• Participate in as much testing as time allows, in order to understand test equipment and product behavior and become grounded in lab operations.
• Serve as the senior technical authority for questions and problems.
• Manage lab resources, budgets, and workflows to drive efficiency, quality improvements, and innovation in test methodologies.
• Define test plans, articles, methods and equipment; propose design of experiments to better understand observations.
• Process raw data into meaningful conclusions; perform thorough documentation. Share high-quality reports with internal technical teams, external suppliers, and occasionally to executives.
• Conceptualize, design, assemble and commission test benches and associated software environments. Perform risk assessments, review norms & standards to ensure that equipment designs comply with Health, Safety, CE and Environmental standards.
• Maintain high test throughput/efficiency and data quality. Drive globally aligned improvement as needed. Collaborate with internal or external stakeholders to make improvements.
• Serve as a team leader: Allocate, manage and control tasks, goals and responsibilities and hold team accountable. Be responsible for the lab space, equipment, safety, quality, timeliness and morale.
• Train staff to operate and troubleshoot test equipment; ensure training content was learned.
• Enforcement of and compliance with occupational health & safety; chemical & environmental, electrical protection guidelines. If needed, introduce and implement relevant measures e.g. through creation of risk assessments.
• Own and allocate organizational tasks & responsibilities like creation & maintenance of procedures, SOPs, standards, equipment, inspections, lab commissioning, facilities, maintenance and staff trainings.
• Ability to work with hazardous materials, high-voltage and other hazardous energy using mandated PPE and procedures after having received training.
• Other tasks as required.

• A technical background in battery cell testing and development. Strong knowledge of cell degradation mechanisms of cells and be familiar with chemical, electrochemical, and lifetime testing techniques.
• Engineering Degree or PhD with hands-on mindset and hands-on experience.
• Proven track record as a hands-on test engineer (test planning, development, execution, inspections, root cause analysis, data processing, report writing) with experiences from which junior staff can learn from.
• >4 Years of relevant work experience including at least 2 years in a supervisory or managerial role. Proven achievements in coaching and development of people.
• Strong organizational and strategic thinking skills, with experience in budgeting, resource allocation, and driving quality/efficiency projects in a lab or testing environment.
• Ability to adapt to a constantly changing environment with new technologies, equipment and processes.
• Analytical, structured, independent, team and goal-oriented work style combined with high flexibility.

Additional Preferred Skills

• Experience with setup and commissioning equipment including risk assessments and acceptance testing.
• Coding experience with Python, Pytest, Git, and/or C is a plus.
• Driving license Class B valid in Germany is a plus.
• Fluent German language skills are a plus.
• Experience with application and enforcement of German standards for safety (ASR/TRGS/TRBS/DGUV/VDE/DIN etc.) and proven ability to transfer standards into actionable tasks and outcomes is a plus.