Quality Control Engineer II

Responsibilities

Establishing quality control systems in the battery manufacturing process.
Conducting quality investigations into production systems to maintain battery cell safety and quality standards.
Analyzing and evaluating process data to reduce defects and costs to the company.
Providing support to the manufacturing process to resolve production issues related to quality.
Monitoring and controlling production outputs and implementing appropriate actions for out-of-control situations.
Updating and maintaining quality documentation related to manufacturing control points.
Testing and evaluating in-process samples to maintain quality standards and improve process performance.
Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Basic/Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or similar discipline.
• Preferred: Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or similar discipline.
• 3+ years of quality engineering experience.
• Experience with quality control of batteries or electronic devices.
• Quality assurance work is desired.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to effectively conduct root cause analysis.
• Familiarity with quality management tools (control chart, FTA, FMEA, etc.) and MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Problem solving skills and attention to details.
• Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Experience using ISO 9001 quality management system auditing.
• Experience with laboratory analysis using X-Ray, SEM, ICP, or similar tools.
• A background as a quality engineer in high-volume manufacturing is strongly desired.
• Data analysis experience such as statistical process control of production data.
• Experience in defect reduction of high-volume manufacturing products.
• 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, gratitude).

Benefits & Perks

• Health Benefits – Medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account.
• 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.