Lead Engineer - Cell design

Northvolt has an exciting job offer for a lead engineer in the to join our passionate 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 and specifically the build up of the recycling. Northvolt will play an important role in the transformation to a carbon free and resource efficient society.
The lead engineer will be in charge of mechanical pretreatment. As leader of the unit you will have the opportunity to build a competent and dependable team, almost from scracth, capable to scale Northvolt’s operations in Sweden and beyond. You will be in charge of setting up and executing the long term technologies reporting to the Director of Cell development.
In general you have a long experience in the field and have been driving large, innovative and challenging production development projects with high demands on industrialisation and scaling.
Specifically, you have a deep understanding of working with material processing as well as automated processes and robotics.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Leading for cell development project in R&D team
Setting up the development strategy and DOE plan
Technical counter-part of customer and execution customer project



The person we are looking for is strongly goal oriented, curious 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 requires and values great self-discipline and a natural talent to make things happen. The manager is a vital member of the recycling operations team and key to Northvolt's mission to enable the future of energy.
Apply with CV and cover letter or your complete LinkedIn profile.
Full time employment, fixed salary. Planned starting date is asap.
Skills & Requirements
Education/Experience
PhD or MSc in Chemical/Electrochemical engineering
More than 5 years experiences on the automotive business
More than 10 years of practical experience from Li-ion battery cell development
Experience from cell design and development of Lithium-ion cells is a must
Extensive experience of large-scale battery fabrication and testing
Working experience with OEM project for Lithium-ion battery cell/module business
Strong background from technical culture and proven engineering excellence

Specific Skills/Abilities
Excellent English written and oral skills, Swedish is a plus
Highly organized and result-driven
An eye for detail
Proactive and goes beyond expectations
Exceptionally good negotiation and problem-solving skills
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 humor
Passionate & purpose driven