Manufacturing Engineer III

Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a Manufacturing Engineer? Then we're looking for you! Check out the job description. 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!

Manufacturing Engineer III

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.

The Manufacturing Engineer III is an experienced individual contributor who serves as a technical leader across multiple projects and teams, operating with minimal oversight in a high-volume lithium-ion battery manufacturing environment. This role provides advanced manufacturing engineering expertise, leading medium-sized projects and driving complex process and equipment improvements. The Manufacturing Engineer III independently resolves multi-variable technical challenges, develops and validates manufacturing standards, and mentors junior engineers while collaborating cross-functionally to improve safety, quality, and operational performance.

Functional Operations:

Demonstrates deep technical expertise in a defined manufacturing, process, equipment, or automation domain

Develops, validates, and maintains manufacturing standards, best practices, and technical documentation

Leads medium-sized process improvement, equipment upgrade, or automation projects, managing scope, budgets, and timelines

Independently evaluates manufacturing system performance and recommends data-driven technical solutions

Serves as a subject matter expert for complex manufacturing or equipment-related issues

Performance Optimization & Continuous Improvement:

Independently handles complex, multi-variable manufacturing, quality, and equipment problems

Leads process improvement initiatives that introduce new methods, tools, or technologies

Drives systemic improvements to improve throughput, yield, reliability, and cost performance

Applies advanced problem-solving methodologies and statistical tools to improve process capability and stability

Ensures sustainable implementation of improvements through standardization and documentation

Training & Team Support:

Mentors Manufacturing Engineer I and II team members through technical guidance, coaching, and knowledge sharing

May lead small project teams or cross-functional technical working groups

Supports development of engineering capability through best practice sharing and technical reviews

Acts as a technical escalation point for junior engineers

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communication:

Collaborates across departments including Production, Maintenance, Quality, Controls, and Engineering

Compares technical recommendations, project updates, and risk assessments to management and key stakeholders

Makes independent technical decisions within area of expertise

Influences cross-functional alignment on technical strategy, implementation plans, and operational priorities

Quality, Safety, & Compliance:

Leads adherence to manufacturing…