AGV & Robotics Engineer

You will join a team of skilled individuals, who are equally excited about implementing Northolt’s ambitious plans to rapidly deploy a highly efficient world class gig factory in Heide. This is your unique opportunity to focus on the next generation material flow equipment following its life cycle from detail design and development to installation and commissioning until start of production and even beyond. Your journey includes strong collaboration with the cross functional factory design team in Stockholm and engineers in Skelleftea, Sweden, including times of further improving your skills and competences in these locations.

You have solid professional work experience as industrial engineer/project engineer/process engineer/production engineer or similar. Your passion for technical project management makes you a pivotal driver in design, commissioning and ramp up of material flow equipment. In complex automation projects, your bold, calculated decisions ensure compliance with Northvolt’s visionary expansion plans in Heide.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Commissioning of the most modern AGV solutions and transport robotics;
• Creation of material flow concepts and interface planning in handover areas;
• Implementation, parameterization and testing of the control software and safety solutions;
• Ensuring the start of production;
• Support in the education and training of maintenance personnel after handover of the new systems.

The person we are looking for is goal-oriented, passionate and structured. You thrive by technically leading others and work towards common goals. You are used to a high-paced work environment and have good time management skills together with high self-discipline and motivation to make things better by always questioning status-quo. You will get the chance to have a real impact on our success story in Germany (to start with) and see the results of your work.

Skills & Requirements

We believe that you have:

• Engineering degree (Industrial/Process/Production/Electrical/Electronic/Mechanical/Mechatronic or similar);
• Track-record of successful leading implementation of advanced technical projects/automation systems in a demanding fast paced production environment;
• 3+ years of experience within process-driven or discrete process industries such as: Automotive, Battery, Packaging, Metal, Semiconductors, Fine Chemicals, Pharma, Food etc.;
• Valuable experience in multi-cultural environment.

Specific Skills/Abilities:

• Fluency in English, German is a plus;
• Innovative thinking and strong problem-solving skills;
• Ability to proactively face and drive complex engineering challenges;
• A continuous learning mindset and a willingness to adapt to emerging technologies;
• Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, sense of quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new growth opportunities, grit and a sense of humour.