Formation Process Equipment Technician

The role

This person will perform daily operation, routine preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting for full formation process equipment. They will support pilot verification, NPI trials, and mass production ramp-up for silicon anode pouch cell lines.

What you will do

• Perform daily startup inspection, standardized operation, breakdown troubleshooting, and routine preventive maintenance.
• Complete regular equipment lubrication, fixture cleaning, component replacement, and precision calibration.
• Maintain maintenance logs, failure records, and spare part consumption data.
• Adjust on-site process parameters to resolve common defects.
• Support equipment FAT/SAT, pilot line trials, NPI verification, and mass production parameter iteration.
• Collaborate with production, process, quality, and equipment teams to handle abnormalities and complete CAPA closure.
• Support multi-spec pouch cell changeover and fixture replacement.
• Monitor real-time equipment operating status and assist in improving line OEE and cell consistency.
• Implement equipment SOPs, safety regulations, and IATF 16949 workshop management requirements.

Required qualifications

• College diploma or above, major in Mechatronics, Mechanical Maintenance, Electrical Automation, or related technical fields.
• 2+ years of hands-on working experience in lithium battery formation and post-process workshop.
• Familiar with Electrolyte Filling, Formation, Degassing, Folding, OCV, and X-Ray inspection equipment.
• Capable of independent daily maintenance, rapid breakdown diagnosis, and on-site parameter fine-tuning.
• Familiar with basic servo motion, pneumatic control, precision testing, and machine vision principles.
• Able to understand simple mechanical and electrical drawings.
• Proficient in fixture assembly, disassembly and daily calibration work.
• Familiar with workshop 5S management and equipment file sorting.
• Capable of accurately filling shift logs, maintenance records, and abnormal handling reports.
• Possess quick on-site response capability and good cross-department communication skills.
• Have basic English reading ability for equipment manuals and technical guidelines.
• Able to adapt to shift work and a mass production workshop environment.

Nice to have

• Basic Chinese communication capability
• Rich practical experience in full-process formation equipment maintenance
• Working experience in top-tier new energy or solid-state battery factories
• Familiar with silicon anode / high-expansion pouch cell formation characteristics
• Experience in pilot line trial production, equipment verification, and process transfer
• Basic understanding of IATF 16949, APQP quality systems, and equipment abnormal closed-loop management logic
• Upgrade and retrofit mass-production final sealing, folding, and inspection equipment

About the company

Factorial Energy is a U.S.-based solid-state battery company developing next-generation e-mobility platforms. They partner with global leaders including Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Hyundai, and Kia.