Hybrid Lead Energy Optimization Engineer

at encentive GmbH

• Job title: Lead Energy Optimization Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Numpy, Pandas, Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Hamburg, Germany

About the role

• Lead Energy Optimization Engineer at encentive developing scalable energy management solutions in Python. Guiding a team and enhancing energy efficiency through data-driven innovations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of at least two Energy Optimization Engineers.
• Support their professional growth through coaching, code reviews and structured knowledge transfer.
• Independently develop Python-based MVPs, scripts and tools that demonstrate new optimization or analysis capabilities.
• Analyze energy consumption, forecasting and optimization data.
• Work closely with the Commercial Customer Success and Technical Customer Success teams.
• Actively drive research topics such as baseline consumption models, new algorithms or optimization strategies.

Requirements

• Degree in Energy Engineering, Process Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science or a related field.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in energy management, data engineering, optimization or a comparable technical environment.
• Initial leadership experience or demonstrable skills in mentoring and coaching technical teams.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Customer Success).
• Strong Python skills (pandas, numpy).
• Experience building MVPs, data pipelines and reporting tools.
• Understanding of physical systems such as chillers, heat pumps, combined heat and power (CHP) units or charging infrastructure.
• Knowledge of optimization or forecasting models (e.g., MILP, heuristic methods, ML).
• Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken.

Benefits

• Real impact: You contribute tangibly to the transformation of industry from day one.
• Entrepreneurial freedom: Flat hierarchies, high responsibility and scope for initiative — your ideas are not only welcome but essential to encentive’s development.
• Modern work environment: Offices in the heart of Berlin-Mitte and Hamburg’s Sternschanze — centrally located, well connected and full of life.
• Flexibility: Hybrid work & flexible hours — you decide how to maximize your productivity.
• Sustainable mobility: We cover your Deutschlandticket so you can commute conveniently and climate-consciously.
• Health & wellbeing: Access to Wellpass with hundreds of fitness and wellness offers across Germany.
• Team spirit: Several company-wide offsites per year.
• Learning & development culture: We support you with mentoring, training and access to a strong founders and investor network.