Senior Operation and Maintenance specialist at SEEL

Do you want to help Swedish and European industry to strengthen their competitiveness? Do you want to contribute to an increased electrification of transportation?

About us
RISE – Research Institutes of Sweden and Chalmers University of Technology jointly own SEEL – Swedish Electric Transport Laboratory, a new test and research center for electromobility, which will open on the 31st of May 2023.

SEEL aims to create an arena for research and development of new technologies for electrified vehicles, vessels, aircrafts and more. The center is part of the “IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest) on Battery” project notified to the European Commission, and we are now looking for a Senior Operations and Maintenance specialist who will play an important part in developing SEEL.

About the role
In the role as Senior Operations and Maintenance specialist, you will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the test facilities that are intended for testing Electrical machines, electrical axes, e-transmissions, complete vehicles light and heavy duty, noise vibration and harshness, battery test equipment and charging systems.

As a Senior Operations and Maintenance specialist you will enter in the establishment phase where the building is under construction and the equipment has not yet been delivered to site. During this phase it will be your job to cooperate with the SEEL management team, building contractors and the equipment suppliers to secure a successful launch and a good operation. You will work close together with the management team of SEEL, set the strategy for SEELs inhouse capabilities regarding support and maintenance, and put in place relevant service agreement with suppliers.

Your will also work close with the operators of the riggs, test engineers, group members in the operations and maintenance group as well as customers.

You will report to the manager of the maintenance and support group when he or she is recruited, until that point you will be reporting to the CEO of SEEL. Your team will be located in Gothenburg and Nykvarn and your office will be in Gothenburg which is the larger of the two sites.

Who are you?
We are looking for a person with at least a high school engineer degree and we believe that you have a background within maintenance of rotating riggs and it is meritorious if you have experience from battery testing equipment and is a certified maintenance technician.

At SEEL we will work with an inclusive attitude and empower employees to take responsibility and grow. SEEL has a challenge to be proficient fast after opening day and a key to success will be to have both a holistic and operational view and to support the team when and where it is most needed.

As a senior specialist in your field, and being the first one employed in this function at SEEL, you will teach and mentor other members in the group when they are recruited

As a person you are responsive, result oriented, have both a holistic and go-get mindset and you engage your colleagues by your inclusive attitude. You are fluent in English in speech and writing.

Help us develop our electric future
Join us at SEEL and together we’ll drive the conversion to fossil-free transport. Right now, we’re looking for someone to take the responsibility of being Senior Operation and Maintenance specialist as we are starting our three testbed sites – currently under construction – that will deliver cutting-edge research and development in electromobility. This is an opportunity to be at the heart of the latest technological developments in one of the world’s most exciting and important sectors. And you’ll get to be part of it from the beginning, as we create testbed sites with unique capabilities and potential. Although our ambitions are grand, we’re a small, agile organisation. That means you’ll make impactful decisions and see your ideas put into practice.

SEEL is co-owned and co-managed by Chalmers University of Technology and RISE – Sweden’s research institute – working alongside the industrial partners we need to make the transition a success. With a shared platform and access to the latest infrastructure, our work together will build on the continual breakthroughs in knowledge and technology in electromobility. Welcome to SEEL!

Welcome with your application!
If this seems exciting and challenging, submit your application no later than November 22, 2021. This is a permanent position, and the employment is at SEEL. For questions, contact Henrik Svenningstorp, CEO of SEEL, +46 10 516 60 48. 

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