Research Associate – Consulting, Circular Economy, Materials, Battery Engineering, Battery Safety, Battery Production

PEM RWTH Aachen University

Scientific Researcher in E-Mobility focusing on Battery Production and Consulting. Engaging in innovative research and strategic projects in partnership with industry and academia

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeAachen • 🇩🇪 GermanyJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Play a key role in shaping projects with industry partners from acquisition through planning to execution (e.g., production and process planning, prototyping, and strategy development in 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.
Examine research topics in the areas of "battery components" and "Re‑X" (re‑use, repair, remanufacturing, and recycling of batteries) within research projects.
Explore research questions on "battery development and safety" as well as "innovative battery technologies and future product architectures" within research projects.
Develop prototypes and new monitoring, manufacturing, and testing methods as part of research and industry projects.
Supervise students on their final theses and deliver teaching activities.
Receive early budgetary and leadership responsibility and independently shape your areas of work.

Requirements

What you’ll need

University degree (Master's or equivalent) in a technical field (e.g., Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering).
Ideally, initial practical experience in consulting, development, production, or e‑mobility.
A strong personal drive to develop new topics and proactively use the scope to shape them.
Structured and reliable working style, creative and pragmatic thinking, curiosity, and motivation to continually learn.
High willingness to travel and flexibility.
Fluent spoken and written German and English.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Space for personal development and the opportunity to shape your own topics and ideas in the production of e‑mobility components.
A working environment where ambitious colleagues collaborate on a shared goal: making the world more sustainable.
The opportunity to build and continuously develop your professional network in one of the most important fields of our time.

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Hard Skills & Tools

battery productionprocess technologiesprototypingmonitoring methodsmanufacturing methodstesting methodsbattery componentsRe-Xbattery developmentbattery safety

Soft Skills

personal drivestructured working stylereliable working stylecreative thinkingpragmatic thinkingcuriositymotivation to learnflexibilityleadershipteaching

Certifications

Master's degreeequivalent technical degree