Working with us
Who we are:
We’re a fast‑growing climate‑tech startup on a mission to turn ordinary windows into intelligent, energy‑harvesting devices.
Our multidisciplinary team of engineers, designers, and data scientists believes in taking risks, failing fast, and building innovative products
that have a real impact on the energy transition.
Why join us:
You’ll get to work on cutting‑edge hardware and software in a collaborative, open‑minded environment.
We offer flexible work arrangements (remote/hybrid), a culture of continuous learning and ownership, competitive compensation and equity,
and the chance to shape a company at an early stage.
Available positions
Program Lead / PM :
Mission:
Own the concept‑to‑prototype phases of the hoard, delivering on schedule and within budget. Manage vendor relationships and contracts, ensure risk and compliance gates are met, and coordinate cross‑disciplinary teams to meet hardware and software milestones.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead program phases from concept through prototype, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and resources.
- Negotiate and manage vendor statements of work (SOWs) and ensure deliverables align with project goals.
- Maintain and communicate the project roadmap, budget, and risk register; coordinate inter‑workstream handoffs.
- Ensure products achieve required certifications (CE/EMC) and regulatory compliance.
- Foster clear communication among engineering, design, manufacturing, and marketing stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated success shipping products that combine hardware and software.
- Strong vendor‑management and contract‑negotiation skills.
- Experience with certification and compliance processes (CE, EMC, or similar).
- Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies; exceptional communication and leadership skills.
Language: Fluent English for technical collaboration; French is a plus for local vendor communication.
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s in engineering, business, or management preferred; equivalent experience in complex hardware–software projects accepted.
Cross‑functional skills: Proven ability to work across disciplines and coordinate diverse teams in a fast‑paced startup environment.
Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication for documentation and stakeholder coordination, including remote/hybrid teams.
Location: Primarily on‑site in France with flexibility for hybrid work; occasional travel to vendor sites.
Security & Compliance: Must be eligible to handle export‑controlled tech and manage compliance with CE/EMC standards.
Optics & LSC/Perovskite (lead: Optics/LSC Engineer):
Mission:
Design and optimize light‑harvesting and transparent materials to maximise optical collection while meeting transparency targets. Deliver efficiency and transmission curves that inform power and UI teams.
Key responsibilities:
- Model, prototype, and characterise LSC/perovskite structures and 3D optical elements to harvest light at high transparency.
- Develop edge‑coupled photovoltaic (PV) components and guide light through the window structure; provide performance curves to the power and software teams.
- Select and test optical coatings (anti‑reflective and IR‑selective) and couplers.
- Collaborate with the power and display teams to align optical performance with energy needs and user‑experience requirements.
- Work with suppliers and manufacturing partners to scale materials and processes.
Qualifications:
- Background in materials science, optics, or photonics; hands‑on spectrophotometry.
- Proficiency in optical simulation tools such as Zemax or LightTools.
- Understanding of total internal reflection (TIR), light‑guide coupling, and basic PV/MPPT principles.
- Ability to balance optical performance, transparency, and manufacturability.
Language: English proficiency; French desirable for collaboration with local suppliers.
Education: Degree in optics, photonics, materials science, or related field; hands‑on spectrophotometry skills essential.
Problem‑solving: Enjoys solving complex optical problems and collaborating with power and UI teams; agile mindset welcomed.
Communication: Clear documentation of material and simulation results for internal teams and external partners.
Location: Hybrid (lab work on‑site, analysis and simulation remote).
Security: Able to work on technologies with export‑control or confidentiality restrictions.
Display & Interactivity (lead: Display & Interactivity Engineer):
Mission:
Deliver a daylight‑readable, interactive display embedded in the glass, integrating transparent projection/OLED technologies with accurate multi‑touch and PDLC backdrops.
Key responsibilities:
- Evaluate and integrate projection films, transparent OLED displays, touch foils, and PDLC layers; calibrate brightness, contrast, and colour.
- Design projection and optical geometries, optimise gain and contrast for daylight readability, and ensure lamination compatibility.
- Implement large‑format PCAP touch systems; tune multi‑touch response and gesture recognition.
- Incorporate PDLC as a switchable backdrop for privacy or contrast enhancement.
- Collaborate with the UX team to ensure hardware supports intended gestures and with suppliers to meet safety and lamination standards.
Qualifications:
- Experience in display integration for transparent or embedded systems.
- Knowledge of IEC/ISO safety standards and lamination constraints for multi‑layer glass assemblies.
- Familiarity with projection geometry, touch foil constraints, transparent OLED integration, and PDLC characteristics.
- Strong vendor‑management skills and cross‑disciplinary communication abilities.
Language: Confident in English; French is a bonus for supplier interactions.
Education: Degree in electrical engineering, display technology, or equivalent experience; safety certification knowledge is valued.
Collaboration: Thrives in multidisciplinary teams and is comfortable working with UX and hardware engineers.
Communication: Strong verbal/written skills for documenting display specs and integration notes.
Location: On‑site for hardware integration with remote flexibility for research/design tasks.
Security: Awareness of certification and safety compliance (IEC/ISO) and any export restrictions.
Power & Embedded (lead: Embedded/Power Engineer):
Mission:
Design the energy‑harvesting and power‑management system that provides stable power rails and telemetry. Develop MPPT strategies, battery/supercap policies, and firmware to support reliable operation and UI telemetry.
Key responsibilities:
- Implement maximum power point tracking (MPPT) and DC‑DC converters; manage LiFePO₄ batteries and supercapacitors.
- Develop firmware for telemetry and power management; provide secure boot and update mechanisms.
- Ensure stable power rails and define policies for charge/discharge, battery health, and lifetime.
- Address EMI/EMC issues and collaborate with hardware and AI teams on power optimisation algorithms.
- Support board bring‑up and lab testing; liaise with compliance teams to meet safety and EMC requirements.
Qualifications:
- Strong foundation in embedded systems and power electronics; experience with MCUs (e.g., STM32, RP2040).
- Familiarity with battery modelling, MPPT, DC‑DC converters, and supercap management.
- Experience with RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr) and secure boot processes.
- Basic understanding of EMI/EMC compliance and hands‑on lab skills.
Language: English required; French beneficial for working with European suppliers.
Education: Degree in electrical or computer engineering; equivalent expertise in embedded systems accepted.
Teamwork: Enjoys solving power‑management challenges and collaborating with AI and hardware teams in an agile setting.
Communication: Capable of documenting firmware and power policies for remote/hybrid colleagues.
Location: Hybrid—hardware tests on‑site; firmware development and documentation can be remote.
Security: Comfortable working on devices subject to EMI/EMC compliance and secure boot requirements.
Cloud & Data Platform (platform lead):
Mission:
Architect and deliver the cloud and data platform that powers the hoard’s IoT ecosystem. Design a scalable, secure platform that ingests telemetry, stores and transforms data, provides observability and analytics, and remains cost‑efficient.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop a data platform strategy aligned with product and business objectives
- Design and implement scalable data infrastructure (IoT Core tenants, data lake, Timestream schemas) with robust governance and quality controls.
- Establish observability, monitoring, and cost‑control guardrails; ensure high availability and performance.
- Mentor and lead the data platform team; evaluate technologies and tools.
- Collaborate with AI, UX, and product teams to deliver data for decision‑making and analytics; ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience architecting and managing cloud‑native data platforms; deep knowledge of AWS or equivalent services.
- Expertise in data warehousing, data lakes, ETL/ELT tools, and observability stacks.
- Understanding of data governance, quality, and privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR).
- Leadership skills and experience in mentoring engineers; ability to balance performance, cost, and security.
Language: Excellent English communication; French helpful for corporate interactions.
Education: Degree in computer science, data engineering or related field; demonstrable experience in cloud/data platforms valued.
Collaboration: Works well with AI/UX teams and product leads; embraces agile and small‑team dynamics.
Communication: Clear documentation of data architecture, governance policies, and platform roadmaps.
Location: Flexible hybrid or remote; periodic on‑site meetings in France.
Security: Must understand data privacy (GDPR) and cloud‑security compliance; may need clearance to handle sensitive IoT telemetry.
Data Engineer
Mission:
Build and maintain data pipelines and storage systems to deliver high‑quality data for analytics and AI. Ensure data quality, consistency, and governance across the lakehouse.
Key responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain feature pipelines to collect, clean, and transform large datasets.
- Implement and manage scalable storage solutions (data lakes, warehouses) and enforce data governance and quality standards.
- Integrate data from APIs, databases, and third‑party sources; monitor and optimise pipeline performance.
- Collaborate with data scientists, AI, and platform teams to understand requirements and deliver reliable data.
- Document workflows and stay abreast of new tools and frameworks.
Qualifications:
- Proficiency with Spark/Flink, AWS Glue/Athena, and associated data‑processing tools.
- Strong SQL and Python skills; experience with data lakes and warehouses.
- Familiarity with data‑quality frameworks (e.g., Great Expectations) and governance practices.
- Ability to troubleshoot data issues and work collaboratively across teams.
Language: Fluent in English; French is an asset for working with local stakeholders.
Education: Degree in computer science, data engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience in building data pipelines is acceptable.
Collaboration: Enjoys working with data scientists, AI, and platform teams; agile and small‑team experience a plus.
Communication: Able to document data architectures, ETL workflows, and governance policies.
Location: Mostly remote; occasional on‑site collaboration with the data platform lead.
Security: Must adhere to data‑privacy and export‑control requirements for sensitive datasets.
AI, EMS & UX (Head of AI & Optimisation):
Mission:
Lead AI and optimisation efforts to deliver ambient UI, gesture recognition, forecasting, and battery/EV scheduling with resilient offline behaviour. Define KPIs and oversee end‑to‑end MLOps processes.
Key responsibilities:
- Design and deploy on‑device AI models for gesture detection, ambient readability, time‑series forecasting, and demand‑response optimisation.
- Develop battery and EV scheduling algorithms and demand‑response/VPP optimisation strategies.
- Define performance and user‑experience KPIs; build MLOps pipelines for training, deployment, and monitoring.
- Ensure models function reliably offline and securely; oversee data privacy and compliance.
- Lead and mentor the AI/analytics team; collaborate closely with cloud, data, and UX teams.
Qualifications:
- Experience shipping edge AI/IoT analytics; strong background in time‑series forecasting and optimisation.
- Hands‑on expertise with PyTorch/ONNX, XGBoost, OpenCV, and OR‑Tools; familiarity with the AWS ML stack.
- Understanding of MQTT‑5 and certificate‑based security (X.509/mTLS).
- Leadership capabilities and the ability to align AI work with product goals.
Language: Fluent in English; French advantageous for leadership within the European teams.
Education: Master’s or PhD in computer science, machine learning, operations research, or related discipline; equivalent industry experience acceptable.
Collaboration: Able to lead a multidisciplinary team and collaborate across cloud, data, and UX units.
Communication: Strong technical writing and presentation skills to articulate AI strategies and KPIs.
Location: Hybrid/remote; occasional travel to France for leadership meetings and workshops.
Security: Must ensure AI pipelines meet data‑privacy and security requirements; clearance may be required due to energy‑sector regulations.
EMS & Connectors Engineer
Mission:
Normalise and integrate energy‑management protocols such as SunSpec, DLMS/COSEM, OCPP 2.0.1, and OpenADR. Deliver connectors and dashboards that enable seamless data exchange across devices and services.
Key responsibilities:
- Implement protocol adapters for SunSpec, DLMS/COSEM, OCPP 2.0.1, and OpenADR; maintain and extend them as standards evolve.
- Define MQTT‑5 taxonomy and policies; develop AWS IoT Greengrass components and routing rules.
- Design and maintain dashboards and asset models to visualise and manage distributed energy resources.
- Ensure secure communications using X.509/mTLS; support data governance and compliance.
- Collaborate with AI and cloud teams on data models and APIs; document and test connector implementations.
Qualifications:
- Proficiency with energy‑management protocol stacks (Modbus, DLMS, OCPP, OpenADR) and Linux networking.
- Experience with AWS IoT and Greengrass; knowledge of protobuf/CBOR serialisation.
- Ability to design scalable connectors and dashboards; strong problem‑solving and collaboration skills.
Language: English proficiency; French a plus for communicating with European partners.
Education: Degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or similar; experience in protocol integration valued.
Collaboration: Works well with cloud, AI, and data teams; agile methodology experience helpful.
Communication: Able to document protocols, API policies, and dashboards clearly for internal and external stakeholders.
Location: Hybrid/remote; on‑site visits for system integration tests when necessary.
Security: Comfortable implementing secure communication and adhering to export‑control considerations.
QA/Compliance Engineer:
Mission:
Ensure product quality and compliance by developing comprehensive test plans, conducting pre‑compliance scans, and assembling CE dossiers for EMC, LVD, and safety standards.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop and execute test plans covering EMC/LVD (EN 55032/55035, EN 62368‑1), functional performance, and security.
- Perform pre‑compliance EMC and LVD scans; identify and mitigate risks early.
- Conduct risk assessments for model, privacy, and security; compile and maintain CE dossiers.
- Document test results and drive issues to closure with engineering teams.
- Coordinate with platform/security engineers to ensure compliance with privacy regulations and threat‑modelling requirements.
Qualifications:
- Experience in hardware QA, EMC/LVD testing, and regulatory compliance.
- Knowledge of standards, documentation processes (DHF/DPP), and risk‑assessment frameworks.
- Familiarity with GDPR and privacy compliance.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
Language: Proficient in English; French is useful for interacting with European test labs and authorities.
Education: Degree in engineering or quality assurance; equivalent experience in hardware QA and compliance accepted.
Problem‑solving: Enjoys working across disciplines to identify and resolve compliance issues; agile team experience beneficial.
Communication: Clear documentation skills for test plans, reports, and regulatory filings.
Location: Primarily on‑site to conduct testing; remote options for report writing and analysis.
Security: Must be eligible to handle confidential test data and documentation related to EMC/CE compliance.
Platform/Security Engineer
Mission:
Secure the hoard’s cloud and device infrastructure by managing PKI and certificate lifecycles, implementing secure OTA updates, ensuring comprehensive logging and audits, and aligning with IEC 62443 / IEC 62351 / NISTIR 7628 standards.
Key responsibilities:
- Implement and maintain PKI, mTLS, and identity‑access management for devices and cloud.
- Design and manage certificate lifecycles and secure boot/OTA mechanisms.
- Build and oversee an observability stack (OpenTelemetry, SIEM) and create logging/audit policies.
- Define SBOM/SLSA processes to secure the software supply chain and manage cost/performance guardrails.
- Use IaC (AWS CDK/Terraform) to build and maintain infrastructure; perform threat modelling and incident response.
- Collaborate with data and QA teams to meet security and compliance requirements.
Qualifications:
- Experience with AWS infrastructure as code (CDK/Terraform), PKI/TPM, and OpenTelemetry.
- Knowledge of SIEM systems, certificate management, and software supply‑chain security.
- Familiarity with IEC 62443, IEC 62351, NISTIR 7628, and related IoT security standards.
- Strong security background and ability to balance performance and cost.
Language: Excellent English communication; French beneficial for collaboration with local security teams.
Education: Degree in cybersecurity, computer science, or equivalent; professional certifications (e.g., CISSP) welcome.
Teamwork: Strong collaboration skills to work with data and QA teams; experience in DevSecOps or secure IoT platforms preferred.
Communication: Capable of documenting security policies, PKI processes, and incident responses.
Location: Hybrid (remote work for most tasks; periodic on‑site for audits and infrastructure implementation).
Security: Must be able to obtain any necessary clearances and handle sensitive security information responsibly.
Software/UX Engineer
Mission:
Create the on‑glass user interface that turns the hoard into a beautiful, intuitive product. Translate design concepts into responsive code, optimise performance on embedded GPUs, and implement gesture‑driven interactions while integrating MQTT‑5 and REST services.
Key responsibilities:
- Translate wireframes, prototypes, and visual designs into responsive UI components.
- Develop gesture and multi‑touch interactions; integrate MQTT‑5 and REST APIs.
- Ensure cross‑device and cross‑browser compatibility; optimise for embedded GPUs.
- Maintain a reusable UI component library; implement accessibility standards and performance optimisations.
- Collaborate closely with designers and developers, building interactive prototypes and incorporating user feedback.
Qualifications:
- Proficiency in Flutter or Qt; familiarity with OpenCV and asynchronous Rust/Go/TypeScript.
- Solid understanding of user‑experience principles, responsive design, and accessibility.
- Experience building high‑performance UIs for embedded devices.
Strong collaboration and problem‑solving skills.
Language: Strong English for cross‑team collaboration; French a plus.
Education: Degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field; demonstrable UI/UX portfolio accepted.
Team orientation: Comfortable collaborating with designers and hardware teams in a start‑up environment; agile or small‑team experience preferred.
Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication to document design rationale and API integrations.
Location: Flexible hybrid or remote; periodic on‑site meetings in France for product testing and team workshops
Security: Familiarity with secure coding practices and data privacy is essential for IoT products.
Let's get in touch!
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and mention the position you are interested in as a top-notch candidate.
email: info@hoordad-energy-ariyan.eu
