Process Engineer

Northvolt has an exciting job offer for a Process Engineer to join our Skellefteå 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.

The Process engineer is the subject matter expert for their respective field of expertise (e.g. powder handling, drying, laser processing, welding). They consult in the equipment and process design phase before FAT, during commission phase and are the main responsible engineers for new technology development and implementation in the mass manufacturing process in Ett as well as complex problem-solving projects and the creation of fundamental process understanding.

The Process Engineer will be in close contact and collaboration with the central design and R&D teams and all local site engineering teams (e.g. manufacturing and production engineering).

Key responsibilities:

• Local subject matter expert in a specific field with multiple years of experience
• Lead fundamental process investigations and development through theoretical research in
• Lead/participate in complex problem-solving task force teams in Ett
• Own the development of new BOP releases based on their respective field of expertise and hand over responsibility to production/manufacturing engineering after validation and change management process
• Transfer fundamental knowledge to new technologies by close cooperation with equipment vendors
• Perform trials to understand phenomena better and enable data driven decisions
• Leading or supporting qualification, evaluation and implementation of new technologies for future production lines and products as well as brown field project
• Support central team with detailed input for creation of the technical specification provided to the supplier
• Support project team and manufacturing engineers during commissioning activities and product qualification on site for green field projects
• Support central team and manufacturing team in PFMEA and HAZOP creation
• Provide feedback, lessons learned and guidance to central design, R&D and local engineering teams to ensure equipment quality and process requirements are implemented
• Able to manage and onboard multiple suppliers and other cross functional team.

Requirements

• 4+ years of relevant work experience within equipment and process design and engineering related fields
• Experienced in equipment design, commissioning, process development and technology development
• Experienced with QA troubleshooting tools
• Successful track record of leading process improvement projects in a production factory
• Experience from building and scaling production in a fast-growing environment ideally in the Battery, Automotive, Food, Pharma, Paper & Pulp, Semiconductor, Electrochemical or similar industry
• Curious, technically educated, and preferably with a strong problem-solving background Specific skills, Abilities and Personal Success Factors (e.g., specific programs, languages, certifications etc.)
• Proactive and goes beyond expectations
• Exceptionally good negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Extremely detail oriented • Highly organized and result-driven
• Has a "can-do" attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit
• Passionate & purpose-driven
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment, as well as independently
• Ability to work under high pressure and tight deadlines, excellent time management
• Ability to work in a high profile and often high-pressure international environment
• Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, sense of quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit and a sense of humour
• Excellent English written and oral skills

Apply with CV in English or your complete LinkedIn profile.

Full time employment, fixed salary.

Planned starting date is ASAP.