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Are you seeking a job in wind energy and want to help shape a sustainable and clean future? You have come to the right place!

SkySails was the first com­pany in the world to succeed in har­nes­sing the significant po­ten­tial of high-altitude winds. It all be­gan with the idea of tow­ing car­go ships with a kite. This vi­sion turned into re­ali­ty, and in 2007 SkySails success­fully de­ve­loped the tow­ing kite tech­no­lo­gy in­to an in­dus­trial appli­ca­tion. We be­cam­e a green shipping pio­neer! Up until to­day, we use large and fully au­to­ma­ted kites for eco-friendly shipping and re­new­able power ge­ne­ra­tion. We are driven by the common goal to make the world more sustain­able. Our team of cre­ative minds, inno­va­tive en­gi­neers, and passio­nate soft­ware de­ve­lo­pers play a cen­tral role in making this happen. Over the years, we have grown to over 150 people. We work in a fa­mily at­mos­phere with flat hier­ar­chies, trust, and di­rect commu­ni­ca­tion channels.

Sounds interesting? Find your wind energy job below and help shape a sustainable and clean future with us!

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OUR VISION

Our vision is to accelerate the global energy transition with our technology and knowhow

OUR VALUES

Enthusiasm for technology & sustainability
Our goal is to create a gree­ner fu­ture with in­no­va­tive tech­no­lo­gy.

Passion and independence
With our ideas and our passion, every one of us drives our joint pro­ject and assumes respon­si­bi­li­ty.

Openness and team spirit
We are con­vin­ced that the best re­sults are achieved as a team. That is why our cor­por­ate cul­ture is cha­rac­ter­ized by flat hier­ar­chies, open­ness and respect for each other.

WHAT OUR TEAM SAYS

Within my role I am given room to maneuver and assume responsibility to fulfill my tasks. With the management acknowledging staff as one of the most important resources of the company the vibes at work are positive and supportive. I am very proud to work at SkySails and support this new technology with tremendous potential.
AlexandraTechnical Project Lead
Alexandra
If someone really wants to make a difference, then he can do it with us! Everyone in our team is motivated. I don't have the feeling that anyone is disinterested or just “doing” the job. That's why you can really get involved and develop new things with your team. I really enjoy coming to work.
FabianSoftware Developer
Fabian
It is very exciting to actively contribute to the development of technologies for environmental protection - this is my passion. I find my work challenging, but also very creative. We have a very good balance between theoretical an hands-on activities in the lab and workshop.
EnzoElectrical Engineer
Enzo
SkySails offers a very motivating working environment with challenging and varied tasks. My whole team is driven by the motivation to save energy in shipping and I am proud of our contribution to climate protection. My colleagues have many different backgrounds and it's extraordinary to have such diversity in such a small company.
FalkoHead of Reporting
Falko
I always wanted to do a job that is meaningful to me and I can do that at SkySails! The work here is also very versatile: We not only sit at the computer and design the parts but are also in the workshop and assemble and test the components we design. As a result, we can see very quickly the results of our work.
ChristophHead of Mechanical Engineering
Christoph
The team is very young and you get the feeling from everybody that they are passionate about their work. People here are open to improvement suggestions and innovation ideas. I quickly had the feeling that even long-established colleagues were taking my opinion seriously.
PatrickProject Management
Patrick
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VACANCIES

In face of the global Covid-19 crisis, our top priority is to protect the health of our employees and partners and do our part to prevent the spread of the virus. The majority of our colleagues are working from home at the time being and our recruitment strategy has shifted to virtual platforms. So despite all the challenges of the current situation, our hiring process is ongoing. It may though take us a bit longer to proceed your application, so we ask in advance for your patience and understanding.

Spezialist Luftraumintegration Erneuerbare Energien (m/w/d)
Ingenieure und technische Berufe | Hamburg, Deutschland

Kontrollierter Luftraum, EASA und minimale Flughöhen lösen bei dir keinen Schwindel aus, denn du kennst diese Begriffe und deren Bedeutung aus deinem beruflichen und/oder privaten Umfeld? Du hast Lust Dein Know-How zu nutzen, um gemeinsam Airborne Wind Energy Produkte weiterzuentwickeln? – Dann bist Du bei SkySails genau richtig! Denn wir suchen zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt einen Spezialist Luftraumintegration Erneuerbare Energien (m/w/d). Das Ziel ist es mit Engagement und Organisationstalent die SkySails Höhenwindenergieprojekte voranzubringen, als Experte/Expertin in allen Luftraumthemen zu unterstützen und aktiv die Lösungsentwicklung zur Integration von SkySails Produkten in den Luftraum zu begleiten. Bewirb Dich jetzt und werde ein SkySailor, denn the sky is the limit.

Deine Aufgaben

  • Kontinuierliches Monitoring der SkySails Luftraumsicherheits- & Luftraumintegrationslösung
    • Überwachung der einschlägigen Luftraum Regelungen und Vorgaben in SkySails Zielmärkten
    • Einsteuern der erforderlichen Anpassungen der SkySails Lösung an neue Marktanforderungen oder Produktanforderungen
  • Ansprechpartner/in im Unternehmen
    • für andere Mitarbeiter zu allen Luftraumthemen
    • für externe Stakeholder zu Luftraumthemen (Behörden, Kunden, etc.)
  • Vertriebsunterstützung durch:
    • die Durchführung von Marktbewertungen im Hinblick auf Luftraumeignung oder Einschränkungen
    • die Bewertung von Projekten im Hinblick auf Luftraumeignung
    • Entwicklung und Überwachung lokaler Kriterien zur Luftraumbewertung

Dein Profil

  • Wir sind gespannt darauf zu erfahren, wo Du Dein Wissen aufgebaut hast. Ausbildung? Studium? Hobby? Wie und wo hast Du Dein Know-How erlangt? Verrate es uns.
  • Du hast umfangreiche Kenntnisse über den (inter)nationalen VFR/IFR Luftraum.
  • Deine ausgeprägten kommunikativen Fähigkeiten und eine hohe Lösungskompetenz zeichnen Dich aus.
  • Du arbeitest eigenständig und organisiert, sowohl im Team als auch alleine.
  • Aufgabenpriorisierung fällt dir leicht. Du behältst in komplexen und dynamischen Umfeldern den Überblick und schaffst gleichzeitig nötige Strukturen.
  • Deine Sprachkenntnisse: Deutsch (muttersprachliches Niveau), Englisch (sehr gute Kenntnisse), weitere Sprachenkenntnisse sind ein Plus
  • Idealerweise bringst Du praktische Erfahrung in der Planung und Durchführung von Projekten im Bereich der erneuerbaren Energien mit, wie z.B. Genehmigungsplanung von Wind- oder Solarparks

Unser Angebot

  • Ein hochmotiviertes, interdisziplinäres Team
  • Maximale Flexibilität und Familienfreundlichkeit durch mobiles Arbeiten
  • Hohe Eigenverantwortung und Gestaltungsfreiraum
  • Spannende und abwechslungsreiche Aufgaben
  • Einblick in die revolutionäre Airborne Wind Energy Technology
  • Mitarbeit bei der konkreten Gestaltung der Energiewende

Haben wir Dein Interesse geweckt? 

Dann bewirb Dich gerne ab sofort mit deinen vollständigen Bewerbungsunterlagen bei uns. Weitere Informationen über SkySails findest du auf unserer Homepage: https://skysails-group.com/

Dein Kontakt 

Juliane Winkler

Recruiterin

Tel.: 040-702 99 258

Online bewerben

Flight Automation Developer (m/w/d)
Ingenieure und technische Berufe | Hamburg, Deutschland

Did you ever fly a kite? Then you already experienced the power of wind yourself! We at SkySails wondered how to make use of this free, clean, and powerful source of energy. And we developed solutions to use it for towing vessels and yachts or to generate power. The key technology of our business are large fully automated kites that harness wind power in high altitudes. Today, SkySails is the market and technology leader in the field of automated kite systems and the first company in the world that has succeeded in developing kite technology into an industrial application.

Your Responsibilities

  • Monitoring and assessment of actual control system performance based on experimental data
    and feedback gathered from operation teams
  • Identification, modeling, and simulation of dynamic systems
  • Development of feedback control systems, incl. requirements engineering, synthesis, implementation, test and validation
  • Non-linear optimization, incl. both formulation and numerical solution of optimal control problems
  • Development of State Estimators for linear and non-linear systems
  • Development of Model Predictive Controllers (MPC)
  • R&D experimental flights of tethered kite systems: planning, supervision, and data analysis

Your Qualifications

  • Completed technical education, e.g., MSc or PhD in Control Engineering, or a comparable study
  • Advanced knowledge in system modelling, feedback control design and numerical optimal control
  • Hardware-related programming experience with C/C++, MATLAB and/or python
  • You have more than 5 years of work experience
  • You are experienced in airborne systems and flight trajectory optimization
  • You have knowledge in real-time operating systems

Our Offer

  • Join us in the development of unique and sustainable products
  • Challenging and inter-disciplinary tasks
  • Join a high-performing and friendly team
  • Open-minded environment and high individual responsibility
  • Attractive career opportunities

Do you want to become a SkySailor?

Your contact person at SkySails is

Juliane Winkler

Recruiting

Tel: 040 70299 258

Mail: juliane.winkler@skysails.de

Online bewerben

OUR BENEFITS

 Do something good!

 Flexible work models

 Room for ideas

 Flat hierarchies

 Group accident insurance

 Freshly made pasta

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

In all phases of the se­lec­tion pro­cess, we put great im­por­tance to open­ness and fair­ness. You can en­quire about the sta­tus of your appli­ca­tion at any time.

Please note that we only accept appli­ca­tions via our career page (no e-mails, please)!

 Assessment

  • Your appli­ca­tion is assessed by the HR team based on the po­si­tion re­quire­ments and your sub­mitted pro­file.
  • If there is a po­ten­tial match, your appli­ca­tion is passed on to the re­le­vant de­part­ment.

First interview

  • Your first in­ter­view will be with a mem­ber the HR team and your po­ten­tial team ma­na­ger
  • At this stage, we’d like to get to know you better and give you a chance to ask us ques­tions.

Second interview

  • You will be given a 40 min work sample
  • Work samples are for per­ma­nent po­si­tions only

Feedback

  • The HR team gives you a call to in­form you whether you are se­lec­ted or not

You did not find a job that suits you? Are you in­te­res­ted in work­ing for us? Get in touch with us so that we can con­si­der you for fu­ture va­can­cies.

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