Automation Technician

• Applications are considered on a rolling basis
• On-site

Job Description

Northvolt has an exciting job possibility for a technician specialised in the field of Automation in the first European battery Giga-factory, Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå.

You will be part of the Ett Engineering Team to provide Production Support and will be responsible to maintain the automation systems in the factory. The production environment has very high demands on up-time to reach the set quality level, production efficiency and traceability.

In general, you understand the concepts of PLC, SCADA systems, Instrumentation and know basics of software development. You like hands-on activities, work closely to equipment and enjoy problem solving, troubleshooting and teamwork.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Maintain multiple automation systems and peripheral equipment in the factory.

• Fault finding and troubleshooting.

• Work together with the Industrial Automation Engineering team to test and verify upgrades and test applications.

• Identify and interact with key automation solution suppliers.

• Participate in education and knowledge transfer workshops.

• Participate in and contribute towards design forums and improvement meetings for technical improvement.

• Work on shifts.

Apply with CV and cover letter in English or your complete LinkedIn profile.

Skills & Requirements

We believe that you have :

• Technical education at high school level in automation technology or equivalent skills.
• Basic understanding on PLCs hardware and software, ideally Siemens and Beckhoff.
• Basic understanding on Robot control systems (ABB, Fanuc, Yamaha, Kuka…).
• Basic understanding of electrical installations.
• Software development and logics.
• Basic understanding on industrial communication protocols, such as OPC-UA, Profinet, Modbus and others.

Bonus points for:

• Experience and interest in manufacturing industry.
• Fluency in other languages (Japanese, Swedish, Chinese, French).
• Experience from a multi-cultural environment.

About the company

Northvolt makes green batteries for a blue planet. Affordable cells and high-quality battery systems. All manufactured with a record-low carbon footprint. Purposely built to provide Europe with the opportunity to switch to renewable energy – efficiently and entirely.

To accomplish this, we do things differently. We design, manufacture, and recycle everything under one roof. We even build our own factories. All this is incredibly challenging and requires us to think in unconventional ways. We’re constantly experimenting, learning and adapting to make batteries so great – they will one day make oil history.

Northvolt is growing fast. We’re staffing our international office in Stockholm, our R&D facility, Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, as well as our Gdansk facility for production of battery systems. We're also hiring for our gigafactory Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå, Sweden. We want to work with smart individuals from all disciplines. Strong individuals that truly want to make a positive impact on the future. Those of us already on board share a passion for our mission. We’re prepared to work hard in pursuit of excellence. We enjoy the ride and our main drive is to make a difference for real. As a team, we’re dedicated to thinking new, working hard and having fun.