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

Meet the Recruiter: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anhmartin/) 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:

This Facilities Controls Engineer II is responsible for designing, implementing, and troubleshooting industrial and building control systems, including PLCs, SCADA, VFDs, and instrumentation. The position requires configuring control networks, programming automation systems, and ensuring fault-tolerant and code-compliant operations. The engineer will support facility projects, optimize equipment performance, and provide technical guidance to a 24-hour operations team. Collaboration with cross-functional engineers and vendors is essential to maintain best practices and drive continuous improvement. Works independently on routine assignments and impacts projects within the functional area.

Essential Duties:

Functional Operations

+ Design, implement, and troubleshoot control systems and instrumentation for building and process systems, including pumps, valves, sensors, HVAC, and Life Safety Systems

+ Program building system PLCs with data acquisition and PID control, ensuring fault-tolerant systems with error handling and recovery

+ Assist with development and execution of controls-related scope for facility expansion and sustaining projects, including P&IDs, Sequence of Operations, I/O lists, panel drawings, and instrumentation lists

+ Advanced proficiency in programming industrial process PLCs (Allen Bradley, Omron, Mitsubishi) and Human Machine Interfaces (Ignition, PanelView)

+ Program and troubleshoot SCADA systems for monitoring facility operations and optimize performance

+ Expands technical depth; handles moderately complex problems

+ Manages workstreams or small projects

Performance Optimization & Continuous Improvement

+ Program and tune variable frequency drives (ABB, Rockwell) to optimize equipment performance

+ Solves moderately complex problems with limited guidance

+ Suggests improvements to designs or processes

Training & Team Support

+ Provide technical controls support for 24-hour operations

+ Shares knowledge with peers

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communication

+ Collaborate with engineers across disciplines and Panasonic sites to foster best practices

+ Communicates with cross-functional partners

+ Uses sound judgment on moderately complex issues

Quality, Safety, & Compliance

+ Select appropriate circuit protectors, wiring, sensors, safety hardware, PLC hardware, remote I/O, VFDs, and instrumentation

+ Configure and manage control networks including Fieldbus (ProfiNet, DeviceNet, Ethernet/IP), Safety-rated networks, and serial communications (Modbus, RS-232)

+ Design, implement, and troubleshoot secure, reliable industrial networks enabling PLC-to-PLC and PLC-to-SCADA communication

+ Ensure projects and systems comply with applicable codes and standards (NEC, ISA) and manage supplier performance through audits and field oversightUnderstand industrial equipment and processes to maintain or improve associated controls and instrumentation hardware and software

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:

+ To ensure health and safety in the workplace and for employee protection, wearing PPE is a possibility and includes equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator. A respirator fit test will be required based on functional area.

_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

Qualifications:** **Required and/or Preferred

Education:

+ **Required:** Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering discipline or related engineering field with an aptitude for Controls / Electrical / Instrumentation topics.

Essential Qualifications:

+ 2+ years of relevant Controls Engineering and PLC/SCADA programming experience.

+ Experience with PLCs and SCADA systems.

+ Skills and experience necessary to satisfy the required “Essential Duties”.

+ Strong technical leadership with excellent organizational and verbal skills.

+ Knowledge of and comfort with Microsoft Office Suite software including Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

+ Ability and proficiency in collecting, analyzing, and presenting technical information to non-technical audiences.

+ Able to manage multiple concurrent tasks in a fast-paced environment, effectively prioritize work, and deliver quality results.

+ Self-starter who works well independently and an outstanding ability to follow up with minimal direction by seeking answers and a focus on team success.

+ Able to make appropriate decisions when confronted with obstacles, think about them before acting, and consistently resolve issues in creative and effective ways.

+ A strong work ethic with a “get the job done” approach and consistently delivers excellent customer service, both internally and externally.

+ Intuitive, adaptable, creative, and collaborative with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

+ Collaborative nature with strong team building skills and willing to learn from and accept guidance from others.

+ Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ 4+ years of relevant Controls Engineering and PLC/SCADA programming experience.

+ Experience in application of controls and instrumentation for process systems (process cooling water, hot water, air systems, exhaust, chem/gas distribution, etc.).

+ Experience with Rockwell Automation/Allen Bradley, Honeywell, Omron or Mitsubishi PLCs (PLC hardware and software).

+ Experience programming with FactoryTalk, Wonderware/AVEVA InTouch, Ignition or other SCADA development platforms.

+ Experience in industrial network design, configuration, installation, maintenance, security strategies, troubleshooting, etc.

+ Basic understanding and programming of PID loop tuning.

+ Able to terminate instrumentation to a controller and perform calibration through the program interface.

+ Able to troubleshoot alarms, field instrumentation, pneumatic and electric control valves, variable speed drives and motor starters.

+ Experience managing multi-discipline projects.

+ Able to respond quickly to potentially critical situations, perform rapid, accurate assessments, identify causes of failures, determine appropriate corrective actions, and implement these corrections promptly to mitigate the effects of system upsets.

+ Proficient with PC hardware and windows-based applications.

+ 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).

Physical Demands:

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

+ Sit: 40%

+ Walk: 30%

+ Stand: 30%

**Required Lifting and Carrying:** _Not required (0%), 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.: Not Required

+ Up to 35 lbs.: Not Required

+ Team-lift only (over 35 lbs.): Not Required

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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