Associate Technology Innovation Engineer

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Technology Innovation Engineer to join us in our mission to create the world’s greenest battery. As part of the Test & Validation team based in Skellefteå, you will be a key player in contributing to building one of the first large-scale European battery factories. You will establish and manage the structural framework used to carry out innovation projects, as well as lead your own projects as we take ideas from concept to industrialization. The role will encompass aspects of project management, data analysis and reporting, and process engineering.
This role may also require occasional international travel.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain the innovation project framework, including document and template management, dashboards, and vendor communication channels.
Create business cases for project funding.
Support creation of development agreements with external vendors.
Design and carry out trials evaluate new technology and assess feasibility of new concepts, and if successful take the concept through to industrialization.
Work cross functionally with the wider business support functions to deploy new technology trials.

The person we are looking for is flexible, curios and eager to learn. You will get the chance to have a real impact on our success story in Sweden (to start with) and see the results of your work. Our organization values great self-discipline and a natural talent to make things happen. Qualities that we cherish are sense of quality, friendliness, grit and a sense of humor.
Northvolt is an equal opportunity employer. We're a diverse group of individuals, united by a common mission, who recognise that while our actions as individuals have a role to play in driving Northvolt towards its goals, we always seek to move forward as a team. We offer you an open and welcoming atmosphere where we win as a team – and fail as a team. Northvolt is growing at the speed of light and we are a strong believer in internal career development. For us it’s important to look at your skills and potential, please refrain form including your picture and age with your application to help us with this.
Apply with CV in english or your complete LinkedIn profile.
Full time employment, fixed salary.
Planned starting date is XXX/asap.
Skills & Requirements
We believe that you have :
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject.
5+ years of experience working in a high throughput manufacturing environment.
2+ years of experience as a Project Manager, Process Engineer, or similar.
Expert user of SharePoint, Excel and PowerPoint.
Experience with SQL and data visualization tools (Power BI, Looker, Tableau, etc.) preferred but not essential.

Bonus points for:
Experience and interest in manufacturing industry
Fluency in other languages (Japanese, Swedish, Chinese, French)
Experience from a multi-cultural environment