Sr. Materials Engineer

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Job Title: Sr. Materials Engineer

Shift: Monday-Friday

Department: Materials Engineering

Category: Exempt (Salaried)

The Sr Materials Engineer is responsible for designs, development and modification of processes and methods for the manufacture, molding, and utilization of materials in the production of hardware, electronic components and / or structures. The Sr. Materials Engineer will collaborate broadly within Panasonic to analyze materials and material components, to establish operating data, conduct experimental tests and evaluate results with the overall goal to improve PENA’s products and processes.

• Promote collaboration with suppliers in North America to accelerate multi-sourcing and localization. The collaboration includes coordinating technical meetings, creating and summarizing feedback to suppliers, preparing meeting materials, leading the meeting, explaining the feedback, requesting improvement, deciding the specification and analytical method, making a development plan, handling samples, all of which are under alignment with related technical sections.
• Serve as Panasonic Energy's overall technical point of contact or point of contact support for suppliers in North America.
• Establish the evaluation system for electrode and paste materials and electrochemical performance, and then create standard operating procedures and further apply to actual development. This includes but is not limited to:
  Electrode and paste materials:
  Physical and chemical properties in the delivery specification, etc.
  Electrochemical performance:
  Making electrode, assembling coin cells, and charge / discharge test.
• Adhere to three basic business behaviors, provide reports, keep the lines of communication open, and ask for guidance or advice to your supervisor. Also keep the same relationship with your team members.
• Collaborate with all related Panasonic technical departments and utilize their knowledge to maximize development efficiency.
• Proceed with developments under consideration of not only performance but also customer requests, procurement, quality, productivity, and intellectual property.
• Understand the purpose, advantage / disadvantage, and timeline of the project.
• Support all corporate EH&S, Governance and Quality initiatives.
• Utilize knowledge of Panasonic’s manufacturing process to support improvements of supplied components and continue to learn related technologies.
• Other duties may be assigned.

• To ensure the health and safety in the workplace and for the protection of our employees, wearing PPE is a requirement for some roles at PENA 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.

Requirements - Required and / or Preferred

• Education – Bachelor's from four‑year college or university in Electrochemical Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, or similar discipline.
• Preferred:
  Master’s Degree and / or in Electrochemical Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, or similar discipline.

• 8 years in a high-volume manufacturing environment. Battery manufacturing environment would be advantageous.
• Strong background in high-volume manufacturing is strongly desired.
• Able to work independently and in a team environment, as well as with cross‑functional groups.
• Expert fundamental understanding of analytical methodologies key to specific role within the remit of the Materials Engineering Team.
• Knowledge of commonly used materials in battery manufacturing and the analytical techniques associated with qualification and testing of those materials.
• Ability to use statistical analysis to derive conclusions and…