Validation Engineer

Northvolt is now looking for Validation Engineers in the safety and environmental test group to be part of our growing team in Västerås. This is your chance to contribute to the development of the world's greenest and most sustainable Li-ion battery cell.

With your exhaustive experience in battery testing, you will play an integral role in the validation and qualification of our safe, long-lasting, high-performance battery cells. This includes taking the responsibility for project deliveries and reporting to both internal and external stakeholders. You will also work with a broad perspective from high-level prerequisites and concept development in the early phases to the later project phases managing planning, development and delivery.

Key responsibilities:

• Plan, organize, direct and follow up on project-related testing activities, especially safety and environmental test mainly at the cell level
• Ensure delivery of the project activities
• Perform and develop tests together with the team
• Design of new test methods, not limited to cell scale
• Conduct certification test cooperating with accredited test institutes
• Analyze and present test results
• Support set up of test facilities
• Help the team to perform and innovate
• Facilitate communication and clarification of technical requirements between customers and Northvolt's internal stakeholders

Apply with CV in English and your complete LinkedIn profile. Full-time employment, fixed salary. The role requires travelling within Europe and to Asia.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor or above degree within Electrochemical, Material, Electrical or Mechanical field is a must
• MSc or above degree within the relevant field or comparable work experience would be a plus
• More than 3 years of experience from the development and testing of secondary batteries, lithium-ion based technologies would be a plus
• Excellent communication skills as you will be in constant interaction with international customers and team members from both the technical and business development side
• Proven results in meeting customer requirements and expectations
• Recognize the risk of cell/battery development and production
• Experience with Li-ion Cell Safety and Environmental testing
• Knowledgeable in test design and setup
• Confident in data analysis and presentation
• Experience with automotive projects
• Basic understanding of Li-ion battery materials, production, characterization and safety evaluation

Specific Skills/Abilities

• Excellent English skills (both written and oral), Chinese, Japanese, Korean and German a big plus
• Ability to work during high pressure with tight deadlines
• Strong organization skills and used to manage a range of activities simultaneously
• Experience from start-up environment is a plus
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment, as well as independently
• Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit and a sense of humor