Vacant job

Job Scope

High level purpose of function.

The Senior Cell Design Engineer will play a key role in the cell development of the Li-S battery. You will be in charge of setting up and executing the long-term Cell development project reporting to the Director of Li-S Cell Development.

Key Responsibilities

Overall areas of responsibilities and activities

• Developing lithium-ion batteries for Energy Storage, Electric Vehicles, and other applications.
• Developing and improving basic cell system design for lithium-sulfur batteries.
• Evaluating the basic physical properties and fundamental performance of electrodes.
• Cell system design including support and managing the R&D lab scale.
• Process concepts and investigation, including support and managing the R&D lab scale.
• Leading cell development projects in the Li/S cell design team.
• Setting up development strategies and DOEs (Design of Experiments).
• Technical lead for internal development with internal stakeholders.
• Technical counterpart for customers and execution of customer projects.

Accountability/Authorization

• Budget responsibility: No
• Direct reports: No
• Work environment responsibility: No

Requirements

Educational background and previous experience required for the role

Qualifications and Experience

• PhD or MSc in Chemical Engineering/Electrochemistry/Chemistry/Material Science and Engineering.
• More than 3 years of experience in the automotive business.
• More than 8 years of practical experience in Li-ion and Li-S battery cell development.
• Extensive experience in cell design and development of Li-ion and Li-S cells.
• Extensive experience in large-scale battery fabrication and validation.
• Experience in Li-ion and Li-S battery manufacturing and mass production.
• Working experience with OEM projects for Li-ion and Li-S battery cell/module business.
• Extensive experience in managing technical teams for customer projects.
• Strong background in technical culture and proven engineering excellence.

Specific skills

• Excellent written and oral English skills.
• Ability to work under high pressure and tight deadlines, with excellent time management.
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment, as well as independently. Passionate and purpose-driven.

Personal success factors

• Ability to work well with others in a team environment, as well as independently.
• Leadership to lead the development organization and ability to manage timelines and targets.
• Strong management skills to lead team members in technical and relational matters.
• Achieve both customer sample milestones and requirement specifications.
• Ability to work in a high-profile and often high-pressure international environment.
• Problem-solving skills with appropriate tools.