Mechanical Design Engineer II

Overview

Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a Mechanical Design Engineer? Then we're looking for you! Check out the job description and apply now! Put your skills to meaningful use, gain unique experience, and work with world‑class team members with diverse backgrounds and expertise who share the same vision. Join the PECNA team today!

Join us at Panasonic Energy as we expand to De Soto, Kansas, where we’re building the world’s largest lithium‑ion battery factory. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career while contributing to the future of electric vehicles. As part of our team, you’ll help push the limits of battery technology, enhancing performance and efficiency in sustainable transportation. Our state‑of‑the‑art facility, just outside the Kansas City Metro, will be a hub for innovation in green energy solutions.

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The Mechanical Design Engineer II will primarily support building facility design and construction efforts, with an emphasis on building HVAC and dry process systems. The role focuses on design and construction administration activities, such as implementing design updates to the existing building plans in order to optimize cost, quality, and schedule of the building project. The engineer will work closely with internal cross‑functional teams and external construction partners to complete various scopes of the assigned project.

The engineer will also support startup and troubleshooting efforts that arise from system commissioning. A strong emphasis will be placed on applying engineering principles to real‑world applications in a fast‑paced facility design and construction environment.

• Review equipment submittals and respond to RFIs
• Perform field observation walks, review construction status of mechanical systems, and produce Field Observation Reports
• Collaborate with Mechanical trade partners to ensure issue identification, prioritization, and resolution for installation of mechanical systems
• Support troubleshooting and start‑up of mechanical systems/equipment through engineering expertise
• Improve and refine the design of building dry mechanical and HVAC systems
• Size building ductwork and piping systems and perform heating/cooling load calculations
• Perform front‑end engineering efforts and redline drawings to help develop project scopes
• Produce construction design drawings using REVIT, AutoCAD, and Bluebeam
• Set up and/or participate in design deliverable interim reviews for various scopes
• Review and edit mechanical specifications

• Create/modify building mechanical design standards and specifications (CSI format)
• Improve and refine mechanical system designs to optimize cost, schedule, and quality

• Support startup, commissioning, and system troubleshooting alongside internal teams and construction partners

• Collaborate with various stakeholders and multi‑disciplinary engineers to assess design requirements for building mechanical systems (room conditions, tooling needs, life safety, hazardous exhaust, etc.)
• Coordinate with internal teams and external construction partners to support the execution of assigned project scopes

• Perform QA/QC of mechanical design deliverables
• Ensure mechanical designs and construction activities comply with applicable codes, standards, and internal specifications

• 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field

• EIT or P.E. preferred; pursuing P.E. licensure is encouraged but not required

• 2+…