We are looking for a Product Manager, Giga America to be responsible for delivering the right product, for the right customer, from the right factory at the right time.

FREYR Battery is on a mission to decarbonize energy and transportation systems globally by producing the world’s most sustainable battery cells. Over 50% of all carbon mitigation is dependent on batteries. The industry is experiencing exponential growth.

FREYR is well set to succeed in this extremely exciting sector. We opened our first commercial-scale battery cell factory in Mo i Rana, Norway at the end of March. We will use this plant to prove both 24M’s semi-solid technology and our various products. This technology represents a breakthrough in the industry providing new Unique Selling Points, and much-reduced cost, CO2 footprint, capex, and factory size.

We will then build gigafactories based on 24M’s technology in Mo i Rana and in Georgia USA before expanding our technology base with other partners. We have concrete plans for building an enormous 200GWh capacity, which collectively can be expected to provide an annual turnover of more than $15 billion.

Join us in this exciting, meaningful adventure. This is a challenging role where you can expect to apply everything you know and learn a lot more. For the right candidate, this opportunity is a professional dream come true.

In the role of Product Manager, Giga America you will be responsible for conducting experiments at the lab scale that will first identify critical process parameters and then establish processing trends at larger scales including our pilot plant and our gigafactory.

The ideal candidate should have a general knowledge of materials and be versatile and self-sufficient with an eye on the overall process flow.

This position reports to Director Product Design & Engineering and is to be based in Boston, US.

Main tasks include

• Delivering the right product, for the right customer, from the right factory at the right time
• Lead teams drawn from product development, R&D and engineering disciplines.
• Understanding the market, translating insight into technical requirements
• Key interface between development projects and the rest of the organization
• Co-ordinate development and validation activities between product, process and materials/development and validation
• Requirements management

Qualifications – Required

• MSc in a relevant engineering discipline
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with relevant applications/industry
• Good understanding of the fundamentals of a lithium-ion battery and its application
• Experience in requirement engineering and product development
• Experience with leading teams and/or technical coordination between functions
• Fluent in English, both written and oral

Qualifications - Advantageous

• Experience working in an international company
• Experience in setting up and working with quality systems for new product introduction.

As a person, you are highly motivated, ambitious, and creative as well as disciplined, structured, and organized. You take initiative and personal responsibility, have proven problem-solving abilities, and thrive in a start-up environment. You also have strong social and communicative skills and are cooperative.

With us, you will learn a lot and a lot will be expected of you. Along the way, we cheer for you, help you when needed, and share the joy when you succeed. - Let's make history together!