Director of Engineering – Technical Director EMEA

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Overall technical oversight

• Lead and enhance the engineering team across the EMEA region

• Responsible for the planning, design, and optimization of solar PV and BESS projects (utility-scale including agri-PV and co-location)

• Preparation and endorsement of technical concepts, layouts, yield forecasts, and technical due diligence documentation

• Ensure technical excellence, economic feasibility, and adherence to standards, norms, and regulatory requirements in the respective countries

• Assessment of new components & models (modules, inverters, trackers, BESS systems)

• Manage interfaces & foster collaboration

• Work closely with project development teams in Germany, Italy, and Poland

• Collaborate with internal departments such as Legal, Procurement, Construction Management, and Sales

• Assist in strategic portfolio development

• Represent the company at industry conferences, with authorities, and partners

• Lead, mentor, and nurture the engineering team

• Responsible for resource planning, budget management, and capacity oversight

• Cultivate a culture oriented towards innovation, collaboration, and quality

⛳️ Requirements

• Completed degree in Electrical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Energy Engineering, or a related field

• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in solar PV, ideally with additional experience in agri-PV and BESS, along with international exposure

• Strong understanding of relevant standards, grid connection requirements, permitting processes, and technical regulations

• Proficient use of engineering tools (e.g., PVsyst, PVCase, AutoCAD, GIS, etc.)

• Several years of experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams

• Excellent communication skills and a passion for international collaboration

• Strategic and analytical mindset combined with high self-motivation, responsibility, and decisiveness

• Solution-oriented, organized, and proactive working style

• Proficient in German and English (C1+). Additional languages such as Italian or Polish are advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements with a flextime account, remote work options, and 30 days of annual leave

• Opportunity to work up to 20 days per calendar year from other EU countries

• Team spirit fostered through regular company and team events, an open-door policy, informal first-name culture, flat hierarchy, and a diverse international setting

• Modern work equipment including a company laptop, available in the office located in Güglingen (recently built in 2017 and nearly energy self-sufficient) and in Hamburg’s Speicherstadt office

• Subsidized canteen offering daily fresh, regional meals, along with free water, coffee, and fruit

• Company showers and lockers to facilitate active outdoor lunch breaks

• Discounted corporate fitness options

• Subsidized employee mobility: job ticket for commuting and leisure travel

• Additionally, discounted bike leasing is available through BusinessBike

• Opportunities for language development via weekly English courses, enhancement of technical skills, and personal growth through training options and workshops