Responsibilities
- Act as FenX’s on-site technical lead and industrialization representative at customer factories, ensuring successful commissioning, ramp-up, and performance delivery.
- Drive hands-on problem solving, coordinate stakeholders, and design/improve mechanical solutions for industrial and prototype equipment.
- Serve as the key link between customer site, suppliers, and FenX teams (incl. Switzerland).
- Provide hands-on day-to-day technical support at customer factory; troubleshoot and resolve mechanical/process issues during commissioning and ramp-up.
- Drive implementation of practical technical solutions to reach agreed factory performance and reliability targets.
- Design, adapt and improve hardware solutions (prototype + industrial scale); support rapid iteration and testing.
- Work closely with machinery suppliers on upgrades, extensions, and automation.
- Ensure alignment between on-site activities and internal engineering teams (regular interactions and travels to Switzerland).
- Maintain clear and structured reporting on technical issues, root cause analyses, corrective actions, implementation progress, and outcomes.
- Capture learnings and standardize solutions for rollout to future customer factories.
Requirements
- Mechanical Engineer background (industrial equipment, machinery design)
- Not afraid to get hands dirty; pragmatic, on-site, solution-oriented mindset
- Experience in industrial environments, factory commissioning, or scale-up projects is a strong asset
- Ability to independently design, procure and implement mechanical solutions, from concept to industrial deployment
- Competence in coordinating external suppliers and industrial service providers from specification through implementation
- Fluent in Spanish and English
- Willingness to be based at customer site most of the time + regular travel to Switzerland
- Comfortable working with operators, engineers, and suppliers
Nice to Have
- Process / materials knowledge is a plus
- German is a plus
Benefits
- Impact: play a key role in ramping up our first industrial-scale factory and bring breakthrough technology into real-world operation.
- Growth: steep learning curve at the interface of process engineering, materials, and industrial scale-up in a fast-moving start-up.
- International exposure: work across Switzerland, Spain, and with global partners.
- Team: join a hands-on, driven, and supportive team that values pragmatism, speed, and getting things done.
Work Arrangement
On-site — Region of Valencia, Switzerland
Additional Information
- Fluent in Spanish and English
- German is a plus
- Willingness to be based at customer site most of the time
- Regular travel to Switzerland required
- Comfortable working with operators, engineers, and suppliers
