Process Development Engineer (m/f/x)

Skeleton Technologies; Markranstädt; Vor Ort; EUR 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading cleantech company in Markranstädt is seeking a Process Development Engineer to bridge Technology and Process Engineering departments. Responsibilities include developing processes for battery production, planning R&D activities, and coordinating with teams for optimization. Candidates should have 3+ years in process development within the battery industry and strong communication skills. This role offers flexible working hours and encourages innovative ideas.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

Additional day off for birthday

Opportunities for continuous growth

Qualifikationen

• At least 3 years of working experience in process development from the battery industry.
• Proven experience with Lithium-ion cells and batteries.
• Experience in battery production processes like calendaring and coating.

Aufgaben

• Develop mixing processes and prepare slurry for battery production.
• Coordinate and communicate with R&D teams for testing.
• Plan and optimize coating R&D activities.

Kenntnisse

Process development expertise in battery industry

Communication skills

Coating and calendaring processes

English fluency

Ausbildung

Education in chemistry, process engineering, or electrochemistry

Jobbeschreibung

Skeleton is looking for a driven and experienced

Process Development Engineer (m/f/x)

Who will play an interconnecting role between the Technology and Process & Industrial Engineering departments.

Your responsibility areas:

• Development of mixing process, characterization and preparation of slurry, and filling information processes.
• Tight communication and cooperation with the Process & Industrial Engineering department to get the needed processes aligned for scaling up.
• Coating and calendering of electrodes.
• Hands‑on testing and prototyping in our different lab locations, in cooperation with the R&D teams.
• Point of contact between our R&D activities and electrode production in Markranstädt, Germany.
• Planning of coating R&D activities in our SuperFactory in Markranstädt and electrode optimization.
• Minimizing scrap rates and achieving cost targets
• Devising suggestions and implementing continuous process improvements
• Communication and coordination with external parties, such as service providers and suppliers
• Definition of quality measures and test plans for materials.
• Devise suggestions for process flows, internal interfaces, and handover processes
• Prepare presentations and drafts for decisions.

• Education in any of these fields: chemistry, process engineering, or electrochemistry.
• At least 3 years of working experience in the process development from the battery industry.
• At least 3 years of industrial experience in Lithium‑ion cells/Batteries with proven successes.
• Experiences with different processes in battery production, like calendaring, coating, mixing, etc.
• Very good English in written and verbal, German beneficial.
• Great communication skills – you feel comfortable in setting deadlines and following up on agreed action items.

• We offer flexible working hours, with the possibility of mobile working without core working hours and sufficient freedom for your own ideas.
• A flat hierarchy culture – fostering our great working atmosphere.
• A motivating opportunity for continuous growth at Skeleton.
• An additional day off every year for your birthday.

We're not just about energy storage. We're about redefining energy for a net‑zero future, and we'd love for you to be a part of our journey.

About Skeleton

Skeleton Technologies is a Global Cleantech 100 company and a technology leader in high‑power energy storage for transportation, grid, automotive, and industrial applications.

For us, developing and producing the best energy storage solutions is a means to an end: helping companies to reduce CO2 emissions and save energy.

We work with some of the largest companies in the world, from automotive and industrial OEMs to truck fleet operators and aerospace prime contractors. Our products decrease CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, improve power quality, and empower wider electrification of the biggest industries globally.

Our supercapacitor and SuperBattery energy storage technologies, based on patented curved graphene, represent the biggest technological advancement in the industry in the last 20 years, and the use of this innovative material provides our products with an unparalleled advantage in power and energy density.

Skeleton Technologies is located in multiple locations: its headquarters in Tallinn (Estonia), manufacturing facilities in Markranstädt (Germany) and Varkaus (Finland), materials development in Bitterfeld‑Wolfen, and several additional locations in Finland (Helsinki and Lappeenranta), as well as its first people in Toulouse (France).