Pilot Production Engineer Next-Generation Battery

  Eindhoven Area
  Full time (40 hours per week)
  Medior

About this job

We are currently looking for a Pilot Production Engineer Next-Generation Battery to join the team in the Eindhoven Area.

As a Pilot Production Engineer, you will support the development and pre-industrialization of thin-film-based battery technologies, contributing to innovations such as solid-state, lithium metal, sodium metal, and metal-air batteries. The role is situated within a research-driven environment focused on scaling up novel energy storage solutions by leveraging cutting-edge thin-film and thick-film process capabilities.

This role plays a key part in establishing a pilot battery production facility, developed in collaboration with leading industrial and national partners. The objective is to accelerate the energy transition and enable high-tech manufacturing competitiveness through tangible pilot production outputs.

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Job details

Pilot Production Engineer Next-Generation Battery

Main responsibilities 

  • Translate R&D-stage battery innovations into pilot-scale production processes and configurations
  • Contribute technical input to the realization of OBIC, including equipment design, facility layout, and process integration
  • Evaluate and support decisions on facility location, infrastructure needs, equipment selection, and safety compliance
  • Establish supplier relationships for pilot line operations and procurement of key materials or tools
  • Lead pilot production runs of battery cells using both internal developments and externally supplied components
  • Ensure output meets predefined performance criteria and optimize for improved cell characteristics
  • Prepare and deliver manufacturing reports to stakeholders based on pilot production results
  • Operate in a multidisciplinary environment involving academia, industry, and public-private partnerships

Requirements

  • PhD in a battery-related field such as electrochemistry, materials science, or chemical engineering

  • 3–5 years of hands-on experience in pilot or production-scale Li-ion battery technology

  • Proficiency in one or more of the following: battery cell assembly, electrochemical testing, thin-film deposition, or electrode preparation

  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to structure and prioritize work in complex, collaborative environments

  • Proven stakeholder engagement and project execution in high-tech or innovation-heavy settings

  • Critical thinking combined with a solution-oriented, proactive approach

  • Fluency in English; Dutch is considered an advantage


Are you enthusiastic about becoming our new Pilot Production Engineer Next-Generation Battery ?

Apply via our application form, or send your CV and motivational letter directly to recruitment@stcorp.nl.

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Our story

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At S[&]T we contribute to a safer life on earth by translating space data into valuable and actionable insights. We oversee data from instruments to application, and apply our expertise within our software frameworks, information products and consultancy.

Our society relies on space and scientific instruments for climate change monitoring, navigation, defence and national security, and other crucial services we all use in our daily lives. These instruments produce an enormous quantity of complex data, and our goal is to unlock its value.

We have more than 20 years of experience working on instrument calibration, the creation of data quality monitoring tools, the development of real-time data processing frameworks, and the development of application-specific algorithms. With this, we help organisations, governments and industries to strengthen their information position and thereby improve their decision making. We focus on the following domains: Space & Science, Defence & Security, Environment & Sustainability, and High-Tech Consulting.

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How to apply

Would you like to hear more? Send your CV and motivational letter to recruitment@stcorp.nl or apply directly through our website.

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