Electrical Prototyping Engineer

Northvolt is hiring an experienced electrical prototyping engineer to support our testing department. We are looking for candidates that are hands-on, self-starters, and excellent problem-solvers. By joining us you will play an important part in the transformation to a carbon-free society.

We are looking for someone who has extensive experience working with electrical cabinets and control systems. The main duties include designing and building test cabinets/rigs/fixtures, assembling custom cables as needed, and supporting our test engineers with their setups. We work with everything from communications cabling to high power cables/bus bars (up to 1500V, up to 500A).

You need to be a highly organized person that can work efficiently and effectively. At Northvolt we work closely with a low level of hierarchy, and we encourage different backgrounds and levels of experience. What we all have in common is that we are bold, passionate and in whatever area we are working in, we do it with excellence.

Day-to-day tasks for this role:

- Designing and building electrical equipment for our battery trials and tests, including electrical cabinets, test rigs and cable harnesses
- Assisting in the preparation and execution of tests (electrical, mechanical, thermal, etc.)
- Installing and troubleshooting sensors such as thermocouples, thermistors, accelerometers, strain gauges, etc...
- Keeping the lab organized and stocked for efficient prototyping
- Working at 3rd party locations, such as suppliers, customers or test facilities, to help set up and perform tests

Skills and Requirements:

- 4+ years experience as an industrial electrician, or similar
- Open to travel, sometimes at short notice, mostly between Västerås and Stockholm, but also to other test facilities in Sweden/Europe
- CAD experience is a plus
- High voltage training is a plus

Soft Skills:

- Effective communication skills, with professional competency in English, both written and oral
- Ability to work safely and independently under time pressure
- Resourceful, safety-minded person with strong initiative

To be a part of this unique opportunity apply with an English version of CV and cover letter or your complete LinkedIn profile. Please add to your application how you can contribute with your background to Northvolt and enable the future of energy.

Northvolt makes green batteries for a blue planet. Affordable cells and high-quality battery systems. All manufactured with a record-low carbon footprint. Purposely built to provide Europe with the opportunity to switch to renewable energy – efficiently and entirely.

To accomplish this, we do things differently. We design, manufacture, and recycle everything under one roof. We even build our own factories. All this is incredibly challenging and requires us to think in unconventional ways. We’re constantly experimenting, learning and adapting to make batteries so great – they will one day make oil history.

Northvolt is growing fast. We’re staffing our international office in Stockholm, our R&D facility, Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, as well as our Gdansk facility for production of battery systems. We're also hiring for our gigafactory Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå, Sweden. We want to work with smart individuals from all disciplines. Strong individuals that truly want to make a positive impact on the future. Those of us already on board share a passion for our mission. We’re prepared to work hard in pursuit of excellence. We enjoy the ride and our main drive is to make a difference for real. As a team, we’re dedicated to thinking new, working hard and having fun.