Expert Cell Design

PowerCo

Expert Cell Designer developing lithium-ion battery cells in our new gigafactory in Salzgitter. Collaborating on cell design and manufacturing processes for energy storage solutions.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeSalzgitter • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Execute cell design and provide the bill of materials (for samples, change requests, etc.)
Evaluate the effects of cell design on cell properties (capacity, VED, mass, BOM, etc.) including verification of intermediates and their corresponding definitions
Identify and analyze cell design trade-offs and derive countermeasures (prepare recovery plans, VED, QC, etc.)
Review and highlight discrepancies between TDAs, OOPSL data, and cell design
Coordinate the DoE overview, tracking, and gap analysis

Requirements

What you’ll need

University degree, e.g., in chemistry, electrochemistry, materials science, physics, chemical engineering, process engineering, or a comparable qualification
Experience in cell design with a chemical and industrial background
Strong expertise in lithium‑ion cell design and electrochemistry
Knowledge of manufacturing processes and industrialization

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working hours from 28 to 40 hours per week
Option for a 4-day work week (up to 35 hours per week)
30 days paid leave + 10 days unpaid leave
Mobile work options
Relocation support

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Hard Skills & Tools

cell designbill of materialscapacity analysisVEDmass analysisquality controldesign of experimentsgap analysiselectrochemistrymanufacturing processes