Lead Engineer Electrical

Northvolt has an exciting job offer for a Lead Engineer Electrical to join our Västerås team.

In joining us you will play an important part from the very start in developing a new generation of large-scale European battery factories. Northvolt will play an important role in the transformation to a carbon-free society, and this is your opportunity to take part in leading those efforts and help drive us to success.

As a Lead Engineer Electrical you will be responsible for preparing, reviewing or coordinating the electrical design for the different Northvolt factories.

Key responsibilities

• Preparation or reviewing of power system studies such as load flows, short circuit studies, arc flash and protection coordination studies and transient stability studies.
• Preparation or reviewing of electrical equipment load schedules, to size and design the electrical equipment.
• Gathering the electrical design requirements from the different disciplines.
• Coordinating between electrical design and other discipline designs including the review and approval of associated electrical drawings.
• Creation or reviewing of SLDs, schematics, electrical design procedures, electrical design specifications and associated typical drawings i.e. Northvolt factory blueprint electrical design.
• Technical support to procurement and construction.
• Client representative during the SAT/commissioning of the electrical switchgear.
• Creation of the electrical operational procedures.
• Handover of the electrical plant to the Electrical Operations & Maintenance manager

Requirements

• Bachelors or Master’s in electrical engineering or chartered electrical engineer.
• Fluency in English
• Computer literacy (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Valuable (but not required) if fluency in other languages, including Swedish
• Graduate up to 10 years experience in Advanced Manufacturing or similar industry.
• Has designed power distribution systems to meet demanding requirements on reliability, availability and maintainability.
• Understands how to utilize the possibilities of integrating a battery electrical energy storage as a peak-shaving and back-up system to optimize the factory power demands.
• Experience with LV, MV & HV network design
• Experience with, and motivated to, setting up work methods and procedures from scratch, work with process evaluation and documentation.

Specific skills

• Experience using power systems simulation software e.g. ETAP, SKM Powertools, Dlgsilent, ERACS, EDSA, Neplan etc.
• Good theoretical basis for electrical calculations (sizing of cables, transformers, PFC, motor starting, load studies, load flows, short circuit calculations, harmonic studies and earth grid designs)

Personal success factors

• Great communication skills as have constant interaction with team members and external parties such as contractors, vendors, authorities and auditors.
• High work ethic, multi-tasker, strong analytical ability and attention to details, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Flexible, friendly, motivated to take on new challenges, has grit and a sense of humor.
• Passionate & purpose driven - we work for a more sustainable future.
• Highly organized and result driven
• Has a can do-attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit

Apply with CV in English or your complete LinkedIn profile.

Full time employment, fixed salary.

Planned starting date is ASAP.