(Senior) Process Engineer - Wet Electrode, Sodium-ion Batteries

Northvolt

Stockholm or Västerås, Sweden

We are looking for an exceptionally innovative and driven individual to join in our mission to build a greener future. This role is part of Northvolt’s Sodium-ion team based in Västerås and Stockholm. By joining us, you will be a key player in developing the next generation of battery technology, an even more sustainable and competitive product and contribute to the global transition towards a clean and carbon-neutral energy future.

About the job

You will be part of the Process Engineering team for sodium-ion batteries, responsible for developing and scaling manufacturing processes of our newest generation of batteries, bringing it from the laboratory to mass production. This role will require deep knowledge in manufacturing technologies, process development and factory design. At the same time, you need to optimize the new manufacturing setup for optimal cost, minimized time to market and using available technologies and knowledge. You will be responsible for deciding how, where, when, with whom and for how much we will industrialize our newest generation of batteries.

On a day-to-day basis you will be very close with the engineering team and relevant partners and suppliers to develop the best path towards market introduction and identify and resolve blockers and risks. This means driving and owning your work in a cross-functional, fast-paced and project-based environment. As this job requires working very tightly with different cross-functional team as well as reporting to the Northvolt management, you need to be a great communicator.

You are expected to be very creative in finding solutions to push both yourself and your colleagues from various teams to ensure progress is made in the project. You need to be up to speed on constantly changing circumstances and evaluate proposed solutions from different stakeholders perspectives, making non-biased decisions that are the most beneficial overall.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Develop new innovative wet electrode and mixing processes by conducting process DOEs in our R&D facilities
Develop and manage process specifications, technical documentation, facility requirements and coordinate gate reviews
Implement and support standardized process for industrialization, prepare and validate manufacturing processes for giga-scale production
Manage process development projects, set process metrics and goals
Support troubleshooting issues and identifying root causes and implement solutions to improve process reliability and quality

The person we are looking for is intrinsically motivated by our mission, ambitious, curious and eager to learn. You will get the chance to have a real impact for the future of energy and see the results of your work. Our organization 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.

Skills & Requirements

We believe that you have:

A technical BSc/MSc degree such as Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical Engineering
Knowledge of wet electrode technologies, such as batch/continuous mixing, dry coating and others
Experience with process and quality standards, PFMEA, health and environmental safety policies and procedures
Excellent English written and oral skills
Highly organized and result-driven
People-person and ability to build strong relationships
Can-do attitude and “not afraid to get hands dirty”