battery engineer recruitment agency and headhunters
your next battery engineer, in good hands.
We combine our data, our sector experts and our AI algorithms to identify the headhunter most relevant to your role, from lithium-ion cells to recycling.
- no setup fees, pay on hire
- guaranteed replacement
they hire their battery profiles with muzzo
how do you hire a battery engineer through a recruitment agency?
A battery engineer is judged on a cell or pack actually shipped, not on a CV. Muzzo gives your role, from lithium-ion cells to recycling, to the headhunters who place the most roles in gigafactories. Fee of 5 to 30%, paid on hire. Leaves within 3 months: we restart the search free.
how it works
you only pay if you hire
01
you describe the role
With the form above: the role, your company, your segment. The rest gets framed on the first call with the Muzzo team.
02
our data picks the headhunters
The AI selects those who have placed the most battery roles, among more than 2,500 vetted headhunters.
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you meet the best profiles
Approached and qualified by headhunters who are experts in batteries. You choose who you see.
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you hire, then you pay
Not before. If the hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search free of charge.
they hired with muzzo
Muzzo's strength is the diversity of its recruiters: there is always someone listening to our needs.
With Muzzo, I get the reactivity of a marketplace and the quality of a search firm.
let's talk about your hire
Antoine and the Muzzo team help you frame your role and choose the right headhunters. Describe your role in the form: we will call you back to talk it through.
Antoine GigomasCEO and co-founder of Muzzo
one last question?
With Muzzo, you set the fee, between 5 and 30%, and only pay it on hire: no retainer, no fixed fees. A pack engineer on an established line and a cell engineer on a new chemistry do not call for the same search. The fee follows that difficulty, and the Muzzo team helps you set it.
You get a double guarantee. If the hire leaves within 3 months, for example because the actual scope does not match the brief, we restart the search free of charge. If no replacement is found within 4 months, we refund 50% of the fee. On average, 94% of Muzzo hires are still in post after 3 months.
our battery headhunters are ready to start
A hire signed in under 26 days, paid only on hire.
the issue
a battery engineer is judged on a cell that holds up, not on a diploma
a good battery engineer is mid-line-start, not reading job ads
They are qualifying a cell, commissioning a production line or validating a BMS. They are not looking for a job. A battery headhunter knows when and how to approach them.
the vocabulary overlaps, the skills do not always
Power electronics, electrochemistry, materials chemistry: several disciplines meet on a battery pack. The headhunter checks precisely what the role requires, not just the previous job title.
a bad hire shows up in the line's output
A cell that cannot hold its rated capacity, a line that falls behind at start-up. The headhunter checks lines actually qualified before presenting anyone.
the roles
the battery profiles our headhunters go and find for you
From the lithium-ion cell to end-of-life recycling, every search starts with a headhunter who has already placed that profile.
cell engineer
They design or qualify a lithium-ion cell: chemistry, format, performance and safety. The most sought-after role in a gigafactory.
battery pack engineer
They assemble cells into a pack and design the cooling, structure and integration into the vehicle.
BMS engineer
They develop the electronic system that monitors and protects a pack's cells, from charge to discharge.
gigafactory process engineer
They commission and optimise cell production lines, balancing output and quality.
battery quality engineer
They check cell and pack conformity, and drive corrective actions with production.
battery recycling engineer
They design or operate the processes that recover materials from a battery at the end of its life.
the method
a battery headhunter, not a generalist agency
Cells, packs, BMS and recycling draw on different networks and different skills. The method starts from the segment your role has to cover.
we define the segment and the technology
Cell, pack, BMS, gigafactory processes or recycling: the brief sets out the segment, the chemistry targeted and the skills that transfer to it.
a headhunter who places battery roles
Among more than 2,500 vetted headhunters, your role goes to those who place the most roles in the battery sector.
a delivered line or pack checked before the interview
The headhunter asks the profile to walk through a qualified cell or a line they started up, in detail, then checks it with references.
the figures
battery engineering recruitment in figures
100to 120 GWh
battery production capacity targeted in France by 2030, through the rollout of gigafactories1
€3bn
invested by the French state since 2019 in the battery value chain (PIIEC and France 2030)1
11,000
direct jobs in the French battery sector, from raw material extraction to recycling2
€53k
median gross annual salary of electrical and electronics engineering executives with budget responsibility, against €49k without3
- Direction générale des Entreprises (Ministry of Industry), "Avec France Batterie, la France structure une filière compétitive et souveraine" (opens a new window), 2026 data
- France Batterie, national industry mapping, October 2026 (opens a new window), 2026 data
- Apec, executive pay across 111 job families, 2025 edition, p. 72 (electrical and electronics engineering) (opens a new window), 2025 data
hiring a battery engineer: what you need to know
The battery engineer works in a market still being built in France, driven by the opening of several gigafactories. Good profiles are in post, caught up in a line start-up or a cell qualification, and do not answer job ads.
A battery headhunter knows how to approach them and asks the right questions: which segment, which chemistry, which line already qualified. You meet profiles already checked, not a list of CVs.
A cell engineer works on the chemistry and format of the lithium-ion cell itself. A pack engineer assembles these cells and designs the cooling and integration into the vehicle.
A BMS engineer develops the electronics that protect the pack. A gigafactory process engineer commissions and optimises production lines. Set out the segment in the brief before you talk about the profile: the skills only overlap in part.
Several gigafactories have set up in the Hauts-de-France region: ACC in Douvrin, Envision AESC in Douai, Verkor in Bourbourg, with a further project in Amiens. The Verkor gigafactory alone is expected to create 1,200 direct jobs and 3,000 indirect jobs around a first 16 GWh-a-year line, according to the Hauts-de-France region.
This geographic concentration pulls battery engineering demand into a single labour market, with direct competition between cell makers, equipment suppliers and component suppliers. A precise brief on the site and the line targeted helps the headhunter focus on the right profiles, whether already in post or recently off a competing line.
Yes. France is targeting a production capacity of 100 to 120 GWh of batteries by 2030, with more than €3bn invested by the French state since 2019 across the value chain, according to the Ministry of Industry. Meeting that target means opening and running several gigafactories at once.
Battery recycling, still an emerging market, should also start hiring as the first packs reach end of life. The headhunter we choose knows this specific market, not electronics in general.
your questions on hiring a battery engineer
There is no Apec family dedicated to batteries: as a benchmark, electrical and electronics engineering executives with budget responsibility earn, according to Apec, a median of €53k gross a year, against €49k without (2025 edition). An experienced battery profile often commands more than this benchmark.
Because several gigafactories have set up there at the same time (ACC, Envision AESC, Verkor). The Verkor gigafactory alone is expected to create 1,200 direct jobs and 3,000 indirect jobs, according to the Hauts-de-France region. Our headhunters know this labour market and its employers.
Yes. According to the Ministry of Industry, the French state has invested more than €3bn since 2019 in the battery value chain, targeting 100 to 120 GWh of production capacity by 2030. This funding shapes hiring demand over several years.
A battery engineer works on the chemistry, safety and assembly of a cell or a pack. An electronics engineer designs boards, sensors or embedded systems, in any sector. For generalist electronics, see our electronics engineer page.
Yes. Our headhunters have access to recycling engineers, a market that is still emerging but distinct from new cell production, with its own processes and skills.
by Antoine Gigomas, CEO and co-founder of Muzzo ·
