Executive Tech Lead — Design & Innovation in Energy Systems

NEEXT; Belfort; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NEEXT seeks a Technical Lead — Design & Innovation to drive the design and integration of advanced energy systems in Belfort, France. You will oversee thermodynamic cycles and heat-conversion architectures for customer projects and R&D benches, selecting critical equipment and guiding cross-functional teams.

You will lead technical activities across projects, interface with customers and partners, manage risks, and optimize CAPEX/OPEX to deliver durable solutions.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree (mechanical, energy or design).
• Proven experience in integration or systems engineering, in energy or large industrial infrastructure.
• Solid practice with thermodynamic power cycles (steam, ORC, gas turbines, cogeneration, combined cycles).
• Sound knowledge of thermodynamics, mechanical construction, materials, instrumentation, electrical systems, automation and control-command solutions.
• Experience in demanding industrial and systems environments in the energy sector: nuclear, geothermal, biomass, concentrated solar power, waste heat.
• A proven ability to coordinate internal and external teams internationally (customers, partners, suppliers, laboratories).

Responsibilities

• Design, analyse and optimise thermodynamic cycles for energy performance and durability.
• Define the architecture and design of the heat-conversion systems built for our customers and for our R&D test benches.
• Select the right equipment: heat exchangers, turbomachinery, instrumentation, electrical systems, automation and control-command solutions.
• Coordinate technical activities across R&D projects: design, technical purchasing, installation, commissioning, testing and operation of the test benches.
• Act as the interface with customers, industrial partners, suppliers and technical laboratories.
• Keep risks and system interfaces under control, clear technical roadblocks, and optimise CAPEX and OPEX so as to maximise the value created for our customers and deploy durable industrial solutions.
• Take an active part in generating and protecting intellectual property (patents, prior-art searches).

Skills

Thermodynamic cycles

System integration

Technical leadership

R&D coordination

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Heat exchangers

Turbomachinery

Instrumentation

Electrical systems

Automation & control

Job description

NEEXT seeks a Technical Lead — Design & Innovation to drive the design and integration of advanced energy systems in Belfort, France. You will oversee thermodynamic cycles and heat-conversion architectures for customer projects and R&D benches, selecting critical equipment and guiding cross-functional teams.

You will lead technical activities across projects, interface with customers and partners, manage risks, and optimize CAPEX/OPEX to deliver durable solutions.