[R2502] Experimenter for Next-Generation Battery Research (Technical Engineer) (General Layer - General Manager/Staff)

This role is for an experimenter in next-generation battery research, crucial for Nissan's "Ambition 2030" electrification plan. You will lead the initial "research" phase of battery development, focusing on prototyping, evaluation, and analysis to enhance battery performance. The work involves non-routine tasks, collaborating with various departments, and contributing to the future direction of in-house batteries for electric vehicles.

Must Have

• Prototyping batteries using processes like dispersion, coating, drying, pressing, and sealing.
• Proposing new battery structures and prototyping processes.
• Evaluating battery performance, conducting electrochemical measurements, and safety assessments.
• Analyzing electrode and cell quality, performance mechanisms, and failure causes.
• Experience using experimental equipment.
• Graduated from a science-related department.

Good to Have

• Curiosity and willingness to challenge unknown or high targets, not discouraged by failure.
• Ability to think independently, act autonomously, and be engrossed in experiments.
• Proactive communication and teamwork with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in powder, slurry, coating, drying, stirring, or atomization technologies.
• Programming skills or qualifications (related to experimental DX).

Perks & Benefits

• Acquire fundamental skills related to future batteries.
• Experience the accomplishment of seeing cars with self-developed batteries on the road.
• Opportunity to gain programming skills and qualifications through experimental DX promotion.
• Early development of management skills through small group team leadership.
• Career paths as a technical expert or a chief position (team management).

Job Description

1. Development Area, Business Overview, and Role/Position within R&D

The development area for this position is next-generation batteries for electric vehicles, which are crucial for our mid-term plan "Nissan Ambition 2030" electrification technology.

The role of this work in R&D is to take charge of the very first "research" step in the battery development process (research → advanced development → development → production) until the battery is installed in a vehicle, and to determine the direction of in-house batteries.

In this position, as an experimenter who "creates, observes, and measures," you will be challenging to improve battery performance, even though the correct form is not yet known.

2. Specific Job Content and Expected Role/Position within and outside the Department

Experimenters in the research department primarily handle non-routine tasks and proactively engage in prototyping, evaluation, and analysis of next-generation batteries, involving many related departments.

Specific Job Content:

• Prototyping batteries consisting of processes such as dispersion, coating, drying, pressing, and sealing.
• Proposing new processes for battery structure and battery prototyping.
• Evaluating battery performance, electrochemical measurement, safety evaluation, and proposing new evaluation methods.
• Evaluating the quality of electrodes and cells, analyzing performance manifestation mechanisms, and analyzing causes of failures.

Workplace Environment and Work Style

• We are honing our expertise in battery prototyping, evaluation, and analysis.
• We conduct battery research and development in a flat relationship, regardless of position or status, in front of technology.
• We sometimes work in small teams of 2-3 people, and sometimes form teams of 10 or more depending on the volume of the task, flexibly changing team units. We emphasize not only honing individual expertise but also deriving the maximum output as a team.
• We often collaborate with related departments, material suppliers, and universities, and there is an atmosphere where we do not hesitate to involve others to achieve our goals.

Appeal Points

The expertise of our current members is diverse. In battery research, there is potential to apply various technologies and knowledge acquired in other professions, specifically technologies such as powder, slurry, coating, drying, stirring, and atomization.

In fact, people from different industries are also active here. Let's work together to create the electric vehicles of the future.

Skills and Career Benefits:

• You can acquire fundamental skills related to future batteries.
• You can feel a sense of accomplishment and joy when you see a car equipped with the battery you worked on actually driving.
• Our section has an AI and data science team and is promoting the DX of experiments. You can acquire programming skills and qualifications.
• By appointing young people as small group team leaders when solving experimental problems, management skills can be enhanced early.
• As future career paths, you can aim for two directions:
• A technical expert position where you master technology and create results as a professional in that field.
• A chief position where you master team management and maximize team output.

Desired Candidate Profile / What is required of an experimenter in the research department

• Curious, unafraid to challenge the unknown and high targets, and not discouraged by failure.
• Able to think for themselves, act autonomously, and be engrossed in experiments.
• Able to actively communicate with internal and external stakeholders and work in a team.

Required Qualifications

Those with experience in any of the following:

• Experience handling products such as food, daily necessities, chemicals, cosmetics, and materials.
• Experience using experimental equipment.
• Graduated from a science-related department.