Lead Process Engineer

About Senior Material (Europe) AB
Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co. Ltd is a leading manufacturer of high-performance lithium-ion battery separator film and a strategic supplier to world’s top lithium-ion battery giants. Headquartered in the Chinese tech hub Shenzhen, the company has formed a manufacturing network of 4 production bases, strategically located in Shenzhen, Changzhou, and Hefei, China. The newly up running plant of wet-process base film and Gigafactory of coating in Changzhou are among those most-sophisticated and largest in the industry. The advanced R&D centre in Shenzhen along with research units in the US and Germany provide us strong capabilities of staying in the front of separator material and process development as well as close collaboration with lithium-ion battery cell manufacturers for specific solution. The company is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market and plans for further expansion both in China and internationally, to cope with the tremendous demand of EV battery in the years to come.
In response to the fast electrification of mobility, which is taking place around in Europe, Senior Material has established its European subsidiary, Senior Material (Europe) AB, in Eskilstuna. A large-scale manufacturing plant, which will be equipped with high-automated production lines of both wet-process base film and coating, has left the drawing table and will be realized in coming years. To this exciting project, we are inviting you to join our stellar team in Eskilstuna to build the first-ever factory of lithium-ion battery separator in Sweden. We provide an international and dynamic working environment, with good opportunities of career development.
Role and Responsibilities:
§ As Lead Process Engineer you will be an important part of the local project management team and a member in the global PMO of the European plant construction at our headquarters.
§ Providing technical lead for the process engineering of the entire separator film coating process including coating slurry preparation, coating- and process controlling.
§ Executing engineering activities utilizing established process SOPs, process-and product quality controlling at Senior’s plants in China.
§ Executing project activities (process engineering, process control implementation and project engineering) and deliverables to meet budget, schedule, productivity and quality targets.
§ Participating in competence development of coating process engineering at Senior Europe.
Background and Skills :
To be successful in this role, we want
§ You have a sound academic background in polymer chemistry or chemical engineering.
§ You are technically experienced in film coating process engineering, preferably from lithium-ion battery separator film coating process.
§ You are expected to have knowledge in one of the following areas: ceramic coating materials, coating slurry preparation or coating process controlling.
§ Deep knowledge in separator film manufacturing process and familiar with li-ion battery industry are highly merited.
§ You are a particularly good communicator in an international environment, with necessary language skills.
Personal Qualifications:
§ Bachelor’s degree or above in polymer material, chemical engineering or equivalent.
§ Minimum 7 years’ experience in coating process engineering, experience gained from lithium-ion battery separator film manufacturing is a plus.
§ Proven track record of leading engineering project of process setup and change in a new manufacturing plant.
§ Result oriented, good sense of structure, proactive, and driving.
§ Team player who embraces responsibility and wants to be part of a winning team.
§ Both English and Chinese are required.
Employment Type:
Full-time
Contact:
For more information about the position, contact Kalle Liu, VP at Senior Material (Europe) AB, kallezl@senior798.eu