Formation Process Engineer M/F

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 750 experts from 48 different countries, our endeavor 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 recently started operations our Verkor Innovation Centre (R&D centre and 4.0 pilot line). We now focus on building the world’s most modern and efficient Gigafactory in Dunkirk (France). With this facility, our ambition is an initial annual production of 16 Gwh of lithium-ion batteries by 2025, thus powering 300,000 electric vehicles annually. In joining us you will actively participate in this breathtaking industrial adventure to shape the future 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.