Engineering Technician - Cell Prototype Engineering, In House Cell Engineering

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineering technicians through daily cell prototype assembly builds - assign work, balance labor, coach in real time on build sequence, quality checks, 5S, and problem-solving, and hold the team to schedule 
• Own shift-level safety, quality, and throughput — stop work when conditions are unsafe or out of standard and document incidents promptly
• Execute established processes and standard workflows, escalating gaps in process, parts, or equipment rather than inventing unapproved workarounds
• Support Engineering by capturing build issues, feeding back process observations, validating work instructions, and implementing engineering changes, new equipment, and updated work instructions
• Track and communicate shift KPIs (safety, first-pass yield, units vs. plan, downtime)
• Support timely failure analysis and root cause identification to resolve assembly issues
• Uphold and improve quality assurance, such as incoming inspection of parts or outgoing inspection of cells
• Track inventory, such as cell components, consumables, and lab supplies
• Collaborate with engineers and cross-functional teams  

Job Requirements

• Engineering degree in Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of manufacturing, operations, or production leadership, or equivalent hands-on leadership of hourly technical teams, with proven ability to assign daily work, coach on process, and hold a team accountable to safety, quality, and output
• Comfortable operating in a changing prototype cell assembly environment where product, process, and work instructions iterate frequently
• Working knowledge of standard manufacturing practices including 5S, standard work, layered audits, and basic problem-solving (5-Why / Pareto) 
• Ability to follow work instructions, interpret quality data, and communicate issues clearly to Engineering and peers
• Strong floor presence and bias for action, spending the shift on the line with the team
• Flexibility to work the shifts required by schedules, including nights, weekends, and off-shift coverage
• Experience in automotive, electronics, battery, or high-mix prototype manufacturing
• Self-driven, independent problem-solver capable of working with minimal guidance
• Physical requirements, such as lifting items up to 25 pounds, standing for long shifts, and dry room/PPE such as the capability to wear a respirator are required