Battery Pack Manufacturing Engineer

About Re:Build Battery Solutions and Re:Build Manufacturing

Re:Build Battery Solutions is a turnkey battery provider focused on the design, development and manufacturing of durable, high-quality battery packs for motive and stationary energy storage applications. We also offer custom and off-the-shelf battery management systems (BMS) and we design and build battery process lines. We are committed to strengthening the US battery value chain by providing reliable, cost-effective, domestic technology solutions and exceptional customer service. Re:Build Battery Solutions is part of Re:Build Manufacturing, a family of industrial businesses combining cutting-edge enabling technologies, operational superiority, and strategic M&A to build America’s next-generation industrial company.

Re:Build Manufacturing is a growing family of industrial and engineering businesses combining enabling technologies, operational superiority, and strategic M&A to build America’s next generation industrial company. At Re:Build we deploy deep expertise in engineering, operations management, and technology to supercharge the performance of our member companies. We leverage deep professional expertise and a candid, principled operating culture to drive differentiated outcomes. Ours is a fast-paced environment where individuals can stretch and be challenged to pursue their fullest potential.

Re:Build was founded to pioneer a profitable model for the revitalization of US manufacturing. We’ve assembled a powerful set of complimentary capabilities and lines of business that enable us to pursue a wide range of end markets. Our acquired businesses are grounded in build-to-print and by-the-hour engineering and design services, and we’re leveraging their combined expertise to migrate to increasingly sophisticated program development and production, as well as the generation of our own products. Our unique set of capabilities lend themselves to highly complex systems and products, and we offer customers a range of services including product and systems design, automation, fabrication, assembly, and large volume contract manufacturing. Our customers span a wide array of industries including aerospace, defense, mobility, healthcare, pharma, biotech, clean tech, chemicals, energy, lifestyle, food production, and industrial equipment.

Who we are looking for

Are you a creative, energetic and experienced Battery Pack Manufacturing Engineer (BPME) looking to lead the development of differentiated Lithium Ion Battery (LiB) cell, module, and pack manufacturing technology? You would collaborate with engineering resources within and in partnership with Re:Build to assemble, validate, and apply this capability to the production of pioneering LiBs; contributing to our ability to make batteries at scale domestically while considering matters of cost, yield, performance, reliability, and quality.

What you get to do

This LiB manufacturing capability will be leverage-able as a template for large-scale production in multiple form factors, and will incorporate traditional as well as advanced manufacturing capabilities. You will work closely with the rest of the Re:Build Battery Solutions  team to develop and realize Re:Build's broader strategy in the creation of a robust battery business that, in addition to cell manufacturing, may include battery raw materials and components, battery modules, packaging, and complete battery management systems. You will:

• Establish equipment requirements and develop scale-able LiB designs
• Develop specifications and lead RFQ process for new manufacturing equipment
• Lead engineering projects
• Supervise the assembly and integration of the components of the LiB mfg. line
• Develop equipment validation plans
• Develop new manufacturing equipment suitable for a LiB battery pack production
• Function as lead manufacturing engineer or project manager on new LiB manufacturing equipment

What you bring to the Team

You should possess proven experience in the innovation of LiB process development and improvement, and exhibit superior collaboration, communication and project management skills which will be vital to establish a working manufacturing capability that will serve as a platform for continued improvements. You should be:

• Familiarity with Lithium-based battery technologies such as battery pack development, electrochemical/mechanical design, manufacturing, process quality control, testing, and/or qualification

• Able to scale prototype technology to production
• Experienced in developing layouts in AutoCAD or similar Engineering Design/Drawing programs
• Well versed in LEAN Practices
• Committed to Safety and Sustainability
• Flexible, Ingenious, and Team Spirited
• A focused project leader with strong fiscal controls

Additional beneficial experience and skills:

• Experience with conveyance systems
• PLC controls experience (Allen Bradley, Siemens, and/or Beckhoff)
• Mechanical joining experience (adhesive dispense, fastening, riveting, welding etc.)
• Battery Testing experience (leak, functional, hipot, non-contact, vision etc.)
• Design, and/or installation of Battery Manufacturing equipment
• Cell processing development or improvement
• Successful product launches
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience
• BS/MS Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering
• Willingness to travel (domestically) <40 %

The BIG payoff

We are a company who is going to make a difference in the industries and the communities in which we choose to operate.

Every employee of Re:Build will share ownership in the company and will share in the financial rewards of the success we achieve together, at all levels of the company!

We want to work with people that reflect the communities in which we operate

Re:Build Manufacturing is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason.

Re:Build is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or you may call us at 617.909.6275.