Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Liberty


Job Title: (Engineer)


About Kyyba:
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances.
At Kyyba, the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value, passion, excellence, empowerment, and happiness, creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere. We empower our employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility that they need to support a healthy, balanced, and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development.


Job Description


What you'll be doing:

Participate in daily written and verbal reports up to Senior Manager level.

Developing process plans for battery production lines
within the Battery PE department with direct support from the Manager.

Working in a collaborative team environment (supporting other Engineers, Construction Management Group, Technicians, Vendors, General Contractors, etc.) to achieve project milestones.

Equipment procurement, installation planning to execution, commissioning, pre-production trials, and launch of battery production lines.

Participate in advanced
cleanliness protocols (clean room) necessary for assigned area of battery manufacturing.

Lead and/or support equipment trials at vendors prior to shipping and on the manufacturing floor after installation ensuring all targets are met for safety, quality and productivity.

Support shop floor-level implementation of network systems, which includes andon and
Manufacturing Execution System (MES), as well as connectivity to
higher level IT-managed systems, i.e. Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM).

Support
battery network system plans
and specifications, applying knowledge of
OPC-UA, CC-Link, SQL, and SCADA system implementation.

Configuring manufacturing equipment PLCs (primarily Mitsubishi) for network systems connectivity using SLMP, Ethernet TCP, and Ethernet IP protocols.

Punchlist item identification, root cause analysis, and countermeasure management

KPI summarization, mass-production handover, and production issues support

Cross-functional team engagement (domestic and international) to discuss open items and key project schedules/milestones.

Creating and maintaining detailed schedules for assigned areas.

Maintain budgets for assigned areas.

Completing internal and external training

Requirements:
Qualifications/ What you bring (MUST HAVES):

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or similar technical field.

3+ years of equivalent professional experience in a manufacturing environment.

PLC experience including the ability to Read, interpret and modify.

SQL / Oracle or other database experience.

Experience with Cisco networks and maintain a machine network.

Experience using Ignition for programming Andon visualization and other tools.

Experience in production preparation and execution of capital projects, preferably from initial strategy planning to the start of mass production.

Project management experience dealing with capital investments greater than $0.5M.

Experience in creating and maintaining detailed schedules including milestone achievement for manufacturing equipment installation.

Ability to read and interpret 2D drawings including building facilities and process equipment drawings.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

Proficiency with 2D and 3D drafting software such as AutoCAD.

Ability for business travel, both domestic and international up to 10%.

Ability to work weekends, holidays, and shutdown periods (such as July and December shutdown) as needed, based on project condition and schedule.

Bonus if you have (Preferred):

• Mitsubishi PLC Programming experience.
• SCADA Systems experience.
• MES experience.
• Experience with Kepware software or similar SCADA Data systems.

Location
: (Liberty, NC)


Disclaimer:
Kyyba is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Kyyba does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.”
It is the policy of Kyyba to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Kyyba at


Rewards:
Medical, dental, vision
401k
Term life
Voluntary life and disability insurance
Optional…