Elestor has a job opportunity for an: Engineering Manager
Do you want to power the energy transition?
Are you a team player; ready, able and willing to take on varied and complex challenges?
As one of the most innovative and fast-growing companies in The Netherlands, Elestor offers exciting and competitive career opportunities with plenty of scope for both personal and professional development.
Elestor's Mission & Relevance
Imagine a world without polluting power plants, powered purely by clean electricity.
This world is closer than you think. The sun and the wind are powerful enough, and so are the technologies to harvest their energy. However, possibilities to store renewable energy (sustainably, cost-effectively) are lacking; Long-Duration Electricity Storage (LDES) is ‘’the missing link’’ in the energy transition.
It is Elestor’s mission to cut the cost of electricity storage. We develop large-scale, cost-effective HBr storage technologies that are carbon neutral and durable, thereby unifying the interests of the planet, people, and business profitability.
Elestor - Facts & Figures
Long Duration Electricity Storage deep tech company
- Winner of several (inter-)national awards
Ultra rapid growth path; Elestor is expanding in every direction
- Passionate team of 50 highly skilled professionals with the ambition to increase towards 100 fte within 1,5 years
- Closed €30M funding round in August 2022
Concrete and very fast-growing international market pull
- Agreements with clients strategically adopting the innovative storage technology in commercial settings
Technology & Roadmap
Elestor has been recognised as one of the 10 most innovative companies in the Netherlands by both the University of Amsterdam and the Dutch Chamber of Commerce. The revolutionary low-cost flow battery systems have received several (inter)national awards in recognition of the ability to reduce the cost of storing electricity to an absolute minimum. For more understanding, feel free to visit Elestor's website. Here you'll find more about the underlying fundamentals and the triple cost reduction strategy, making Elestor’s solution unique on the world stage.
Elestor is backed by a €30 million investment and is now ready to implement an ultra-rapid growth strategy to accelerate the commercialisation and operationalization of its proven hydrogen bromine flow battery technology. The segment is expected to represent a market potential of approximately €20 billion by 2025. The international market pull is already concrete and very fast growing.
People & Growth
At Elestor you will be in the middle of genuinely unprecedented developments, made possible by an international group of researchers and engineers of remarkable talent and diversity. In future years, the company will expand literally in every direction. In anticipation of this steep growth, Elestor will look forward to meeting sincere, thoughtful, and entrepreneurial individuals feeling energized to empower necessary change: towards a 100% clean electricity supply.
Elestor is an equal opportunities employer: We believe diversity aids creativity and innovation, so whatever your race, colour, nationality, national or ethnic origin, sex, gender, marital status, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability, you are welcome to join our ranks. We actively promote inclusion and we abhor discrimination. We treat all our employees, contractors, workers, job applicants, suppliers, clients and everyone else with respect.
Position
As Engineering Manager, you will find yourself in a highly dynamic and on-the-move environment. You are ultimately responsible for executing R&D and Engineering projects, ensuring the successful product development of Elestor's revolutionary HBr flow battery. You will plan and coordinate (research and engineering) projects, develop strategies, manage budgets, and coach and supervise teams. The highly skilled and passionate Team Leaders report to you, and you are standing side by side with them and the team members on the front line of this exciting development.
In the role of Engineering Manager, you must be both technically savvy and possess skills in developing strong working relationships with people. Having empathy for your team and helping them through technical, organizational, and personal challenges is one of the primary mandates (helping team members get ''unstuck''). In practice, this means you will spend your time supporting the Team Leaders with solving technical problems, empowering the teams to let them achieve great things, being the source of calm, and ''overcommunicating'' priorities to get everyone aligned on a clear path forward.
The Engineering Manager reports to the CEO. You will be part of an intrinsically motivated team and work on a new class of large-scale assets (HBr flow batteries). With a proactive and cooperative attitude, your contribution will be essential and have a decisive impact on rolling out a critical system for Long Duration Energy Storage. A solution that must and will be deployed massively in the very near future.
Tasks and responsibilities
- Manage the development of MW-scale long-duration electricity storage flow battery products Support and coach the Team Leaders in managing the teams
- Ensure focus and alignment of the various development programs in cooperation with the CTO Ensure the products are developed to the desired deliverables, costs, and timelines
- Plan the overall engineering roadmap in close cooperation with the Team Leaders
- Ensure that product-related documents (e.g., definition reports, data sheets, and P&IDs are prepared and maintained
- Ensure all relevant design guidelines, codes, and standards are met, in close cooperation with Compliancy Engineer and Quality Manager
- Review and supervise work carried out by engineering partners, subcontractors, and the company's internal teams (stack, system, E&A, R&D)
- Support HAZOP, risk assessment, and SIL studies
- Support commissioning and deployment of flow battery systems in close cooperation with the Sr. Project Manager
Profile
The ideal candidate combines an impressive technical skill set with excellent coaching capacities to support team members and leaders. You are a tech enthusiast who loves and actively stimulates knowledge exchange
with various disciplines' scientists and engineers. At the same time, you are a natural people manager, using your human management skills (communication, networking, ability to motivate, listening) to ensure alignment, focus, and getting things done. You thrive effortlessly in the Elestor culture (with a positive mindset, agility, and proactiveness).
Education, skills and experience
- BSc or MSc in Process Engineering, Controls Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
- Minimum eight years of experience with high-tech product development and management, preferably gained in an ISO- certified company
- Sound experience with Project Management
- Understanding of chemical, process, software, electrical, and mechanical engineering (preferably obtained by developing flow battery, fuel cell, or electrolyzer systems)
- Experience with stage-gate processes for product development Experience with scope and cost management
- Expertise in contract management and project administration Accurate and methodological, quality-focused, and an unstoppable urge to drive continuous improvement
- Commercial mindset and proven ability to set and meet deadlines Intrinsically motivated to pioneer in a rapidly developing company, technology, and industry
- Able to communicate clearly in English about technical topics
- An entrepreneurial mindset
Our offer
Elestor offers an open, action-oriented and exciting working environment in a diverse and international team of highly skilled professionals. The company has a flat management structure and offers many opportunities to excel and grow.
Terms of employment are competitive and include participation in a Stock Appreciation Rights (SAR) program. When we succeed, we all benefit. Especially in caring for what we share the most: a healthy planet.
How to apply
To apply for this position, please send your application with CV and motivation letter to hrm@elestor.com