Director Engineering

Northvolt has exciting job offers for a Director Engineering to initially join our bold project team.
In joining us you will play an important part from the very start in building one of the first large scale European battery factories. Northvolt will play an important role in the transformation to a carbon free society.
The Director Engineering will be an expert in one or several defined process areas which includes deep knowledge in process design, equipment handling, maintenance planning and control design and more.
In general you have a long experience in the field and have been driving large, innovative and challenging improvement projects in the area of yield, cost, quality, or efficiency.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Sustain and improve process yield
Provide technical support as necessary
Establish process metrics and goals
Develop and issue process designs
Manage and train process engineering team
Managing and leading a team
Lead the improvement projects and update the progress weekly in the factory
Finalize the process windows and DFMEA with R&D and QA team
Qualify the alternative raw material with R&D team and Supply Chain
Manage and lead a team



The person we are looking for is a team player, curious, and possesses great leadership skills. 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 requires and values great self-discipline and natural talent to make things happen.
Apply with CV and cover letter or your complete LinkedIn profile.
Education/Experience
BSc or MSc degree in Physics/Chemistry/Manufacturing Engineering
10+ years of relevant work experience within high volume production engineering in a related field
Six sigma training with green belt certificate
Familiar with DOE and SPC
Familiar with DFMEA and QA troubleshooting tools
Successful track record of leading process improvement projects in a production factory
Experience from scaling production in a fast-growing environment ideally in the Battery, Food, Pharma, Paper & Pulp, Semiconductor, Electrochemical or similar industry
Curious, technically educated, and preferably with a strong business background
Experience and interest in the manufacturing industry is a plus
Demonstrated great leadership skills in previous positions



Specific Skills/Abilities
Excellent English written and oral skills, Swedish is a plus
Ability to manage, motivate and lead people
Highly organized and result-driven
An eye for detail
Proactive and goes beyond expectations
Exceptionally good negotiation and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated ability to manage, motivate and lead a team
Has a "can-do" attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit
Ability to work under high pressure and tight deadlines, excellent time management
Ability to work well with others in a team environment, as well as independently
Ability to work in a high profile and often high pressured international environment
Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, sense of quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit and a sense of humour
Passionate & purpose-driven