Main responsibilities:
- Conducting research and development work for battery cell formation and testing processes to improve cell formation processes on safety, quality, and productivity.
- Analyzing and evaluating battery cell electrical performance data collected in laboratory experiments and pre-production operations to determine direct and interaction effects of the formation equipment and processes under evaluation.
- Performing root cause analysis to systematically identify and fix sources of defects.
- Providing engineering support to the battery cell formation team and cell assembly production team to resolve manufacturing process issues.
Requirements:
- M.S. in Electrical/Electrochemical/Chemical/Materials Engineering or a similar discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience working with lithium-ion cell technology.
- Senior Engineer: minimum of 8 years of experience
- Experience in a battery manufacturing environment, particularly with lithium-ion battery cell formation and/or testing.
- Experience with battery cell formation process design and its influence on SEI analysis in the laboratory.
- Experience with root cause analysis, defect reduction, and failure analysis.
- Strong programming, statistical, and data analysis skills with tools such as Python, Matlab, Minitab, and JMP.
- Machine learning experience, such as PyTorch, Keras, TensorFlow, and Scikit-learn.
- Experience with critical software for the Formation process, including MES and FMS (SCADA)
- Experience in electrochemical and materials analysis using EIS, HPPC, SEM, EDX, and other characterization techniques.
What We Do
Verkor is a French industrial company based in Grenoble. With the backing of EIT InnoEnergy, Groupe IDEC, Schneider Electric, Capgemini, Renault Group, EQT Ventures, Arkema, Tokai COBEX, FMET managed by Demeter, Sibanye-Stillwater and Plastic Omnium, Verkor will ramp up low-carbon battery manufacturing in France and Europe to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles — and electric mobility as a whole — and stationary storage in Europe. Verkor is developing an enticing business model based on agility, sustainability and governance that is attracting the best talents from around the world. Its strong and agile team continues to grow as new challenges arise. Verkor is leading a unifying project that brings together the best partners for establishing the entire value chain in Europe and ensuring the optimal use of skills and resources. Verkor will draw on these strengths to open its entirely digital 4.0 pilot line in 2022. A model of excellence, competitiveness and resource efficiency, this innovation will be integrated into the gigafactory due for construction in 2024. Please apply today with an English CV on our website: https://www.verkor.com/en/join-our-team
