Facilities Mechanical Engineer III

Overview

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Facilities Mechanical Engineer

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Summary:

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. If you're passionate about sustainability and eager to contribute to the electric vehicle revolution, we invite you to be part of our dynamic team. Join us and make a meaningful impact on the future of energy and transportation.

Job Summary:

The Facilities Mechanical Engineer III operates with limited supervision and serves as a technical resource for the operation, maintenance, performance, design, and installation of facility mechanical systems, including HVAC, hydronic, plumbing, and associated controls. This role supports and leads sustaining and expansion projects, conducts system performance analysis, and resolves complex operational issues to improve reliability, efficiency, and safety. The position collaborates closely with Operations & Maintenance teams, vendors, contractors, and cross‑functional stakeholders to optimize facility performance, enforce engineering standards, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

Additionally, the Facilities Mechanical Engineer III mentors junior staff, provides technical guidance, and impacts multiple projects and operational teams across the facility.

Essential Duties:

Functional Operations:

• Provide technical expertise for the operation, maintenance, performance, design, and installation of mechanical facility systems, including HVAC, hydronic, plumbing, and associated controls
• Conduct routine assessments of facility systems through testing, system rounds, monitoring, and data analysis to ensure reliable and efficient operation
• Utilize automated fault detection and diagnostic tools to optimize energy conservation and indoor environmental quality (IEQ)
• Lead and support medium‑sized facility improvement, sustaining, and expansion projects, managing project activities, timelines, and deliverables
• Support development and review of sequences of operation, control strategies, and sensor/device locations for new and existing facility systems
• Respond to facility emergencies, including equipment failures, fire alarms, evacuations, and critical system events

Performance Optimization & Continuous Improvement:

• Troubleshoot complex, multi‑variable system performance issues and perform root cause analysis to identify and implement corrective actions
• Lead initiatives to improve equipment reliability, maintainability, operational efficiency, and energy performance
• Partner with Operations & Maintenance teams in the field to evaluate maintenance practices, identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and operational performance, and implement process improvements and best practices
• Assist with updates to maintenance requirements, as‑built documentation, and spare parts inventories to improve system lifecycle performance
• Ensure sustaining and expansion projects comply…