Functional Safety Engineer

Job Description

Northvolt Poland is now looking for a Functional Safety Engineer to join our Engineering team in Gdansk!

By joining our team, you will be able to develop your engineering skills by participating in projects from requirements to deployment in a multidisciplinary R&D team. You'll gain experience in product development for fast growing industry of electromobility and energy storage, and share your passion for engineering with team of professionals with experience from various fields of expertise. This is a chance to grow with the team, and seize opportunities to steer your career towards seniority and leading roles.

Key responsibilities include (but not limited to): ** **

• Develop safety concepts and strategies to identify and mitigate potential hazards.
• Analyze system architectures and define safety requirements.
• Ensure compliance with international standards such as ISO 26262 throughout the product safety lifecycle.
• Collaborate with development teams to implement safety measures and conduct design reviews.
• Define validation and test cases based on Functional Safety requirements.

Skills & Requirements

We believe that you have:

• Degree in Engineering or related field.
• Experience in functional safety certification activities within the automotive or industrial market.
• Familiarity with safety standards such as ISO 26262 and relevant methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.

Personal success factors

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Attention to detail and a proactive approach to ensuring product safety and reliability.
• Passionate about solving complex problems with technology in an innovative way.
• Self-motivated with a strong aptitude for problem-solving within projects.

Development opportunities:

• Continuous improvement of functional safety-related skills, processes, methods, and tools.
• Experience in the design and development of products, with a focus on safety-critical systems in automotive or industrial sectors.
• Compliance with international safety standards such as ISO 13849, IEC 62061, IEC 61508, and ISO 26262.
• Project Management skills.

Additional qualifications (nice to have): • Experience in design and development of products, with focus on safety critical systems in automotive or industrial. • Knowledge of functional safety standards such as ISO 13849, IEC 62061, IEC 61508 and ISO 26262. • Project Management skills.

What we offer:

• Private medical care in LUX MED – extended package with a freedom of treatment (partial refunding of invoices) for the employee fully paid by the company
• MyBenefit System – monthly card top-ups, the possibility to purchase a Multisport card
• English lessons
• Employee referral programme
• Financing of commuting by bicycle
• Christmas/holiday bonuses from Employee Benefit Fund (ZFŚS)
• Co-financing of sports activities and integration budget
• The possibility to invest in Northvolt group’s shares
• Relocation bonus
• Work in an international environment - the ability to use English daily
• Opportunity to develop and acquire new skills in a company taking part in the transformation to renewable energy
• Friendly and open working atmosphere in a diverse team

If you are interested, submit your resume in English using "I'm interested" button.

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!