Senior Material Manager (Västerås)

We are looking for an experienced Senior Material Manager to join us in our mission to contribute to a greener future. The role is a part of our excellent Material team based in Västerås. By joining us, you will be a key player in contribute to building one of the first large-scale European battery factories.
About the job
As an expert on the materials for Li-ion batteries, you will work on developing Cathode, Anode, Electrolyte, Separator, Binder/Conductive materials for EV batteries.
This position requires;
- Passionate action and creative approach.
- Ability to communicate with cross-functional stakeholders
- Strong leadership to manager members of each material team.
- Deep knowledge and experience on each material and based on this, you should be able to develop new materials and ability to guide team members from the technical point of view as well.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Material analysis: Material evaluation in its physicochemical aspects in collaboration with the Quality Control lab.
- Slurry mixing and evaluation: acquiring basic mixing information for successful slurry coating.
- Electrode and Cell fabrication and evaluation: especially coin, pouch cell fabrication including design of a full cell.
- Evaluation items for electrochemical properties and evaluation methods in related material stages.
The person we are looking for is driven, caring and structured. You thrive by leading others and working towards common goals. You are used to a high-paced work environment and got good time management skills.
Northvolt is an equal opportunity employer. We're a diverse group of individuals, united by a common mission, who recognize 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 from 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.
Skills & Requirements
We believe that you have :
MSc Degree or above in Material Engineering
8+ years working experience in battery material development
Excellent English is written and oral skills

Bonus points for:
Experience and interest in the manufacturing industry
Fluency in other languages (Japanese, Korean and German)
Experience from a multi-cultural environment