Facilities Mechanical Engineer 3

Overview

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

Responsibilities

Facilities Mechanical Engineer

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Meet the Recruiter: Anh Martin

Summary:

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.

Job Summary: 

The Facilities Mechanical Engineer III operates with limited supervision and serves as a technical resource for the operation, maintenance, performance, design, and installation of facility mechanical systems, including HVAC, hydronic, plumbing, and associated controls. This role supports and leads sustaining and expansion projects, conducts system performance analysis, and resolves complex operational issues to improve reliability, efficiency, and safety. The position collaborates closely with Operations & Maintenance teams, vendors, contractors, and cross-functional stakeholders to optimize facility performance, enforce engineering standards, and implement continuous improvement initiatives. Additionally, the Facilities Mechanical Engineer III mentors junior staff, provides technical guidance, and impacts multiple projects and operational teams across the facility.

Essential Duties:

Functional Operations:

• Provide technical expertise for the operation, maintenance, performance, design, and installation of mechanical facility systems, including HVAC, hydronic, plumbing, and associated controls
• Conduct routine assessments of facility systems through testing, system rounds, monitoring, and data analysis to ensure reliable and efficient operation
• Utilize automated fault detection and diagnostic tools to optimize energy conservation and indoor environmental quality (IEQ)
• Lead and support medium-sized facility improvement, sustaining, and expansion projects, managing project activities, timelines, and deliverables
• Support development and review of sequences of operation, control strategies, and sensor/device locations for new and existing facility systems
• Respond to facility emergencies, including equipment failures, fire alarms, evacuations, and critical system events

Performance Optimization & Continuous Improvement:

• Troubleshoot complex, multi-variable system performance issues and perform root cause analysis to identify and implement corrective actions
• Lead initiatives to improve equipment reliability, maintainability, operational efficiency, and energy performance
• Partner with Operations & Maintenance teams in the field to evaluate maintenance practices, identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and operational performance, and implement process improvements and best practices
• Assist with updates to maintenance requirements, as-built documentation, and spare parts inventories to improve system lifecycle performance
• Ensure sustaining and expansion projects comply with established facility engineering standards, design requirements, and operational objectives

Training & Team Support:

• Mentor and train junior facilities engineers and technical staff on mechanical systems, procedures, troubleshooting techniques, and safety protocols
• Provide Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), technical guidance, and support to Operations & Maintenance personnel and project teams
• May lead small project teams or coordinate activities across multiple stakeholders to achieve project objectives

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communication:

• Collaborate with engineering, operations, maintenance, construction, and environmental health & safety teams to support facility objectives
• Maintain ongoing communication with vendors, contractors, and suppliers and conduct field audits to ensure quality workmanship and compliance with project requirements
• Build relationships and share best practices with engineers across disciplines and Panasonic facilities
• Present technical findings, recommendations, and project updates to management and stakeholders
• Make independent decisions and recommendations within area of technical expertise

Quality, Safety, & Compliance:

• Ensure facility systems operate safely, efficiently, and in accordance with company standards, applicable codes, and regulatory requirements
• Support enforcement of facility engineering standards during sustaining and expansion projects
• Verify contractor and supplier compliance with safety, quality, and operational requirements
• Ensure adherence to all safety procedures and proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:

• To ensure the health and safety in the workplace and for the protection of our employees, wearing PPE is a possibility 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.

Qualifications

Requirements - Required and/or Preferred

Education, Certifications, and Licenses:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field
• Relevant work experience may be substituted for required education

Essential Qualifications:

• 4+ years of relevant HVAC design, facilities engineering, or mechanical systems engineering experience
• Experience supporting mechanical facility systems, including HVAC, hydronic, plumbing systems, and associated controls
• Familiarity with DDC and/or SCADA control interfaces
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical system performance issues and implementing corrective actions
• Ability to collect, analyze, interpret, and present technical information to technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong technical leadership, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities in a fast-paced environment while delivering quality results
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and drive issues to resolution with minimal direction
• Collaborative mindset with strong interpersonal and team-building skills
• Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English
• Alignment to Panasonic's seven (7) core principles: contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, and gratitude

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6+ years of relevant facilities engineering, mechanical engineering, or HVAC engineering experience
• Experience supporting the design, construction, startup, or operation of large-scale facilities, preferably within advanced manufacturing environments
• Prior experience working as a Facilities Engineer within a manufacturing facility
• Experience reviewing, supporting, or overseeing the installation of MEP equipment on construction projects
• Experience managing facility or engineering projects
• Experience reviewing and developing standard operating procedures
• Basic understanding of control PID loop tuning
• Experience with automated fault detection and diagnostics platforms

Physical Demands:

Physical Activities: Percentage of time (equaling 100%) during the normal workday the employee is required to:

• Sit: 25%
• Walk: 35%
• Stand: 40%

Required Lifting and Carrying: Rare (<1%), Occasional (1-33%), Frequent (34-66%), Continuous (67-100%)

For this position, the required frequency is:

• Up to 10 lbs.: Occasional
• Up to 20 lbs.: Occasional
• Up to 35 lbs.: Occasional
• Team-lift only (over 35 lbs.): Rare

Benefits & Perks - What's In It For You:

Panasonic Energy prioritizes total well-being and offers comprehensive benefits options to support physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health:

• Health Benefits – Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
• Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
• Panasonic Retirement Savings & Investment Plan (PRSIP) – 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
• Paid Time-Off Benefits – Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave.
• Educational Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
• Health Management and Wellbeing Programs –Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources. Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your start date. Eligibility for each benefit may vary based on employment status, location, and length of service.
• Employee Recognition Program - High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition
• Annual Bonus Program - Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus.
• On-site Food Options: Several on-site cafes, plentiful snack and beverage kitchens, revolving on-site vendor visits and employee events.

Where You'll Be:

For our onsite roles, Panasonic Energy is committed to fostering an ideal working environment that goes beyond the conventional. We understand the significance of moments that matter in your onsite experience, and we prioritize creating a workspace that not only promotes productivity but also ensures a fulfilling and positive work atmosphere. Join us at Panasonic Energy, where your onsite presence is valued, and we strive to make each moment count in your professional journey.

Who We Are:

Meet Panasonic Energy! At Panasonic Energy, you'll do work that matters as we are dedicated to transforming the world through the acceleration of sustainable energy. By producing safe, high-quality lithium-ion batteries, you become part of a team that plays a crucial role in creating technologies that move us.

Our journey began in 2017, and now, as the world's largest lithium-ion battery factory, we are expanding operations to De Soto, Kansas, providing you with the opportunity to experience career growth in more ways than one.

As an innovative thinker, you'll thrive here, as we continually push the boundaries of lithium-ion battery technology and production capabilities to enhance efficiency and performance in EVs.

Being part of Panasonic Energy means positively contributing to society, aligning with our commitment to building a better world through sustainable energy solutions.

We care about what you care about, fostering an environment where your contributions make a meaningful impact on the future of energy and transportation. Join us and be part of a team that values your work, encourages innovation, and actively contributes to a positive societal impact.

In addition to an environment that is as innovative as our products, we offer competitive salaries and benefits.

We Take Opportunity Seriously:

At Panasonic Energy, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. Fairness and Honesty have been part of our core values for more than 100 years and we are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer.

We understand that your career search may look different than others and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience. If you are actively looking or starting to explore new opportunities, submit your application!

Supplemental Information:

Pre-employment drug testing is required.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. without restriction.

Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America.

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