasonic Corporation of North America
  • Sparks, NV FULL_TIME
  • Panasonic Sr. Process EngineerOur Mission: Create Technologies That Move UsSummaryThe Sr. Process Engineer is responsible for leading process improvement projects focused on defect rate improvement, n...
  • 19 Days Ago

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Senior Process Engineer
  • Bright Vision Technologies
  • Fernley, NV FULL_TIME
  • Bright Vision Technologies has an immediate opportunity for Senior Process Engineer at Fernley, NV, US, minimum 5 years of experience in the process industry.Candidate must have permanent work authori...
  • 20 Days Ago

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Senior Process Engineer
  • U.S. Silica Company
  • Reno, NV FULL_TIME
  • U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. is a global performance materials company and is a member of the Russell 2000. The company is a leading producer of commercial silica used in the oil and gas industry and in ...
  • 7 Days Ago

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Process Engineer - Manufacturing
  • SACO AEI Polymers, Inc
  • Reno, NV FULL_TIME
  • Position Summary: Under the direction of the Plant Manager, the Process Engineer is responsible for a level of high degree of mechanical engineering skills and independent judgment. Responsibilities/D...
  • 9 Days Ago

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Process Engineer II
  • Trex Brand
  • Fernley, NV FULL_TIME
  • When you work at Trex, you’re helping to grow and enhance a true original. You join a company that boldly launched an entire industry… and still leads the way. We are looking for a Process Engineer II...
  • 10 Days Ago

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Senior Project Engineer -Southwest
  • Clayco
  • About Us: Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering and cons...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Quality Engineering Technician, Expansion
  • Tesla Motors
  • Sparks, NV
  • The Role The Quality Engineering Technician will ensure that all material both in-process and incoming, meets Tesla's qu...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Quality Engineer, Cell Manufacturing
  • Tesla Motors
  • Sparks, NV
  • The Role Tesla Gigafactory Nevada is looking for an experienced Quality Engineer for Energy Storage business. In this ro...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Process Technician, Battery Expansion
  • Tesla Motors
  • Sparks, NV
  • The Role The Process Engineering Technician conducts process sustaining tasks for the manufacturing line, managing vario...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Maintenance Engineer I
  • Marriott International Inc
  • Truckee, CA
  • Additional Information Pay: $22.66/hour Job Number 24028695 Job Category Engineering & Facilities Location The Ritz-Carl...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Maintenance Engineer II
  • Marriott International Inc
  • Truckee, CA
  • Additional Information Pay: $22.66/hour Job Number 24028696 Job Category Engineering & Facilities Location The Ritz-Carl...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Production Engineering Manager, Energy Products
  • Tesla Motors
  • Sparks, NV
  • The Role Tesla is seeking a highly motivated Production Engineering Manager to lead the development and improvement of n...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Reno Engineering Manager
  • NCE | Engineering & Environmental Services
  • Reno, NV
  • Calling all dynamic and driven licensed engineers! Are you ready to take your career to new heights while improving Nort...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It was founded in 1904 and incorporated on March 15, 1905, and is located just east of Reno. The 2010 U.S. Census Bureau population count was 90,264. It is the fifth most populous city in Nevada. It is named after the late Nevada Governor John Sparks, a member of the Silver Party. Sparks is located within the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area....
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