About the department:

BYD is market leader across all ranges - passenger cars, trucks, buses and warehousing equipment.

The R&D department plans the sustainable product and technology road map for Europe and works on developing advanced, full electric vehicles series, which fulfill current and future European private transportation market needs. By cooperating with European leading suppliers, the R&D department continuously upgrades design and engineering abilities for excellent product performance and quality.

As R&D Engineer, you will do research, analysis and evaluation of E-mobility products, user experience and usability of both passenger cars and commercial vehicles. You will use these research insights for the product development and iteration, working closely together with product, design and engineering teams.

Your main responsibility is:

• Responsible for the collection and pretreatment of VOC samples (such as automotive interior parts), including Tedlar bag sampling, solid adsorption-thermal desorption, headspace sampling and other operations.
• Independently operate GC-MS (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry), thermal desorption instrument, headspace sampler and other equipment to complete instrument calibration (standard sample preparation, chromatographic column maintenance) and sample detection to ensure accurate data. 
• Track the source of abnormal odor, cooperate with the R & D/production department to analyze the causes of odor (such as raw material selection, production process parameters), and provide suggestions for improvement.
• Use chromatographic workstation (such as ChemStation and LabSolutions), Origin and Excel to process the test data, check the abnormal data (such as baseline drift and peak type abnormality) and recheck.
• Write a compliance test report, specify the VOC concentration (such as benzene, formaldehyde, TVOC), odor level and whether it meets the standard requirements, and interpret the report conclusion with the customer/internal department (R & D, quality).
• Strictly implement laboratory safety specifications: wear gas mask/nitrile gloves when operating VOC reagents, work in a fume hood, manage VOC waste gas (activated carbon adsorption) and hazardous waste, and avoid safety risks. 7. Be responsible for the construction of laboratory system and the training of test ability. Develop training courses.

Your personal information:

• Bachelor degree or above, major in analytical chemistry, applied chemistry, environmental engineering, chemical engineering and technology, material chemistry and other related majors; if the emphasis is on odor evaluation, food science (sensory analysis direction), bioengineering (sensory testing direction) and other majors with "sensory analysis basis" are also preferred.
• Master chemical basis (inorganic/organic chemistry, instrumental analysis), focusing on understanding VOC detection principles (such as gas chromatography separation, mass spectrometry qualitative and quantitative), odor evaluation logic (such as sensory threshold, odor intensity classification).
• Be able to skillfully use VOC detection core instruments, such as gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), thermal desorption instrument, headspace sampler, VOC sampling bag (Tedlar bag), and master sample pretreatment (such as bag sampling, solid adsorption-thermal desorption), instrument calibration (such as standard sample preparation, chromatographic column maintenance) process.
• Understand the basic sensory evaluation methods, such as "triangle blind test method" and "odor intensity scoring method (1-6 grades)", and be able to complete the collection, numbering and blind test of odor samples, and accurately record the odor description (such as "irritant", "plastic odor" and "fruit aroma").
• Those who can use Office (Excel function to analyze data), Origin (draw VOC concentration curve), and chromatographic workstation (such as Agilent ChemStation, Shimadzu LabSolutions) to process GC-MS detection data are preferred.
• Be familiar with the toxicity characteristics of VOC (such as the hazards of benzene and formaldehyde), and master the safety operation specifications of volatile organic compounds, including the operation in fume hood, personal protection such as gas mask/nitrile gloves, VOC waste gas treatment (such as activated carbon adsorption), and storage requirements of flammable and explosive reagents (such as methanol and acetone).
• Have the ability to troubleshoot simple problems (such as GC-MS baseline drift, preliminary analysis with low repetition of odor evaluation), and good communication skills (feedback to R & D/customers on VOC over-standard points and odor sources).
• Have good English skills, can read English documents, oral English communication skills are preferred.

We offer:

• An exciting opportunity in a promising industry.
• Job in a fast growing company that represents sustainable and forward-thinking technology;
• Performance and experience based competitive remuneration, pension plan, commuting allowance, 20 days of annual leave;
• Team building events and employee learning opportunities.

Our Purpose is to build a zero-emission future that reconnects humanity with nature and a World of clean air. We are looking for talent that connects with this mission and want to create positive impact by joining a diverse and dynamic team 🌏