Quality Control Engineer

Northvolt has an exciting opportunity for a dedicated Quality Control Engineer to join our bold Quality Control team at Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, Sweden. You would play a key role in analysing and evaluating materials from Northvolt’s cathode active material (CAM) development and production as well as contributing to building one of the first large scale European battery factories.

About the job:

In this job you will be responsible for the coin cell testing, i.e. the production of coin cells, the cycling of them and the interpretation of the results. You will also develop the coin cell testing with long-term testing, testing at diferent temperatures and correlating the results we obtain to other materials properties that we measure for the CAM material. The actual making of coin cells are normally perofmred by our technicians, but you need to ensure that they have good procedures to follow so that we get accurate results and a safe work environment and also ensure that the apparatus used are in good working order and calibrated according to the highest standards. The role will report to the director of QC CAM.

The ideal candidate should be analytical and logical with an ability to identify opportunities and improvements to drive increased quality through data driven approaches. You should also have strong technical abilities in order to succeed in this role.

About the team:

The QC CAM team is expected to grow, and right now consists of two analytical chemists, one QC engineer, 12 QC technicians, the director of QC CAM and one manager for the technicians.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Drive the development, validation and implementation of electrochemical testing of CAM.
- Engage in other types of characterisation of CAM (chemical and physical characterisation).
- Maintaining instruments to a high standard.
- Drive operational excellence by being a key player in day-to-day problem solving and process improvement exercises.
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Understand and internalize QA/QC principles in every day functions.

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Work across many parts of the organisation, collaborating with Production, R&D, Process engineering and Quality.

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Training of technicians.

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Work with external suppliers, institutes and academic organizations as well as customers.


The person we are looking for is a team player, curious and eager to learn. You will get the chance to have a real impact on our success story in Sweden. Our organisation values great self-discipline and a natural talent to make things happen. Qualities that we cherish are sense of quality, friendliness, grit and a sense of humor.

Northvolt is an equal opportunity employer. We're a diverse group of individuals, united by a common mission, who recognise that while our actions as individuals have a role to play in driving Northvolt towards its goals, we always seek to move forward as a team. We offer you an open and welcoming atmosphere where we win as a team – and fail as a team. Northvolt is growing at the speed of light and we are a strong believer in internal career development. For us it’s important to look at your skills and potential, please refrain form including your picture and age with your application to help us with this.

Apply with CV in english or your complete LinkedIn profile.

Full time employment, fixed salary.
Planned starting date is ASAP.
We believe that you have :

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Msc with laboratory experience in Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics, Natural Sciences or Engineering

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Hands on experience of coin cell testing.

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Programming skills for creating scripts that can automate procedures is a plus

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Experience in R&D, quality control, or an analytical laboratory in a relevant industry, e.g. Li-ion battery materials is a plus

- Proven track record of performing method development and validation projects in a laboratory environment
- Knowledge in statistical and measurement system analysis
- Experience from a multi-cultural environment

Bonus points for:

- Experience and interest in manufacturing industry
- Fluency in other languages (Japanese, Swedish, Chinese, French)
- Experience from a multi-cultural environment
- Ability to work under high pressure and tight deadlines, excellent time management.
- Passionate & purpose driven.


Northvolt makes green batteries for a blue planet. Affordable cells and high-quality battery systems. All manufactured with a record-low carbon footprint. Purposely built to provide Europe with the opportunity to switch to renewable energy – efficiently and entirely.

To accomplish this, we do things differently. We design, manufacture, and recycle everything under one roof. We even build our own factories. All this is incredibly challenging and requires us to think in unconventional ways. We’re constantly experimenting, learning and adapting to make batteries so great – they will one day make oil history.

Northvolt is growing fast. We’re staffing our international office in Stockholm, our R&D facility, Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, as well as our Gdansk facility for production of battery systems. We're also hiring for our gigafactory Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå, Sweden. We want to work with smart individuals from all disciplines. Strong individuals that truly want to make a positive impact on the future. Those of us already on board share a passion for our mission. We’re prepared to work hard in pursuit of excellence. We enjoy the ride and our main drive is to make a difference for real. As a team, we’re dedicated to thinking new, working hard and having fun.