Cathode Material Engineer M/F

Verkor is a French industrial company aiming to pioneer low-carbon battery manufacturing in France. With the backing of prominent industrial companies such as Renault Group, Plastic Omnium and Schneider Electric, Verkor intends to electrify the future of European mobility. With over 1100 experts from 53 different countries, our endeavor is to unite exceptional global talent to bring this ambitious and innovative project to life. Our strong and agile international team continues to grow and adapt to new challenges. Based in Grenoble and Dunkirk (France), we have started operations our Verkor Innovation Centre (R&D centre and 4.0 pilot line) which is now fully running and operational. We now focus on enabling  the successful start of production of our Gigafactory in Dunkirk (France). With this facility, our ambition is to ramp-up mass production of low carbon lithium ion batteries to facilitate the decarbonization of European mobility. We are currently looking for our future Cathode Material Engineer to join our Active Materials and Electrolyte Development Team based in our Innovation Center in Grenoble, France. In this role, you are responsible for leading the development of cathode material for advanced battery cells.

Main responsibilities :

To lead the development of cathode material To specify the cathode material characteristics based on Li-ion cell requirements To support the selection of cathode active material To support the electrode engineer in charge of the cathode electrode formulation To build the supplier's network for cathode active material To ensure a survey of new technology for cathode active material To support the technology roadmap