Mixing Senior Engineer M/F

Verkor; Bourbourg; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch vouchers

50% transport costs covered

Healthcare

Job summary

Verkor is seeking a Mixing Senior Engineer for its Dunkirk gigafactory. You will own electrode mixing processes in mass production and support SOP and ramp-up activities.

You will collaborate with product engineering to optimize mixing, advance automation, test new tech, and drive root cause investigations to improve quality and reduce costs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with mixing processes in manufacturing.
• Experience in battery manufacturing is required.
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Support SOP and ramp-up activities.
• Collaborate with the product engineering team to optimize the mixing process for electrode design.
• Improve mixing by increasing automation to save capital and operating costs.
• Test and validate state-of-the-art technologies for use in the mixing process.
• During operation, complete root cause investigations into defects in the mixing process.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data-driven

Quality mindset

Manufacturing experience

Education

M.S. in Chemical/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or similar

Tools

Python

Matlab

Minitab

Job description

Verkor is a French industrial company aiming to pioneer low-carbon battery manufacturing in France. With the backing of prominent industrial companies such asRenault 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 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 have an exciting opportunity as Mixing Senior Engineer in our Process Team. In this role, you will be responsible for the process of mixing in mass-production environment.

As such, you are responsible for the systems related to Electrode processes at our gigafactory in Dunkirk, France. You will have the opportunity to participate in the launching of our gigafactory and its ramp-up!

Responsibilities

• Support the teams during SOP and ramp-up activities.
• Collaborating with the product engineering team to optimize the mixing process for the electrode design.
• Improving mixing by increasing the level of process automation, which will save capital and operating costs.
• Testing and validating state-of-the-art technologies for use in the mixing process.
• During operation, you will complete root cause investigations into defects in the mixing process.

Requirements - Qualifications and skills

• M.S. in Chemical/Mechanical/ElectricalEngineering or similar discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience working with mixing process.
• Experience in manufacturing environment
• Experience in battery manufacturing
• Strong statistical and data analysis skills with tools e.g. Python, Matlab, and Minitab.

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

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

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