Technical Founder's Associate (Berlin, on-site)

DUDE CHEM; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Stock options

Relocation assistance

Office beverages & team events

Zusammenfassung

Sensmore, a Berlin-based robotics startup, seeks a hands-on Founder's Associate to work with the two founders in Berlin. Candidates should have 1–3 years in top-tier consulting and a technical background, capable of driving multi-workstream projects on-site near heavy machinery.

The role emphasizes scoping, delivery, and coordination across engineering, commercial, and operations with strong German language skills and willingness to travel to sites.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• 1–3 years of project management experience in a high-demand, delivery-focused environment: top-tier management consulting in the German market strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to structure ambiguous problems into a plan and deliver under time pressure.
• Business-fluent German (native or near-native preferred) and interest in mining, construction, or heavy industry.
• Able to ship working software with AI coding tools such as Claude Code or Cursor – scripts, prototypes, and automations – with enough Python and SQL to review, debug, and trust what comes out.

Aufgaben

• Scope and run high-priority projects end to end on behalf of the founders across customer pilots, field deployments, internal tooling, and process automation.
• Keep internal and external alignment: ensure engineering, commercial, and operations work to the same plan for customers, partners, and suppliers.
• Hold several complex workstreams in parallel with consulting-level structure and pace.
• Prepare material for investors, grant programmes, and customers, working with founders on critical tasks.

Kenntnisse

Project management

German language

Python

SQL

AI coding tools

On-site collaboration

Relocation willingness

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Claude Code

Cursor

Jobbeschreibung

sensmore is a Berlin/Potsdam-based robotics startup delivering production-proven automation for industries where the world’s raw materials are extracted, moved, and processed. Its automation system transforms heavy machines into intelligent, automated robots powered by Physical AI and vertically integrates them into the full production environment: from the machine and safety infrastructure to network infrastructure, site processes, and operational interfaces.

Co-developed with customers, sensmore is backed by Point Nine Capital, leading industry investors, the State of Brandenburg, and the European Union.

Role Overview:

We are looking for a hands-on Founder's Associate to work directly with our two founders in Berlin. This role suits someone with a technical background who has already run complex projects to a deadline in a genuinely demanding environment - ideally 1–3 years at a top-tier strategy consultancy in Germany (Bain, McKinsey, BCG or similar), where managing multiple workstreams, stakeholders, and shifting priorities at once was the daily standard.

The core of the job is scoping and managing complex projects and keeping internal and external alignment in check, working side by side with both founders. You should be technical enough to earn credibility with our engineering team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Scope and run high-priority projects end to end on behalf of the founders (defining the plan, driving delivery, and reporting on progress) across customer pilots, field deployments, internal tooling, and process automation.

• Keep internal and external alignment in check: make sure engineering, commercial, and operations are working to the same plan, and that customers, partners, and suppliers know where things stand.

• Hold several complex workstreams in parallel, with the structure, pace, and stakeholder management expected in a consulting environment, and keep them all moving when priorities change mid-week.

• Prepare material for investors, grant programmes, and customers, and work closely with both founders on whatever is most critical that week.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related technical field.

• 1–3 years of project management experience in a high-demand, delivery-focused environment: top-tier management consulting in the German market strongly preferred. You should be able to point to specific projects you scoped and owned, the stakeholders you managed, and the deadlines you hit.

• Proven ability to structure ambiguous problems into a plan and deliver against it under time pressure, without a project manager above you.

• Business-fluent German (native or near-native preferred) and an interest in customers in mining, construction, or heavy industry.

• Able to ship working software with AI coding tools such as Claude Code or Cursor – scripts, prototypes, and automations – with enough Python and SQL to review, debug, and trust what comes out.

• Valid category B driving licence, and the willingness to drive to customer sites, transport equipment, and move machines and hardware.

• Based in Berlin (or willing to relocate), happy to work on-site, and comfortable spending time in a workshop and around heavy machinery in operation.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience managing projects with German industrial, mining, or construction clients.

• Exposure to robotics, autonomous systems, machine learning, or industrial hardware.

• A track record of building something yourself outside a structured employer

What We Offer:

• Build physical AI for the world's largest off-highway machinery – making them intelligent, safe, and ready for every tough task

• Join the pioneer in intelligent robotics backed by Point Nine & other Tier 1 investors

• Combine cutting-edge robotics research in end-to-end learning & Vision Language Action Model with real-world heavy mobile equipment

• Tailor your own career path, whether you like to become technical specialist or technical team lead

• Experience a great team culture, beverages, and an amazing office environment

Benefits:

• Attractive compensation package and stock options.

• Beverages on-site and regular social events.

• Engage with top-tier researchers, engineers, and thought leaders.

• Influence the future of robotic technologies and tackle significant technological challenges.

• Assistance with relocation to Berlin.

About Us:

Heavy machinery, light years ahead.

sensmore automates the world's largest machines with unprecedented intelligence. Our proprietary Physical AI enables heavy machines such as wheel loaders to instantly adapt to dynamic environments and execute new tasks without prior training.

We integrate cutting-edge robotics into a platform powering intelligence and automation products - transforming productivity and safety for customers in mining, construction, and adjacent industries today.

We are proudly backed by Point Nine and other Tier 1 investors.