Senior Quality Control Engineer
- Applications are considered on a rolling basis
- Skellefteå
We are looking for an experienced Senior Quality Control Engineer to join us in our mission to contribute to a greener future. The role is a part of our excellent Quality team based in Skellefteå. By joining us, you will be a key player in establishing and one of the first large scale European battery factories.
About the job
You will be responsible for the development, validation and implementation of methods used for material analysis, including incoming material, intermediate and finalized products on a wide range of instruments.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Develop, validate and document methods and procedures for analysing and characterizing new raw materials and product intermediates on instruments like VMZ, camera and profiler measurement systems, optical microscopes, laser scanning microscopes, mechanical destructive testing.
- Run testing on a range of instruments and report data/results.
- Working with instrument suppliers and machine builders for designing custom fixtures, instruments & automation
- Troubleshoot and maintain the instruments to a high standard.
- Organise and execute workflows in the laboratories during production ramp-up cooperating on a crossfunctional team basis
Apply with CV in English or your complete LinkedIn profile.
Full time employment, fixed salary. Planned starting date is asap.
Work with great people
Skills & Requirements
We believe that you have :
- MSc degree or PhD in Chemistry, Physics, Material or Mechanical Engineering
- 5+ years of relevant work experience in relevant laboratory environment in relevant industry such as Li-ion materials, Pharmaceutical, Food and Paper industries or Automotive Industry.
- Proven method development and user experience on instruments like VMZ, camera and profiler measurement systems, optical microscopes, laser scanning microscopes, mechanical destructive testing
- Specific knowledge of quality management systems, e.g. ISO 9001, IATF16949, TQM
- Project management skills and a successful track record of leading quality projects in a laboratory environment
- Knowledgeable in Lean and six sigma, familiarity with SPC, FMEA, Quality troubleshooting tools and problem-solving methodology
- Curious, technically educated and preferably with a strong business background
- Excellent English written and oral skills, Swedish is a plus
- Highly organized and results driven
Great Place to Work
World leading technique
Top specialists as team peers
International environment
Fast paced & entrepreneurial culture
Warrant program
Wellness grant
About the company
Northvolt makes green batteries for a blue planet. Affordable cells and high-quality battery systems. All manufactured with a record-low carbon footprint. Purposely built to provide Europe with the opportunity to switch to renewable energy – efficiently and entirely.
To accomplish this, we do things differently. We design, manufacture, and recycle everything under one roof. We even build our own factories. All this is incredibly challenging and requires us to think in unconventional ways. We’re constantly experimenting, learning and adapting to make batteries so great – they will one day make oil history.
Northvolt is growing fast. We’re staffing our international office in Stockholm, our R&D facility, Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, as well as our Gdansk facility for production of battery systems. We're also hiring for our gigafactory Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå, Sweden. We want to work with smart individuals from all disciplines. Strong individuals that truly want to make a positive impact on the future. Those of us already on board share a passion for our mission. We’re prepared to work hard in pursuit of excellence. We enjoy the ride and our main drive is to make a difference for real. As a team, we’re dedicated to thinking new, working hard and having fun.
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