Controls Engineer I

3 weeks ago

Sparks, United States PENA Panasonic Energy of North America Full time

Overview:

Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a Controls Engineer I? 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 PENA team today

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Responsibilities:

Job Title:

Control Engineer I

Shift:

Sun-Wed/Wed-Sat, or Mon-Fri

Department:

Engineering

Category:

Exempt (Salaried)

Job Summary:

Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) is seeking ambitious engineers to lead the worlds largest lithium-ion battery initiative. With superior battery designs and the fastest manufacturing lines in the world, Panasonic is producing millions of batteries per day at the Gigafactory to support Teslas electric vehicle and energy storage businesses. Panasonic invites you to join us in this ongoing full-scale effort to electrify our society. At PENA, engineers quickly become experts in the fundamentals of lithium-ion cell technology and work to integrate that understanding with high speed, automated manufacturing methods to produce the highest performance and highest quality lithium-ion batteries.

Essential Duties:

  • Programming, installing, and troubleshooting Keyence vision systems within Panasonics battery manufacturing processes.
  • Programming, installing, and troubleshooting PLC systems such as Mitsubishi and Omron within Panasonics battery manufacturing processes.
  • Analyzing product or equipment specifications and performance requirements to determine designs which can be produced by existing manufacturing or processing facilities and methods.
  • Determining feasibility of designing new plant equipment or modifying existing facilities considering costs, available space, time limitations, company planning, and other technical and economic factors.
  • Providing technical information concerning manufacturing or processing techniques, materials, properties, and process advantages and limitations which affect long range plant and product engineering planning.
  • Conferring with research personnel to clarify or resolve problems and develop design.
  • Preparing or directing preparation of product or system layout and detailed drawings and schematics.
  • Directing and coordinating manufacturing or building of prototype products or systems.
  • Planning and developing experimental test programs.
  • Analyzing test data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications.
  • Evaluating engineering test results for possible application to developments of systems or other uses.

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 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.

Qualifications:

Requirements - Required and/or Preferred

Education:

  • Basic: Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar discipline.
  • Preferred: Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar discipline.

Essential Qualifications:

  • Experience programming, installing, and troubleshooting manufacturing image vision. systems such as Keyence and Cognex.
  • Experience programming, installing, and troubleshooting PLC systems such as Mitsubishi and Omron.
  • Background working in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
  • Understanding of electrical hardware, drawings, sequence control and software design.
  • Ability to cooperate and work with related departments including overseas.
  • Flexibility to solve issues with first principles thinking.
  • Strong computer skills with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Familiarity with wiring/cabling size/terminations and load/temperature requirements.
  • Familiarity with industrial machinery design & related NFPA codes:
  • 70
  • 79 (and related UL standards for industrial machinery)
  • Knowledge regarding electrical requirements in hazardous locations (Class I, Div 2).
  • Experience with 480 V panel installations.
  • Control wiring design.
  • Experience with energy usage/optimization.
  • Knowledge and handling about American environmental laws and UL (Underwriters Laboratories).

Preferred License(s):

  • None

Preferred Certification(s):

  • None

Physical Demands:

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

  • Sit: 40%
  • Walk: 30%
  • Stand: 20%
  • Lift: 10%

Required Lifting and Carrying: (Required frequency is: Not required (0%), Occasional (1-33%), Frequent (34-66%, Continuous (67-100%)

  • Up to 10 lbs.: Occasional
  • Up to 20 lbs.: Occasional
  • Up to 35 lbs.: Occasional
  • Team-lift only (over 35 lbs.): Not Required

About Us:

Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) is collaborating with Tesla at a massive battery factory near Reno, Nevada which is known for its quality of life and expansive outdoor adventures. Panasonic's role at the Gigafactory is to manufacture and supply cylindrical lithium-ion cells to Tesla for their electric vehicles and energy storage systems.

Over the past few years, the Gigafactory has grown to the largest lithium-ion battery factory in the world. Together with our partner Tesla, we continue to revolutionize the lithium-ion battery space and accelerate the worlds transition to sustainable energy and transportation.

Our mission at PENA is to make the vision of affordable Electric Vehicles a reality by producing the worlds safest, high quality, and lowest cost batteries. Through this effort we will create a clean energy society and our products will change societys use of and perceptions of electric power.

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

Supplemental Information:

Pre-employment drug testing is required. 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.

Panasonic is an Equal Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

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

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