Principal Launch Engineer in Bridgwater

An exciting new opportunity has become available for a Principal Launch Engineer (Electrode) within our Launch and Integration team. Report to the Head of Launch & Integration – E zone, the Principal Launch Engineer is responsible for leading the successful industrialisation and launch of new manufacturing lines, equipment and production processes from concept through to production.

• Solution Architecture: support the design of scalable, reliable equipment architectures for multi-site deployments (e.g., factories, warehouses).
• System Integration & Optimization: drive end-to-end integration across coating, web handling to ensure superior product performance, and provide strategic direction during FAT, OQ, SOP, and ramp phases.
• Troubleshooting: troubleshoot and resolve Launch and Ramp challenges such as complex, non-standard issues such as cracking, delamination, and density variability.
• Leadership: leading a cross-functioning team, coordinating GME, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, EHS, and Program Management teams to ensure launch readiness, achievement of production targets, and delivery of customer requirements.

This is a hybrid role with contractual location in Bridgwater, Somerset and domestic/international travel to other Agratas and supplier sites are required.

Agratas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. We will design, develop and manufacture high-quality, high-performance, sustainable batteries for the mobility and energy sectors. We are a scale-up business with a start-up mentality and the backing of a well-established parent company. The UK business headquarters is in the Midlands and we are currently building a battery manufacturing facility in Bridgwater, Somerset.

What You'll Bring: Deep knowledge of electrode manufacturing processes (e.g., mixing, coating, calendaring, notching and slitting). Exposure to greenfield or scale-up industrial deployments. Ability to provide technical leadership, supporting capability development, consistency of technical judgement, and effective application of best practices across launch programs. Act as go-to-escalation point for complex or ambiguous technical issues within the area of expertise. Partner with other stakeholders within Engineering, Operations and Launch to ensure technical risks are surfaced early and mitigations are aligned to launch priorities.

What You'll Get: As a new company, our reward scheme is constantly evolving. We continue to review the market to deliver a competitive benefits package, which currently includes private healthcare, car allowance, company bonus, enhanced parental leave policy and a cash allowance to boost your benefits. We are a flexible business that is committed to promoting work-life balance, partnering with Yulife to provide our team members with total wellbeing support. You’ll work in a rapidly scaling-up environment as a subsidiary of the multinational corporation, Tata Sons, to help build the UK’s biggest battery manufacturing facility and make your mark in a new organisation. Agratas is a place to be authentically you. At Agratas we strongly believe that people are at their best when they feel supported and happy in their workplace. To that end we continue to cultivate a diverse workforce which protects the individuality of each team member. We therefore warmly welcome applicants from any race, gender, sexuality, and ability. Should you have a preference in how your suitability is assessed for this role or require any reasonable adjustments please let the Talent Acquisition team know.