Engineering · Douai, France

AESC | Electrode Engineering Manager

AESC stands proudly at the forefront of global battery technology, recognized as a premier lithium-ion battery manufacturer with operational bases spanning across Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and China. AESC has over 4,000 employees and 10 production plants in Japan, the U.S., the U.K., China, and France. For the past 12 years, AESC has produced high-performance, extended range batteries for more than 950,000 electric vehicles in 44 countries, achieving a record of “zero critical battery malfunction.” Embarking on an exciting journey, AESC is now establishing new battery gigafactories in both France and the U.K., presenting an exhilarating opportunity to become an indispensable part of Europe’s most significant and technologically advanced manufacturing ventures of recent times. Join AESC in pioneering the construction of never-before-seen gigafactories on a large scale and delve into the realm of emerging technologies to cater to Europe's exponentially growing electric vehicle market.

Purpose

AESC is looking to recruit an Electrode Engineering Manager to join our European GEC team and play a crucial role in supporting the expansion of the battery manufacturing footprint in Europe. The role reports to the senior leadership for the respective area and will focus on building the electrode manufacturing knowledge and driving engineering aspects of the gigafactories from startup and commissioning to full production capability. Activities are to be carried out from remote and site-based locations, therefore flexibility to travel is essential.

Responsibilities

The electrode engineering manager will build a competent technical team that is responsible for defining, implementing and continuously improving the AESC execution to production systems for electrode manufacturing. This position will be a key driver in process innovation and play a key part of the leadership team to help continued growth plans, support plant commissioning and manufacturing in EU region. AESC strives to maintain the highest level of operational excellence and be at the forefront of electrode manufacturing engineering processes.

Supports the hiring plan for European Engineering Centre electrode technical team to support buildup of regional gigafactories. Including job description creation, interviews, and contributing to hiring decisions through to onboarding and ongoing training support
Manages technical interaction with Global Engineering Centre in Asia on electrode specifications to cell products, interfacing on product development, technology transfer and manufacturing best practices
Manages Europe Engineering Centre electrode engineering team to support gigafactories operations for equipment integration, commissioning and acceptance testing activities, driving process efficiency through manufacturing optimization and data focused analytics
Participates in the overall engineering activities for Electrode Creation relating to the full product life cycle such as design concept validation, process development, equipment stabilization and optimization, manufacturing standardization and continuous improvement of the product
Actively combine innovative mechanical, system controls, and process techniques to establish novel approaches to increase the level of process automation and improve electrode manufacturing efficiency while maintaining product quality

Background and Requirements

A degree in Engineering including chemical, electro-chemical, manufacturing/ mechanical or similar
Minimum of 8 years' work experience in similar role
Solid experience in rechargeable battery manufacturing or similar
Experience in automotive, automation/ machinery will be advantage
Experience of working at medium to large manufacturing company is preferred
Demonstrated knowledge of production systems and continuous improvement practices and utilization of data to support measurable improvements
Considerable experience in managing complex inter-disciplinary teams

Skills

Leadership
Communication and interpersonal skills
Problem solving and decision making
Conflict resolution and negotiation
Strategic thinking and planning
Analytical and attention to detail
Results and goal oriented

Departments: Engineering
Locations: Douai, France
Sectors: E-Mobility

Contact Tommi Toivonen Senior Headhunter & Research Competence Lead – HR & Recruitment

Work at a world-class and innovative Gigafactory

AESC is investing almost two billion euros to build a battery manufacturing plant in the Hauts-de-France Region. The new Douai site will have a production capacity of 9GWh in 2024, with the potential to reach 24GWh by 2030 to produce state-of-the-art, low-carbon batteries. The site will initially supply the Renault factory which will be increasingly dedicated to producing the brand’s electric vehicles.

What can AESC offer you?

Learning and development

AESC is a company that invests in its employees by offering a wide variety of training and development programs. Engineering training and onboarding programs for all business-critical-related functions. As the French entity is new, AESC is also investing in developing full employee onboarding plans. International development and learning possibilities for all employees in a worldwide environment.
Culture and Colleagues

AESC is an international company with production entities in Japan, the US, the UK, and China. A strong multi-cultural management team and organization; with a strong respect and a good understanding of cross-culture differences. Offers the platform for unlimited worldwide development opportunities for the employees to grow their careers.
Work in an innovative, world-class Gigafactory

AESC is investing nearly €2 billion to build a battery manufacturing plant in the Hauts-de-France region. The new Douai site will have a production capacity of 9 GWh in 2024, with the potential to reach 24 GWh by 2030 to produce state-of-the-art, low-carbon batteries. The site will initially supply the Renault plant, which will increasingly be dedicated to the production of the brand's electric vehicles.