Battery Assembly Quality Engineer – Battery Cell Development Center

Job Description

The Role

The Assembly Quality Engineer will be a key member of the team developing and industrializing nextgeneration battery cells at General Motors Battery Cell Development Center (BCDC). This role is responsible for establishing and improving quality systems for battery assemblies with a strong focus on internal alignments structural integrity and electrical robustness verified through electrical testing and other inspection methods with a focus on welding quality as it pertains to battery cells. You will collaborate closely with process engineering design engineering manufacturing engineering operations and suppliers to define critical quality requirements develop quality controls and drive structured problem solving from lab to pilot builds through full line scaleup.

What Youll Do

• Own assembly process quality for the BCDC.
• Define and maintain critical quality characteristics for stack to formation.
• Develop and maintain quality documentation (process flow control plans risk analyses etc.) for battery assembly operations as it relates to quality engineering.
• Lead internal alignment verification including stack dimensions visual/camerabased defects and correlation of alignment with downstream performance.
• Execute hipot test strategy and analysis for assembled cells/modules.
• Integrate CT scanning into quality control to predict early failures.
• Support welding quality and analysis including critical weld/joint parameters destructive testing and classification of defects.
• Maintain measurement systems for key attributes and characteristics.
• Develop sampling and test strategies for new campaigns of materials.
• Partner with manufacturing and process engineers for capability requirements errorproofing and inline monitoring.
• Lead structured problem solving (e.g. root cause analysis 5Why fishbone 8D etc.) for defects and quality events related to battery assembly.
• Train and coach technicians and operators on critical quality characteristics inspection standards and defect recognition.
• Function as quality engineering support for new material equipment design and process changes.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering a related engineering discipline or equivalent experience within quality engineering (e.g. manufacturing metrology materials or similar).
• 3 years of experience in assembly or manufacturing quality in an automotive electronics or similar precision manufacturing environment.
• Experience with precision mechanical assembly and dimensional / alignment control in a manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with manufacturing execution systems (MES) data historians or equivalent systems.
• Working knowledge of core quality engineering tools including statistical process control (control charts Cpk) Measurement Systems Analysis (GR&R) and risk analysis tools (FMEA)
• Proven ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications including GD&T and tolerance stackups.
• Experience using data analysis tools (e.g. Excel JMP Minitab or similar) to analyze process and quality data and communicate clear datadriven recommendations.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to lead crossfunctional problem solving and drive issues from containment through permanent corrective actions.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety in production and test environments.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience in battery cell and/or module assembly.
• Handson experience with electrical battery testing to determine process defects.
• Exposure to CT scanning or other advanced internal inspection methods.
• Experience with weld and joint destructive testing.
• Understanding of battery structure and assembly processes influence electrical performance safety and cell durability.
• Prior experience helping stand up new battery manufacturing lines or pilot operations.
• Experience with advanced problemsolving and statistical methods.
• Practical exposure to welding or joining processes (e.g. resistance laser ultrasonic or equivalent) and weld/joint quality evaluation.

Work Environment

• Role is based at GMs Battery Cell Development Center (BCDC) at the GM Global Technical Center.
• Requires regular onsite presence to support battery manufacturing operations.
• Occasional travel may be required to production plants suppliers and partner facilities.

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