Innovation Mechanical Engineer

**Join us and be a pioneer for a green transport revolution.**
**Automotive Cells Company (ACC) is one of Europe’s newest and most exciting high-tech companies. Backed by Saft-Total, Stellantis-Opel and Mercedes-Benz,** ACC is set to **power the future of the automotive industry** by innovating in battery technology.

We aim to produce sustainable, affordable, high-capacity, longer-life batteries as a** cleaner alternative to current energy sources**. We have created an R&D center and new state-of-the art facility in France (New Aquitaine), and we are building gigafactories in Hauts de France, Germany and Italy.

We need a range of **skilled and agile people** to bring our vision to life, especially in the areas of industrialization, mechanical design, testing/prototyping and any other function of a new-born company. If you’re looking to take your career further than you imagined, if you’re passionate about creating cleaner transport, we’d like to hear from you.

Our core Values are : Pioneering Spirit, Fast & Agile, Excellence, Greener & Cleaner

**Accelerating sustainable mobility for all.**

**Job description**:
**Overall job description**:
Lead the cell mechanical innovation design
- Manage and technically coach the cell innovation team
- Research of new concept design / Creativity session
- Drive the designs
- Technical assessment: prototyping, test plan implementation
- Qualification of new materials
- Co-design with expert suppliers

**Main missions and objectives**:

- **Manage the team and lead the design and technical studies on innovation projects** - KPIs : concepts are proposed and designed at each TRL stage. Proof of concepts are demonstrated with prototypes.
- **Centralize innovation inputs/outputs froM/For customer & ACC teams (purchasing, Industrialization, Project Lead,) for all innovation questions and deliverables on innovation projects** - KPI : data on-quality and on-time delivery.
- **Lead its project/development with a high level of reliability and organize the design review of its team.**
- **Guarantee the quality of the prototypes and the robustness of the tests.**
- **Contribute to find innovation concepts.**
- **Share its skills and knowledge in mechanical design with the design teams: technicians, other teams, the suppliers and with our customers.**

**Profile**:
**Knowledge**:

- Strong knowledge in mechanical engineering and mass production.
- Basic understanding of materials and electro-chemistry designs and processes.
- Ability to lead concurrent technical tasks,projects and team workload.
- Technical project leadership skills in the automotive industry.

**Experience**:
Min 8 years-experience in mechanical product development, including a direct customer relationship (internal or external).

**Qualifications**:
Engineering master degree.
Fluent in technical written and spoken English.

**Key behaviours**:
Autonomy.

Team spirit and leadership.

Pro-activity to address technical challenges and roadblocks.

Clear-thinking and synthetic communication.

Curiosity and willingness to learn new technical fields.

**Some extra skills**:
A CAD design experience in the mechanical, or chemical fields, and knowledge of Design to cost approach would be a plus.

**Why join us?**
**Our Advantages and Perks**: new premises, parking spaces reserved for carpoolers, possibility of recharging your electric car on reserved spaces in our parking lot.

You will also benefit from access to our Sports & Culture association, conferences, and also sports, holidays and culture subsidy.

Our process usually involves 3 interviews: 2 technical and one HR.