Manager Test Team

Northvolt has an exciting job offer fora Manager Test Team to join our bold performance & life lab team in Västerås.
In joining us you will play an important part from the very start in building one of the first large scale European battery factories. Northvolt will play an important role in the transformation to a carbon free society. We are continuously building a team of experienced engineers and great leaders with industry background.
You will play a key role in leading and managin test team. Responsible for execution of product testing according to the needs of the customer projects. Responsible for leading technical workstreams in installation and commissioning in the test expansion projects.
In general you have a long experience in the field and have been driving large, innovative and challenging projects with high demands on accuracy and on-time delivery.


Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to)
Organize and coordinate customer-project test-team, define scope and deliverables, establish milestone plan, arrange, follow-up and drive execution of the project.
Manage resources and personnel allocated in the customer-project.
Execute FAT, installation, commissioning and SAT of equipment and instrumentation including training for test team personnel in accordance to project delivery milestones
Work in the expansion project and contribute to planning and execution of the project
Work closely with and progress the project together with Northvolt experts and specialists from technical, R&D, procurement, quality, construction areas
Plan and execute testing of cells in different phases of development and mass production
Develop working procedures and structures for the test team
Drive continuous improvement and development of methodology and technology
Provide technical expertise, guidance and training to junior staff and technicians
Develop relevant new test methodology and equipment together with Validation and R&D team
Experience from working with new software and driving automation of testing and data evaluation
Work with Digitalization team to secure traceability, data collection and reporting



Qualifications/education/experience
Experience with R&D, li-ion battery testing and high voltage testing is highly preferred 
Technical leadership and coordinating skills in a highly flexible and frequent changing environment are a must 
Experience working with different standards and testing for certification for li-ion batteries. 
Exceptionally good negotiation and problem-solving skill 
Experience in installation, commissioning and acceptance testing of equipment


Specific skills
Excellent English written and oral skills, Swedish is a plus 
Highly organized and result-driven 
Customer focused 
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