Research Scientist – Consulting, Circular Economy, Materials, Battery Engineering, Safety, Battery Production
PEM RWTH Aachen University
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Aachen • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Play a decisive role in shaping projects with industry partners from acquisition and planning through execution (e.g., production and process planning, prototyping, and strategy development in the field of e‑mobility)
- Investigate compelling research questions on "battery production" within research projects, with a focus on developing innovative process technologies for current and next‑generation batteries
- Explore challenging issues in the areas of battery components and "Re‑X" (re‑use, repair, remanufacturing, and recycling of batteries)
- Investigate topics related to battery development and safety as well as innovative battery technologies and future product architectures
- Develop prototypes and new monitoring, manufacturing, and testing methods within research and industry projects
- Supervise students on their theses and conduct teaching activities
- Take on budget and leadership responsibilities early and independently shape your own topics
Requirements
- Completed university degree (Master's or equivalent) in a technical field (e.g., Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering)
- Ideally, some practical experience in consulting, development, production, or e‑mobility
- A strong ambition to develop new topics and to make use of available scope for shaping them
- Work in a structured and reliable manner; think creatively and pragmatically; be curious and motivated to continuously learn
- High willingness to travel and flexibility
- Fluent German and English, both written and spoken
Benefits
- Room for personal development and the opportunity to shape your own areas of work and ideas in the production of e‑mobility components
- An environment where ambitious colleagues work toward a common goal: making the world more sustainable
- The opportunity to build and continuously expand your own professional network—within one of the most important fields of our time
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
battery productionprocess technologiesprototypingmonitoring methodsmanufacturing methodstesting methodsbattery developmentbattery safetyinnovative battery technologiesproduct architectures
Soft skills
leadershipstructured workcreative thinkingpragmatic thinkingcuriositymotivation to learnbudget managementindependenceteachingsupervision
Certifications
Master's degreeequivalent technical degree