Machine Safety & CE-marking Specialist

We are building a state-of-the-art Gigafactory that will be one of the largest cell production facilities in Europe. We are now looking for a Machine Safety & CE-marking Specialist to join our Engineering team!

Volvo Cars is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world. Northvolt is a leading supplier of sustainable, high-quality battery cells and systems, dedicated to delivering the world’s greenest lithium-ion battery.

Together, we have formed a joint venture, NOVO Energy, to power the next generation of pure electric Volvo and Polestar cars.

Few industries offer as great opportunity for career growth and personal development as the new European battery industry. In working for this joint venture, you'll not only develop skills that are highly sought after in the global automotive and industrial sector, but you are also contributing to a climate-neutral way of life for future generations.

What You Will Do
In your role as Machine Safety and CE-marking Specialist, your primary responsibility will be to ensure the CE-marking compliance of automated manufacturing and material handling equipment. You will oversee the coordination of all CE-related activities, both internally and with external suppliers, engineering integrators, and other stakeholders. Your goal is to establish a safe and compliant working environment.

In close collaboration with process engineering, construction teams, and equipment suppliers primarily located in Europe and Asia, you will play a vital role. Regular travel to suppliers will be required to assess the progress of CE-marking, conduct inspections, and ensure effective testing and evaluation.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our success story and witness the solid outcomes of your efforts. As a Machine Safety and CE-marking Specialist, you will be a key member of our engineering team.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Detailed planning of CE activities in the factory projects
- Review and approve supplier CE activity plans
- Review and approve equipment regarding CE-marking
- Support, guide and educate suppliers in EU directives and CE-marking
- Key competence for the organization in Machine safety, CE-marking and site safety

Skills & Requirements:
We believe that you have the ability to work both as team player and independently. You see the importance of collaboration and have good problem-solving skills. As a person you are structured with an eye for details where you have a strong sense of quality. In this role it is important to have a solid engineering background and in-depth knowledge from equipment design phase through to commissioning new equipment. We believe that you have:

- BSc or MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or similar
- 5+ years working experience in Machine Safety and CE-marking of equipment/machinery
- Experience from driving large and challenging asset projects with high demands on CE-marking and safety functionality, preferably you have experience from building machinery and delivering equipment with CE marking as your responsibility.
- Knowledge regarding safety legislation, CE directive, Swedish legislation and European legislation
- Formal CE-marking training
- Successful track record of scaling manufacturing assets in a fast-growing environment ideally in the food, paper, steel or pharma industry
- Experience and interest in manufacturing industry
- Excellent English written and oral skills, Swedish is a plus

Merit if you have:

- Experience and understanding ATEX directive
- Experience from functional safety and evaluation of safety-related parts of control systems, PL/SIL calculation
- Experience from working in a multi-cultural environment

We would like to inform you that our recruitment team is currently on vacation. During this time, feedback on job applications and the recruitment process may be delayed until mid-August. We appreciate your patience and look forward to resuming recruitment activities after the vacation - We wish you a fantastic summer!


Volvo Cars is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world. Northvolt is a leading supplier of sustainable, high-quality battery cells and systems, dedicated to delivering the world’s greenest lithium-ion battery. Together, we have formed a joint venture, NOVO Energy, to power the next generation of pure electric Volvo and Polestar cars.

Our Gigafactory in Gothenburg will be one of the largest cell production facilities in Europe, with a potential annual cell production capacity of up to 50 gigawatt hours (GWh) - thereby enabling a supply of batteries for approximately half a million Volvo and Polestar cars per year. Our state-of-the-art R&D facility will gather leading expertise from all over the world, to create the next generation battery cells.

You can read more about this joint venture in these press releases, here and here.