Process Engineer Battery Solutions

As a Process Engineer Battery Solutions in Bühler's Grinding & Dispersing Business Area, you will drive our innovative Dry Battery Electrode project and support key customer projects worldwide – from trials to commissioning. If you enjoy combining process engineering, hands‑on project work, and direct customer interaction, this role offers you the chance to shape the next generation of battery production together with an international team.

Due to the Christmas and New Year holidays, we will get back to you by mid‑January regarding further steps in the application process.

• You will participate in a strategic development project on the topic of “Dry Battery Electrode”, which focuses on the construction and maintenance of a demonstrator in Korea and the transfer of laboratory findings to industrial production scale.
• You will also be responsible for supporting various customer projects—from process engineering tasks, the implementation and evaluation of customer trials to the presentation of trial results internally and externally.
• You will take process responsibility during commissioning of customer plants worldwide.
• You will support the sales team, the engineering team as well as the customer service organization.
• You will be responsible for internal and external training and consulting on process engineering issues both internally and at the customer's site.

• Technical education (apprenticeship or degree FH/HF) in Mechanical Engineering, Automation, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering (or similar) and at least 10 years of relevant professional experience in the battery industry or in plant engineering, or University degree in the above-mentioned fields and at least 5 years of experience.
• Experience in the battery industry: processing of battery materials, especially in the field of electrode paste processing and/or dry processing (DBE) as well as in scaling/industrializing processes (desirable).
• Expertise related to processes and materials up‑and downstream along the value chain for battery manufacturing is an advantage (desirable).
• Very good communication skills in English (German is a plus) combined with a strong customer focus, problem‑solving skills and a hands‑on mentality.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% worldwide.

• VIVA Restaurant: We offer our employees a daily fitness menu from 7, 50 CHF.
• Attractive mobility concept: We offer an OSTWIND ZVV / Z‑Pass + half‑fare travelcard for CHF 365 + CHF 400 public transport credit as well as an attractive first‑class travelcard or free parking.
• Health‑Port: We are committed to preventive health care through laboratory analyses, massages, nutritional advice, physiotherapy, group courses and a company doctor.
• Mobile phone subscriptions: We offer special conditions for cell phone subscriptions via Mobilezone with Sunrise and Swisscom.
• Employer‑funded pension plan: The Bühler Pension Fund offers Bühler employees an independent pension fund that ensures reliable financial security in retirement:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..
• Attractive vacation entitlement: We offer from 25 to 30 days of vacation per year depending on age.

Questions? We are happy to answer them!

Franziska Oertel
HR Recruiting and Marketing Specialist