Battery Cell Cost Engineer – R&D

We are building a state-of-the-art facility and a world-class team of technologists for R&D into next-generation battery cells and we need your help in making it happen. Are you a cost engineer ready to ensure correct cost estimations on final piece price all the way during the process from early concept development to final R&D design freeze of battery cell development? Then you should take the chance to contribute to a sustainable future.

Volvo Cars is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world. Northvolt is a leading supplier of sustainable, high-quality battery cells and systems, dedicated to delivering the world’s greenest lithium-ion battery.

Together, we have formed a joint venture, NOVO Energy, to power the next generation of pure electric Volvo and Polestar cars.

What You’ll Do

You will serve the organization with fact-based data-driven product cost estimations incl. production and development cost. Your main responsibility is to strive to make sure that NOVO energy R&D always do the right design choices and get value for the money by estimating the right cost level (Bill of Material and manufacturing process). With your understanding of the detailed BOM and manufacturing process cost you will calculate estimations of final piece price and define key complexity cost drivers including raw material fluctuations and trends.

You will also contribute to our strategic business plan through theoretical benchmark activities and deep dives into new and future raw material technologies. The automotive market is dynamic and attribute balancing is a constant state. With a market that always pushes for cell attribute improvements, scouting for future technology will be part of your role as well.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

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Support R&D in design choices by estimating BOM cost and manufacturing cost

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Calculating the piece price cost for production of cell

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Conducting benchmark studies and follow market trends

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Technology scouting for future technology improvements


Your Background

We are looking for an enthusiastic learner who takes ownership and is persistent in solving problems at their root causes. You want to stay on top of the latest state-of-the-art cell technology, and with your strong analytical skills and data-driven approach, you are good at working both independently and in a team.

We see that you have previous experience as cost estimator or cost engineer within the automotive industry life science or equivalent material science domain. Experience from e-Mobility or Lithium-Ion development, maybe through purchase/ supply chain/ sales will be highly beneficial.

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Technical university degree or equal relevant working experience

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+ 5 years of professional experience in cost calculation

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Experience of hardware project delivery


To thrive in the role, you need to be comfortable with ambiguity. You are a goal-oriented self-starter with a strong sense of curiosity, who bring a “can do” attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit to day-to-day work- Last but not least you share our passion for developing the world’s greenest next-generation lithium-ion cells!


Volvo Cars is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world. Northvolt is a leading supplier of sustainable, high-quality battery cells and systems, dedicated to delivering the world’s greenest lithium-ion battery. Together, we have formed a joint venture, NOVO Energy, to power the next generation of pure electric Volvo and Polestar cars.

Our Gigafactory in Gothenburg will be one of the largest cell production facilities in Europe, with a potential annual cell production capacity of up to 50 gigawatt hours (GWh) - thereby enabling a supply of batteries for approximately half a million Volvo and Polestar cars per year. Our state-of-the-art R&D facility will gather leading expertise from all over the world, to create the next generation battery cells.

You can read more about this joint venture in these press releases, here and here.