Cell Mechanical Design Engineer

Verkor is a French industrial company aiming to pioneer low-carbon battery manufacturing in France. With the backing of prominent industrial companies such as Renault Group, Plastic Omnium and Schneider Electric, Verkor intends to electrify the future of European mobility.

With over 1100 experts from 53 different countries, our endeavor is to unite exceptional global talent to bring this ambitious and innovative project to life. Our strong and agile international team continues to grow and adapt to new challenges. Based in Grenoble and Dunkirk (France), we have started operations our Verkor Innovation Centre (R&D centre and 4.0 pilot line) which is now fully running and operational.

We now focus on enabling the successful start of production of our Gigafactory in Dunkirk (France). With this facility, our ambition is to ramp-up mass production of low carbon lithium ion batteries to facilitate the decarbonization of European mobility.

We have an exciting opportunity as Experienced Cell mechanical design Engineer. In this role, you will work with the rest of the organization on the mechanical design of our future cells.
Responsabilities

To lead the mechanical design and modeling for cylindrical cell development.

To develop the tab and tabless cylindrical cell design

To develop the supplier's network for Li-ion cell component

To support the product technology roadmap

To support the cell process engineering team

To support the module development by ensuring a rational integration of cell to module/pack

Requirements

MSC or PhD in mechanical engineering

Li-ion battery Cell and/or Module and/or Pack development

Li-ion cylindrical experience particularly 4680 or 2170 cell format.

Mechanical design and modeling (i.e. NVH, crush,…)

DFMEA, PFMEA, root-cause analysis

APQP, 4M management

Experience in Li-ion battery safety modeling would be a plus

Experience in Li-ion battery cell assembly (pouch) would be a plus

Why join us?

Strong company spirit and culture settle down around our 4 values:

Contribution

We promote personal initiative and give everyone the means to contribute to the company's success.

Communication

We're committed to transparent communication: we say what we think, and we mean what we say.

Team Spirit

Everyone, in their role, is an ambassador for the company. At Verkor, success is most definitely a team sport!

Commitment

We're all working towards a common goal: a sustainable future, which we're building one step at a time.

Attractive work conditions*

- Stimulating work environment: pleasant offices, multicultural and motivated team

- Lunch vouchers

- 50% of local transportation costs financed

- Industry-leading healthcare

- Opportunities to network and connect with worldwide experts

For more info on the company, please visit us at www.verkor.com

*all positions are open to individuals possessing a Recognition of the Status of Disabled Worker (RQTH)