Electric cars have the potential to benefit everyone tremendously. Not only do they provide a way to reduce emissions and thereby provide us with cleaner air in our cities, electric cars are an important part of the solution to mitigate climate change.
At Lightyear, we love electric cars and know they will prove a turning point in history. We started the Lightyear because we could not just be bystanders of the electric car revolution. We have a very strong drive to accelerate the introduction of electric cars around the globe.
Material Engineer Job Description
Description
In this role you are responsible to find the best combination of materials to protect the solar cells on our first groundbreaking vehicle; Lightyear One. This all with the aim to have a lightweight but sturdy solar panel. One crucial aspect is the adhesion among all the layers that encapsulate the solar panels. You are involved from Research & Development to concrete application and your goal is to boost the TRL (Technology Readiness Level) from 3 to TRL 6. You will focus on;
- Process and material research
- Preliminary reliability work included mainly to help validating material / processing solution
- Bill of materials
- Cell technology
- Interconnection
- Encapsulant
- Front-sheet
- Back-sheet
- Support structure
- Sealing
- Outline process parameters
- Ensure proper adhesion between layers
- Exploring the possibilities of different materials
- Prototyping
- DoE (design of experiments)
- Ensuring compliance with relevant safety standards
What do we offerNext to getting the opportunity to have a massive, positive impact on the future of mobility within your role, you also get the chance to work for a company with a true and ambitious mission. So, sometimes Lightyear One comes along and you just have to jump on! Furthermore we offer:
- High level of autonomy
- A multidisciplinary team of highly motivated and talented people
- A fast growing organization with lots of opportunities
- Flexible working hours
- Excellent travel expenses
- 40 vacation days per year
- An interesting and well balanced pension plan that fits Lightyear and our mission
- An interesting share plan to really become part of Lightyear
- Time for informal get-togethers on Monday morning and Friday afternoon
- Attention for a good work & life balance
- We are building towards the future every day, we started in 2016 and we're making big steps. We are also building and improving our conditions for our employees.
Material Engineer Job Requirements
What are we looking for?
- A Bachelor or Master degree in Chemical / Mechanical / Material / Composite / Structural Engineering or similar
- At least 3 years of fulltime experience in a relevant direction
- You have relevant practical skills with the portfolio to show for it
- Extensive experience with material properties is a must
- Experience with composite materials is a must
- Experience in automotive is a big plus
- You are proactive and a real self starter with willingness to learn
- Availability for 40 hours a week
- Extremely fluent in English in word and oral. Dutch is preferred
Material Engineer Application Information
Please apply with your CV and cover letter by the 'apply' button below
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Material Engineer Summary
| Education Backgrounds: |
Automotive Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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| Specialties: |
Automotive
Combustion Engineering
Material Science
Structural Engineering
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| Education Level: |
Undergraduate (Bachelors)
Postgraduate (Masters)
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| Experience: |
10 - 15 years
2 - 5 years
5 - 10 Years
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| Languages spoken: |
Dutch
English
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| Job Location: |
Helmond, Netherlands |
| Keywords: |
Chemical , Mechanical, Material, Composite , Structural Engineering |
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