Formation Process Engineer M/F

Verkor; Bourbourg; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Lunch vouchers

Transport cost coverage 50%

Industry-leading healthcare

Networking with experts

Résumé du poste

Verkor in Bourbourg, France, is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to drive formation and testing processes for lithium‑ion battery cells on our Gigafactory line.

You will analyze lab and pre‑production data, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate with formation and assembly teams to improve safety, quality and productivity.

This role requires 8+ years in battery manufacturing, strong programming and data analysis skills, and experience with MES, SCADA and ML tools.

Qualifications

• M.S. in Electrical/Electrochemical/Chemical/Materials Engineering or a similar discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with lithium-ion cell technology.
• Senior Engineer: minimum of 8 years of experience.
• Experience in a battery manufacturing environment, particularly with cell formation and testing.
• Experience with battery cell formation process design and SEI analysis in the lab.

Responsabilités

• Conducting R&D work for battery cell formation and testing processes to improve safety, quality, and productivity.
• Analyzing electrical performance data from lab experiments and pre-production operations to determine effects of formation equipment and processes.
• Performing root cause analysis to identify and fix sources of defects.
• Providing engineering support to the formation and cell assembly teams to resolve manufacturing process issues.

Connaissances

Battery formation

Data analysis

Python

Matlab

Minitab

JMP

Machine learning

SCADA

Formulation data analysis

Formation

M.S. in Electrical/Electrochemical/Chemical/Materials Engineering or similar

Outils

SCADA (FMS)

MES systems

EIS/HPPC/SEM/EDX instrumentation

Description du poste

Verkor is a French industrial company aiming to pioneer low‑carbon battery manufacturing in France. With the backing of prominent industrial companies such as Renault Group, Plastic Omnium and Schneider Electric, Verkor intends to electrify the future of European mobility.

With over 1100 experts from 53 different countries, our endeavour is to unite exceptional global talent to bring this ambitious and innovative project to life. Our strong and agile international team continues to grow and adapt to new challenges. Based in Grenoble and Dunkirk (France), we have started operations at our Verkor Innovation Centre (R&D centre and 4.0 pilot line) which is now fully running and operational.

We now focus on enabling the successful start of production of our Gigafactory in Dunkirk (France). With this facility, our ambition is to ramp‑up mass production of low‑carbon lithium ion batteries to facilitate the decarbonization of European mobility.

We are currently looking for our future Formation Process Engineers and Senior Engineers to join our Process Development team based in our Gigafactory in Bourbourg, France.

As such, you are responsible for the processes that charge, discharge, degas, and measure the batteries.

The role will evolve from the setting up the Gigafactory line to supporting the SOP and the ramp‑up phase.

You are embracing the objective of building Verkor as the most advanced battery manufacturing company in the world.

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.

Why join us?

Strong company spirit and culture settle down around our 4 values:

Contribution

We promote personal initiative and give everyone the means to contribute to the company’s success.

Communication

We’re committed to transparent communication: we say what we think, and we mean what we say.

Team Spirit

Everyone, in their role, is an ambassador for the company. At Verkor, success is most definitely a team sport!

Commitment

We’re all working towards a common goal: a sustainable future, which we’re building one step at a time.

Attractive work conditions

• Stimulating work environment: pleasant offices, multicultural and motivated team
• Lunch vouchers
• 50% of local transportation costs financed
• Industry‑leading healthcare
• Opportunities to network and connect with worldwide experts

For more info on the company, please visit us at www.verkor.com

*all positions are open to individuals possessing a Recognition of the Status of Disabled Worker (RQTH)