Project 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 Project 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.
§ You will have a central role in project scheduling, up following, progress reporting, and documentation.
§ You will actively work with project- and technical communication both within the project organization and to external partners.
Background and Skills :
To be successful in this role, we want:
§ you have working experience in lithium-ion battery industry, preferably from battery separator film manufacturing.
§ you must have good technical knowledge in the field of separator film production process, to understand the essentials of the plant construction.
§ you are a particularly good communicator in an international environment, with necessary language skills.
Personal Qualifications:
§ minimum bachelor’s degree in polymer chemistry or chemical engineering, master's degree preferred.
§ minimum 3 years’ experience in lithium-ion battery separator industry.
§ proven track record of project management.
§ result oriented, good sense of structure, proactive, and driving.
§ team player who embraces responsibility and wants to be part of a winning team.
§ excellent communication skills – fluent English and Chinese required.
Employment Type:
Full-time
Contact:
For more information about the position, contact Kalle Liu, VP at Senior Material (Europe) AB, kallezl@senior798.com.