Manager Material

Northvolt has an exciting job offer for a manager material. In joining us you will play an important part from the very start in developing a new generation of large-scale European battery factories. Northvolt will play an important role in the transformation to a carbon-free society, and this is your opportunity to take part in leading those efforts and help drive us to success.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Managing Novel materials development part to end up with the successful results
Wide experiences and know-how to lead the technologies/materials
Responsibility for the materials from the development stage to the mass production including Quality control plan
Leading and cooperating with the other departments and suppliers to implement new material into the projects
Advanced Slurry mixing and evaluation: acquiring basic mixing information for successful cathode coating.
Advanced electrode fabrication and evaluation such as electrolyte soaking, springback and adhesion test.
Advanced cell fabrication and evaluation: especially coincell fabrication and evaluation will be essential, even though part of the work could be outsourced as needed. Still it should to be followed up and summarized by engineers.
Electrochemical tests including EIS, Li plating, rate capability, cyclability, high temperature, and low-temperature characteristics: data organization and analysis will be very important part since it will give a clue to a selection of material and also the direction of improvement
Setup semi auto assembly line for pouch cell
Ramping up validation capacity for pouch and coin cell
Management of new binder development

Qualifications and experience
MSc or PhD in Chemical/Material/Electrical Engineering, and Chemistry
Demonstrated expertise and success in the development of materials
Preferably 5+ years industrial experience in R&D of materials
Experience in scale-up of production (PP/MP)
Experience in characterization and evaluation of materials
Experience in design and development of batteries/cell
Strong background from technical culture and proven engineering excellence in relevant field(s)
Experience working with international colleagues and customers
Must worked in multi-cultural environment

Specific skills
Excellent English written and oral skills.
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 (start-up).
Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit and a sense of humour.
Passionate & purpose driven.
Responsibility for cathode active material development and optimization based on the wide range of know-how and experience
Cooperation well with suppliers to develop the best sample and catch up new technology
Understanding well about mass production process

Apply with CV in English or your complete LinkedIn profile.
Full time employment, fixed salary.
Planned starting date is ASAP.