Date:  May 12, 2025
Location: 

Salzgitter, DE

Company:  PowerCo SE
Level of Experience:  Professionals
Job Function:  Technological development
Job ID:  3745

Team Lead Mechanical Design (all genders)

 
Our Story and Why We're Growing

The mission has started. We proudly announce that in our Battery Valley we are starting our own battery cell production and the ramp up of our worldwide headquarters for global cell manufacturing. The CTO organization takes care of the battery cell development. Our responsibility includes research, predevelopment of materials and components, series development, prototyping, testing and analysis of battery cells. 

  
 
About the Role
  • Lead of the mechanical design team within the series development of cells

  • Responsible for the mechanical design of series development cells for various cell projects from the concept phase to industrialization

  • Responsible for mechanical design approvals and mechanical component approvals

  • Definition of product and mechanical sub-component requirements based on customer specifications, taking into account functional safety, quality, current state of the art and future trends

  • Ensuring design and functionality using mechanical and thermal simulation tools

  • Definition, calculation and approval of cells and their components based on tolerance analyses and thermomechanical stress tests

  • Responsible for BMG and B release of subcomponent

  
 
Key Responsibilities
  • Completed studies in mechanical engineering or comparable qualification
  • Leadership experience
  • Professional experience in battery cell production
  • Good communication skills in an international and intercultural environment - Willingness to travel internationally
  • Business fluent in English
  
 
What you bring to the Team
  • Professional experience in the automotive industry
  • Professional experience in battery cell development
  • Above-average ability to work in a team
  • Excellent intercultural competence
 
Power Perks
  • Flexible Arbeitszeitmodelle von 28 bis 40 Wochenstunden 
  • 30 Tage Urlaub
  • Optionen mobiler Arbeit
  • Relocation Support
   
Company:  PowerCo SE
Location: 

Salzgitter, DE

Job Function:  Technological development
Level of Experience:  Professionals
Job ID:  3745
Date:  May 12, 2025

Are you a battery believer?

PowerCo was founded in 2022 to become a global battery champion. Headquartered in Germany, we are currently ramping up gigafactories in Salzgitter, Valencia and St. Thomas in Canada with a total volume of up to 200 GWh. We are integrating the entire value chain and building a supply chain as local as possible. With that we are driving the development of a strong, sustainable battery industry in Europe and North America.

Questions?

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Benefits

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We believe that the best results are created in a diverse and inclusive environment. 
Therefore, all qualified applications will be considered for employment regardless of age, race, religion, gender (identity), sexual orientation, national origin or disability.