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At autarkize , you can expect a highly motivated and friendly team that lives - not just promises - a real spirit of optimism. Become part of our dynamic start-up with a meaningful mission: driving the energy transition through the circular economy. Our technology has a real, measurable impact and is already convincing pilot customers - the market is ready for us and we are ready for you!

Our benefits

Modern equipment & working methods - paperless office with mobile workstations for efficient working

Work (protective) clothing - directly from our partner Pleier

No core working hours - you organize your day flexibly

Wellpass - for your fitness and mental health

Career opportunities - away from rigid structures and towards real development opportunities

Personal development - your wealth of experience does not yet perfectly match the advertised position? Let's work on it together

Central location - directly on the B12 & B16, we are easily accessible from all sides

Founder's Associate (m/f/d) with a focus on Finance strategy

Work location:

Hybrid (Marktoberdorf region/home office)

Autarkize develops modular plant solutions for the recycling of biomass residues. Our technology is innovative, efficient - and ready for the market. It not only helps to protect the climate, but also offers our customers an economically highly attractive solution to real problems.

Your role:

As a Founder's Associate specializing in Finance & Strategy, you are the right hand of the management. You combine analytical strength with entrepreneurial spirit, have a firm grasp of figures - and play an active role in the strategic development of the company. You will build up our controlling, put financing on a stable footing and at the same time be a sparring partner for C-level decisions.

Your tasks

  • Strategic sparring: Close cooperation with the management in order to critically scrutinize and further develop business models, strategies and go-to-market plans.
  • Controlling & Reporting: Development and maintenance of a lean, effective controlling system (budgets, forecasts, KPIs, investor reporting).
  • Financial scenarios: Development of Business cases and "what-if analyses" for investors, banks and internal decisions.
  • Structure building: Contributing to the development of scalable structures (processes, tools, reporting) that enable our growth.
  • Project support: ad hoc analyses, preparation of decision bases, participation in financing and growth projects.
  • Impact through numbers: Ensure that all areas (sales, operations, technology) can make data-based decisions.

What you bring with you:

  • Degree in business administration, economics, Finance, data science or comparable background.
  • A high level of analytical intelligence and enjoy presenting complex issues in an understandable way.
  • Initial experience in Finance and a desire to apply this pragmatically in a start-up environment.
  • Entrepreneurial thinking, hands-on mentality and a desire to take on responsibility.
  • Strong communication skills and enjoy working closely with the team and C-Levels.
  • Optional: Experience in financing, private equity or ESG topics.

What we offer:

  • A highly motivated, cordial team with a real spirit of optimism - we don't just write it, we live it.
  • A dynamic start-up with a meaningful mission: energy transition through the circular economy.
  • Technology with real impact - and pilot customers: The market is ready for us!
  • Freedom and responsibility - you not only design, you are a decisive part of the success!
  • An interdisciplinary, motivated team at eye level
  • Flexible working, clear values, and real prospects

Want to build something that lasts?

Then get in touch with us - we look forward to hearing from you!

If we have aroused your interest, we look forward to receiving your application.

Contact: Sophie Barasautarkize

Customer Project Manager (m/f/d)

Work location:

hybrid (home office & LK Ostallgäu)

Autarkize develops modular plant solutions for the recycling of biomass residues. Our technology is innovative, efficient - and ready for the market. It not only helps to protect the climate, but also offers our customers an economically highly attractive solution to real problems.

 

Your tasks:

Project management & customer communication

  • Responsible for the entire project management as the central contact person for our customers.
  • Managing communication between customers, authorities, partners, internal departments (production, system planning, sales) and third-party trades.
  • Ensuring a smooth flow of information and effective cooperation between all project participants.

Approval procedure & legal coordination

  • Coordination and monitoring of approval procedures (e.g. BiMSchG, building application).
  • Cooperation with authorities and external consultants to fulfill all legal requirements.

Peripheral integration

  • Selection, coordination and integration of system peripherals (e.g. screening, chopping, drying, biomass feed).
  • Ensuring the efficient integration of peripheral devices into the overall solution.

Biomass flows & raw material procurement

  • Development and organization of biomass streams in cooperation with local partners (recycling centers, forestry companies, biomass suppliers).
  • Advising customers on the procurement and optimization of biomass resources.

Output

  • Integration of outputs (gas, heat, biochar) into existing customer processes.
  • Development of distribution channels for outputs, including storage and logistics solutions for biochar.

Trade control

  • Coordination and management of external trades carried out by third-party companies.
  • Ensuring that all work is completed on time, to quality standards and within budget.

Standardization & increased efficiency

  • Development and implementation of project standards to increase efficiency in future customer projects.
  • Identification and implementation of best practices in project work.

‍This is whatyou bring with you :

Education & Experience:

  • Successfully completed studies in the field of mechanical engineering, plant engineering, industrial engineering or comparable.
  • Several years of experience in project management, ideally in plant engineering or comparable technical areas.

Professional competencies:‍

  • Knowledge of approval procedures (BiMSchG, building application) is an advantage.
  • Technical understanding of the integration of system peripherals and biomass processes
  • Knowledge of renewable energies, energy technology and biomass is an advantage.
  • Experience with machinery directives and ATEX directives is desirable.
  • Experience in the organization and management of complex projects with various interfaces.
  • Knowledge in the coordination and monitoring of third-party companies and external trades.

Personal characteristics:‍

  • Strong communication skills and customer orientation.
  • Structured and solution-oriented way of working with an eye for details and overall contexts.
  • Initiative, assertiveness and the ability to develop and implement standards.

Language skills:

  • Business fluent in written and spoken German and English.

What we offer:

  • A highly motivated, cordial team with a real spirit of optimism - we don't just write it, we live it.
  • A dynamic start-up with a meaningful mission: energy transition through the circular economy.
  • Technology with real impact - and pilot customers: The market is ready for us
  • Freedom and responsibility - you not only design, you are a decisive part of the success!
  • Flexible working, clear values, and real prospects

Want to build something that lasts?

Then get in touch with us - we look forward to hearing from you!

Please send your detailed application to: Sophie Barasautarkize

 

Or call us without obligation - we will answer your questions: 08364 985990

Electrician (m/f/d)

Work location:

Marktoberdorf

Autarkize develops modular plant solutions for the recycling of biomass residues. Our technology is innovative, efficient - and ready for the market. It not only helps to protect the climate, but also offers our customers an economically highly attractive solution to real problems.

Your tasks:

- Implementation of electrotechnical installation in Ostallgäu

- Commissioning of customer systems on site

- Collaboration in the further development of the electrical department and its processes, including

- Carrying out electrical planning (control cabinet, circuit diagrams, sensors, actuators)

- Support in the further development of our automation software (Beckhoff TwinCAT)

- Collaboration in the development and implementation of digital service offerings

- Cooperation with software development in R&D

What you bring with you:

Must-have:

- Completed electrical training (e.g. electronics technician for industrial engineering)

- Practical experience in electrical installation and cabling

- Experience in PLC programming (Beckhoff) and willingness to familiarize yourself deeply with PLC software

- Knowledge of machine/plant control (ideally thermoprocess or biogas plants)

- Basic knowledge of mechanics and fluid technology

- Confident handling of E-Plan or WSCAD

- Driving license class B - all other classes welcome

- Ability to work in a team, hands-on mentality and desire to get things done

Ideally:

- Further training as a master electrician or technician in the field of electrical engineering/automation

- Experience in switch cabinet construction - alternatively willingness to learn this via external training courses

What we offer:

  • A highly motivated, cordial team with a real spirit of optimism - we don't just write it, we live it. Working at autarkize is really fun
  • A dynamic start-up with a meaningful mission: energy transition through the circular economy
  • Technology with real impact - and pilot customers: The market is ready for us
  • An interdisciplinary, motivated team at eye level
  • Freedom and responsibility - you don't just design, you are a key part of the success
  • Flexible working, clear values, and real prospects

Want to build something that lasts?

Then get in touch with us - we look forward to hearing from you!

If we have aroused your interest, we look forward to receiving your application.

Contact: Sophie Barasautarkize

Or call us without obligation - we will answer your questions: 08364 985990

Service technician (m/f/d)

Work location:

Marktoberdorf + DACH region

Autarkize develops modular plant solutions for the recycling of biomass residues. Our technology is innovative, efficient - and ready for the market. It not only helps to protect the climate, but also offers our customers an economically highly attractive solution to real problems.

Your tasks:

- Implementation of electrotechnical installation in Ostallgäu

- Commissioning of customer systems on site

- Collaboration in the further development of the electrical department and its processes, including

- Carrying out electrical planning (control cabinet, circuit diagrams, sensors, actuators)

- Support in the further development of our automation software (Beckhoff TwinCAT)

- Collaboration in the development and implementation of digital service offerings

- Cooperation with software development in R&D

What you bring with you:

Must-have:

- Completed electrical training (e.g. electronics technician for industrial engineering)

- Practical experience in electrical installation and cabling

- Experience in PLC programming (Beckhoff) and willingness to familiarize yourself deeply with PLC software

- Knowledge of machine/plant control (ideally thermoprocess or biogas plants)

- Basic knowledge of mechanics and fluid technology

- Confident handling of E-Plan or WSCAD

- Driving license class B - all other classes welcome

- Ability to work in a team, hands-on mentality and desire to get things done

Ideally:

- Further training as a master electrician or technician in the field of electrical engineering/automation

- Experience in switch cabinet construction - alternatively willingness to learn this via external training courses

What we offer:

  • A highly motivated, cordial team with a real spirit of optimism - we don't just write it, we live it. Working at autarkize is really fun
  • A dynamic start-up with a meaningful mission: energy transition through the circular economy
  • Technology with real impact - and pilot customers: The market is ready for us
  • An interdisciplinary, motivated team at eye level
  • Freedom and responsibility - you don't just design, you are a key part of the success
  • Flexible working, clear values, and real prospects

Want to build something that lasts?

Then get in touch with us - we look forward to hearing from you!

If we have aroused your interest, we look forward to receiving your application.

Contact: Sophie Barasautarkize

Or call us without obligation - we will answer your questions: 08364 985990

Technical Sales (m/f/d) - Energy Plants & Biomass Utilization

Work location:

Remote or hybrid (87663 Lengenwang or flexible within DACH)

Autarkize develops modular plant solutions for the recycling of biomass residues. Our technology is innovative, efficient - and ready for the market. It not only helps to protect the climate, but also offers our customers an economically highly attractive solution to real problems.

Our customers are there, the lead list is long. What's missing is you - a strong sales personality who turns prospects into customers and leads into deals.

Your mission:

You don't just build up our technical sales team - you also put it on the road. This is not about cold calling, but about real customer understanding, structured processes, and the analysis of complex investment decisions - with a solution that is both ecologically and economically convincing.

 

What you will do:

  • Qualify instead of just making phone calls: You analyze how serious the customer's interest really is - and bring structure to a broad, heterogeneous lead list
  • Develop & manage the customer journey: You define how our leads become customers - with clear steps, materials, and commitment
  • Develop Business cases: You calculate investment calculations for individual scenarios and understand how attractive our system is economically
  • Understand & implement financing models: Our projects are in the single to double-digit million range - you think about financing right from the start and develop models together with our partners (leasing, installment plan, banks)
  • Build up sales partners and networks: You identify suitable structures and help to shape our sales ecosystem
  • Live technical understanding: You don't have to be an engineer - but you understand what our technology can do, categorize customer questions, and implement them together with our engineers

What you should bring with you:

  • At least 5-7 years of experience in technical B2B sales - ideally in the energy or biomass sector, preferably in different business contexts
  • Proven success in closing deals for capital goods in the >EUR 1 million range - You know how complex B2B sales cases work
  • Entrepreneurial mindset: You help develop processes, tools, and content - and build what doesn't yet exist
  • High empathy and identification with the customer: You can empathize with a wide range of target groups - from farmers to industry managers
  • Structure & ownership: You tackle topics, develop journeys, take responsibility - also for KPIs and reporting
  • Ideally experience in the area of project financing or leasing models
  • Nice to have: Experience with CRM systems such as HubSpot

What we offer:

  • A highly motivated, cordial team with a real spirit of optimism - we don't just write it, we live it. Working at autarkize is really fun
  • A dynamic start-up with a meaningful mission: energy transition through the circular economy
  • Technology with real impact - and pilot customers: The market is ready for us
  • An interdisciplinary, motivated team at eye level
  • Freedom and responsibility - you don't just design, you are a key part of the success
  • Flexible working, clear values, and real prospects

Want to build something that lasts?

Then get in touch with us - we look forward to hearing from you!

If we have aroused your interest, we look forward to receiving your application.

Contact: Sophie Barasautarkize

proactive applications

Not the right position for you, but you still want to work with us? We are always on the lookout for motivated and committed people. Get in touch with us!

Contact: Sophie Barasautarkize or by telephone on 08364 985990

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Do you offer apprenticeships or practical semesters?

Training young people is very important to us! We are currently employing a working student and supervising a Master's thesis. We would also like to offer apprenticeships in the future. Please get in touch with us and we will discuss the possibilities together.

What should your application include?

Are you enthusiastically reading through our job advertisements but don't have your updated CV to hand? Don't let us slow you down, but send us a letter of motivation with your current job directly. We can then discuss at our leisure what we still need for the rest of the application process.

How does the application process work?

After our specialist departments have evaluated the applications, we like to start with a short team call so that both sides get a personal impression. If both sides can imagine working together, we will invite you to an interview. Depending on the position, we may also offer you a work trial.

Where exactly is Autarkize located?

We currently have our office in Lengenwang, but will be moving to Biessenhofen this year. Our test facility is currently located in Marktoberdorf.