Coating Senior Engineer M/F

We have an exciting opportunity as Coating Principal Engineer in our Process Team. In this role, you will be responsible for the processes of coating and drying electrodes.

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 coating process for the electrode design.
• Improving coating 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 coating process.
• During operation, you will complete root cause investigations into defects in the coating process.

Requirements - Qualifications and skills

• M.S. in Chemical/Mechanical/ElectricalEngineering or similar discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience working with slot die coating and drying processes.
• Expert knowledge of single & dual-slot die coating systems, fluid mechanics, piping design, and fluid measurement techniques.
• Experience with sensors for roll-to-roll web processes, such as beta-ray, x-ray, ultrasonic, laser, and vision inspection.
• Experience in manufacturing environment, particularly with coating width (up to 1400mm) product.
• Experience in battery manufacturing.
• Strong statistical and data analysis skills with tools e.g. Python, Matlab, and Minitab.