Battery Engineer with expertise in the application of lithium batteries

Your tasks:

As a researcher you contribute to the technical realization of concrete projects for the industry and you contribute to building the competencies in the domein of Clean Powertrains at Flanders' DRIVE. More specifically this means that:

• You will execute customer oriented research projects for the wide application of batteries for the electrified powertrains and auxiliary power units in vehicles.
• The construction of your expertise and its application concerns all aspects of the application of (lithium) batteries: charging and testing the life standard. Moreover, the practical implementation in the industrial environments is an extra challenge for you.
• You will work closely together with fellow researchers within Flanders' DRIVE and/or the researchers in the industry to realize project goals and deliver convincing results.
• You will report to the program manager Clean Powertrains.

Your profile:

• You are a (civil) engineer in chemistry option electrochemical techniques and you have a minimum of 2 years of experience in the industry. However, starters without professional experience are welcome too!
• You have a passion for the newest applications of batteries in the vehicle industry.
• You have experience with project execution and you have developed a good project methodology. Moreover, you dispose of excellent communication skills and have a talent to organize.
• You have a flexible personality and team spirit and you are punctual.
• You have an excellent analytical ability and a creative mind. This enables you to transfer ideas into high tech solutions (in consultation with various stakeholders).
• A customer oriented, operational and purposeful method is innate to you.