Automation Process Engineering Manager

About the role

You will lead the transition from pilot-scale manufacturing to stable, high-volume production. Working closely with R&D, Production and Quality, you will develop the processes, automation systems and manufacturing capabilities required to support rapid growth while ensuring operational excellence and product quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing scale-up from pilot production to mass production.
• Design and implement automated manufacturing processes and workflows.
• Develop robust process architectures ensuring efficiency, stability and repeatability.
• Define automation requirements and manage equipment selection and integration.
• Establish process control systems to meet customer and quality requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement in yield, quality, productivity and operational performance.
• Support factory design, production line development, commissioning and ramp-up.
• Collaborate with R&D, Production, Quality and Supply Chain teams to ensure successful industrialisation.
• Build and develop a high-performing process engineering capability.
• Qualifications & Experience
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Automation Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in automation process engineering, industrialisation or advanced manufacturing.
• Proven experience scaling manufacturing operations from pilot production to mass production.
• Strong expertise in factory automation, process engineering and industrial process control.
• Hands-on experience in production line design, commissioning and optimisation.
• Experience working with automation suppliers and system integrators.
• Strong leadership, project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience from one or more of the following industries is highly desirable:
• Graphene and advanced materials
• Battery manufacturing and energy storage
• Semiconductors
• Electronics manufacturing
• Other high-tech industrial environments
• Additional Advantages
• Experience participating in factory build-ups from concept to mass production.
• Experience working in international manufacturing environments.
• Experience from China and/or Europe.
• Knowledge of Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing and digital production systems.
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or similar methodologies.
• Mandarin language skills and experience working with Chinese suppliers or manufacturing organisations.
• Language Requirements
• Fluent English, written and spoken.
• Mandarin Chinese is highly desirable.
• Swedish is advantageous but not essential.
• Personal Qualities
• Strong technical leadership with a hands-on approach.
• Analytical, structured and solution-oriented.
• Execution-focused with a strong sense of ownership.
• Comfortable in a fast-growing international environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Why Join Smart High Tech?
• This is an opportunity to play a key role in building the manufacturing platform required to support next-generation AI infrastructure and advanced electronics.
• Working alongside leading scientists, engineers and international partners, you will help scale breakthrough graphene technology from innovation to global industrial production.
• Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and we encourage early applications.

Additional Information

Automation Process Engineering Manager Location: Gothenburg, Sweden (alternative location: Shanghai, China) Help Scale the Manufacturing Platform Behind Next-Generation AI Technology Smart High Tech AB is a Swedish deep-tech company developing graphene-enhanced thermal interface materials for AI infrastructure, semiconductors, data centres and advanced electronics. As we move from commercialisation into industrial scale-up, we are seeking an experienced Automation Process Engineering Manager to lead the development of automated, scalable and high-performance manufacturing operations.

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