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TALENT Emerging Trends
The Battery Workforce Landscape: Rising Demand in High Growth Sub Sectors The battery industry’s long-term trajectory is no longer anchored solely to EVs. Fast-growing segments, including battery recycling, energy storage and advanced chemistries, are expanding rapidly and reshaping where workforce needs are emerging.
Market Segment
Trend in 2025
Roles Affected
Electric Vehicles
Temporarily softening of EV sales, policy, and capital, complicate near-term role creation.
EV assembly technicians, vehicle-integrated pack engineers, automotive battery designers, test technicians
Grid Storage & Integration
Accelerating as renewables penetrate global power systems and AI data demand surges.
Systems & BESS integration engineers, controls/software engineers, safety & compliance specialists
Battery Recycling & Circularity
New roles driven by materials scarcity, stricter regulation, and materials scarcity.
Recycling process engineers, materials recovery specialists, environmental & sustainability analysts
Advanced Chemistries
New material developments enable new applications & shifting manufacturing needs.
Materials scientists & electrochemists, cell R&D and prototyping engineers, validation/QA specialists
Gigafactory Operations & Ramp-Up
Mass industrialisation beyond prototype stages requires new skill pipelines.
Manufacturing process engineers, production engineers, equipment maintenance, validation/QA specialists
Cross-Functional and Hybrid Roles
Multi-disciplinary teams blending chemistry, engineering, software, are sought after.
Systems engineers, techno-economic analysts, hybrid electrochemistry-software-automation specialists
Digital Manufacturing & Automation
Smart factories and digital twins enable further cost-downs necessary for competition.
Automation engineers, simulation/digital-twin specialists, MES/data engineers, APC experts
Battery Management & Software
Increasing system complexity and lifetime demands warrant advanced diagnostics.
Embedded software, firmware, diagnostics and sensor-integration engineers
Source: 1. Bulbat, 2. BloombergNEF (Distinguished Partner), 3. McKinsey, 4. IEA, 5. Capgemini, 6. S&P Global, 7. UKRI, 8. McKinsey
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