Aftermarket Commissioning Engineer

• Applications are considered on a rolling basis
• Hybrid

Job Description

Job scope:

The Aftermarket Commissioning engineer is responsible for planning and leading commissioning projects of Northvolt BESS products in cooperation with customers. To give remote and on-site support to customers commissioning teams. To be responsible for developing our commissioning processes, tools, and documentation. To give input to product design teams, to improve commissioning and serviceability processes.

Key responsibilities:

• Plan and lead commissioning activities of Northvolt ESS products
• Perform service and rework of our battery system products in Northvolt facility in Gdańsk, as well as at customer locations
• Evaluate ESS customer projects, with a commissioning perspective and review designs
• Supervise and approve commissioning plans in accordance with project guidelines
• Supervise/perform onsite commissioning activities
• Prepare and maintain commission documentation, testing processes and checklists
• Responsible for commissioning reports for system turn on approval
• Train customers on how to operate and maintain Northvolt products
• Perform other tasks assigned by manager

Accountability/ authorization:

• Budget responsibility: No
• Direct reports: No
• Authorized to report any quality, environment or health and safety nonconformities, ideas, risks, and opportunities

Skills & Requirements

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or relevant field experience
• 5-10 years' field experience working with commissioning of ESS/grid applications
• Experience working with commissioning projects in high voltage environment
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and customer support skills
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 75%
• Valid driver’s license

Key development areas :

• English written and oral skills, additional languages are a plus
• General mechanical/electrical skills and high voltage experience
• Knowledge about control systems software and hardware
• Understanding the customer needs and requirements

Personal success factors (Consider Bold – Passionate – Excellent)

• Highly organized and result-driven
• Has a can-do attitude and entrepreneurial spirit
• Passionate & purpose driven
• Ability to work under high pressure and tight deadlines, excellent time management
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment, as well as independently
• Ability to work in a high profile and often high-pressured international environment
• Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, sense of quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit and a sense of humor

About the company

Northvolt is a European supplier of sustainable, high-quality battery cells and systems. Founded in 2016 to enable the European transition to a decarbonized future, Northvolt has made swift progress on its mission to deliver the world’s greenest lithium-ion battery with a minimal CO2 footprint and the highest ambitions for recycling. Among Northvolt industrial partners and customers are ABB, BMW Group, Scania, Siemens, Vattenfall, Vestas and the Volkswagen Group.

Northvolt Ett is a next generation battery cell factory focused on process innovation, scale and vertical integration. Once completed, the gigafactory will be one of the largest battery cell factory in Europe and produce at least 32 GWh of capacity annually.

Alongside Northvolt Ett, Northvolt is also establishing a manufacturing site for battery systems in Gdansk, Poland. This facility, Northvolt Battery Systems Jeden, will industrialize and produce world leading battery systems in order to meet the increased demand for complete battery solutions on the European market. The factory is a highly automated, state-of-the-art production facility for battery modules and energy storage solutions.

We are currently in an exciting fast-growing phase and operate in a dynamic environment, dealing with a wide range of stakeholders. We are staffing our international office in Stockholm, our R&D facility, Northvolt Labs in Västerås, as well as Northvolt Battery Systems Jeden, in Gdansk, for production of battery systems. We are also preparing for upcoming positions at the main factory, Northvolt Ett, in Skellefteå.

We want to work with experienced manufacturing experts as well as talented and purpose driven people from all kinds of disciplines to make this happen. Those of us already on board share a bold streak and a passion for our mission. We are prepared to work hard in pursuit of excellence. We enjoy the ride and our main drive is to make a real difference. We are a team dedicated to thinking new, working hard and having fun. Join us today!