Laboratory Engineer for Battery Material Development

Biomaterials Innovation is offering a position for a talented Laboratory Engineer for Battery Material Development to strengthen our R&D team at the Innovation Centre for Biomaterials in Sickla/Nacka/Stockholm.


Career for a better climate. Every day.
Stora Enso is a leading global provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions and paper. Our fiber-based materials are renewable, recyclable and fossil free. Our solutions offer low-carbon alternatives to products based on finite resources. We believe that everything that is made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow.

Lignode® by Stora Enso
One of the many innovation activities of Biomaterials Innovation is the development and commercialization of Lignode® - our bio-based carbon material for energy storage in Li-ion and Na-ion batteries. The global battery market is expected to expand rapidly within the next ten years, enabling new solutions in the fields of consumer electronics, e-mobility, and residential energy storage. With our renewable bio-based materials we contribute to making these solutions more environmentally friendly and sustainable.
As an important milestone in our mission, Stora Enso started operations of its newly constructed pilot plant for the production of bio-based carbons at our Sunila mill in southern Finland last year.
For more information on our technology, we would like to refer you to our website: https://www.storaenso.com/en/products/lignin/lignode
In this position as a Laboratory Engineer, you will contribute to our exciting mission by synthesizing next generation carbon materials and by performing analyses on new materials from our R&D Laboratory as well as from our pilot plant.

Your main responsibilities
Perform thermal, mechanical, and chemical synthesis and modifications of carbon materials derived from lignin and other biomass.
Help to develop new synthesis methods
Perform routine physical and chemical analysis on biomass and carbon materials (such as XRF, ICP-OES, OEA, TGA, SEM, EDX, gas sorption, particle size, etc.), including data evaluation and interpretation.
Perform routine electrochemical analysis on carbon materials (galvanostatic cycling in lab-type Li-ion and Na-ion cells), including data evaluation and interpretation.
Help to develop new analytical methods.
Document lab work results and findings in ELN and LIMS (and other databases and documentation systems if required).
Take over laboratory and instrument responsibility (including installation, calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting).
Perform routine tasks (shipping samples, ordering consumables and chemicals, handling waste, etc.) to keep labs operating.
Ensure that the workspace is as safe as possible (create and continuously update risk assessments, make safety observations, keep workspace clean and in order, etc.).


What we offer
With our values, “Lead and Do What’s Right”, we endeavor to set an example in all aspects of our business as well as sustainability. We dare to take the initiative and constantly ask ourselves what more we can do, and what we can do better. This is an excellent opportunity for you to be a part of the journey Stora Enso is on – transforming from a traditional forest industry company into a renewable materials growth company – an industry with great potential driven by global megatrends.

Who we are looking for
In order to succeed in this role, you have a profound experience with working in a chemical laboratory and with handling of chemicals, which you have ideally shown by:
10 years of practical work experience in a chemical laboratory / factory,
or vocational training in chemistry or chemical engineering plus 5 years of practical work experience,
or completing bachelor studies in chemistry or chemical engineering plus 3 years of practical work experience.


Any experience with development of battery or carbon materials or with the afore-mentioned analysis methods is seen as meritorious.
You are skilled in the use MS Office applications (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and MS Teams. Experience with LIMS and ELN is a benefit.
As a person and a colleague, you are open-minded, well organized, and safety-oriented, with a hands-on mentality and the willingness and flexibility to support new laboratory activities on short notice. You like to work in an international and interdisciplinary environment, and your English is fluent in speaking and writing.


Additional information
We work with the recruitment process on an ongoing basis, so apply as soon as possible, but no later than December 5th, 2022.
Questions regarding the recruitment process can be directed to Recruitment Specialist Peder Andersson, peder.andersson@storaenso.com.
We accept applications submitted through our recruitment system only.


Akademikerna: laleh.maleki@storaenso.com
Unionen: cheya.tayefeh.morsal@storaenso.com


What happens after you apply?
To prepare yourself for our recruitment process, please explore the page provided: https://www.storaenso.com/en/careers/applying-for-a-job
We believe that diversity strengthens our competitiveness and contributes to better decision-making. Diverse working teams help us to explore different perspectives and challenge our way of thinking. We work actively to increase diversity in the workplace and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Stora Enso is an equal opportunity employer and follows non-discriminatory practices.
Based on the location and level of the position the normal recruitment process could entail, video interview, aptitude tests, and pre-employment actions such as background checks, references, health check-up and drug test as part of the final stages. You will be informed to what is applicable to the role during the recruitment process.