Key Skills

Job Description

About Ore Energy At Ore Energy, we are developing long-duration, utility-scale iron-air batteries to provide safe, low-cost, multi-day energy storage. Having raised over €60 million from leading climate and energy investors and demonstrated our technology under real-world utility conditions, we are now entering our next phase of growth: financing our industrial scale-up, developing our giga-factory, and deploying multi-day storage across grid-scale markets. Role Overview We are looking for a pragmatic, hands-on Hardware Engineer to join our Product Development team in Amsterdam. In this role, you will contribute directly to the design, schematic capture, PCB development, bring-up, and validation of electronic hardware used across our Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). You will work on control, monitoring, and measurement electronics that govern our BESS containers, as well as dedicated test hardware and bring-up boards used to validate our technology. You should be comfortable in the laboratory, enjoy working close to physical hardware, and thrive on systematically solving real-world electronics challenges in a fast-paced deep-tech scale-up environment. Key Responsibilities Electronic Hardware Design: Design, develop, and test electronic circuits and PCBs for measurement, sensing, system control, communication, and auxiliary functions within our BESS containers. Schematic Capture & PCB Layout: Translate high-level system and hardware requirements into robust schematics and PCB layouts, considering signal integrity, noise reduction, grounding, thermal management, and design robustness. Analog & Mixed-Signal Development: Develop, simulate, and validate analog and mixed-signal circuits, including sensor interfaces, signal conditioning, ADC/DAC interfaces, filtering, power supply regulation, and protection circuitry. Hardware Bring-Up & Debugging: Perform hands-on board bring-up, signal verification, troubleshooting, rework, and root-cause analysis using standard laboratory equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, electronic loads, logic analyzers). Embedded Hardware Interfaces: Design and validate hardware interfaces for microcontrollers, embedded gateways, and field devices using industrial communication protocols (CAN, Modbus, I2C, SPI, UART). Simulation & Engineering Analysis: Utilize circuit simulation tools (LTspice, PSpice, or similar) to support design verification, worst-case circuit analysis, and tolerance testing prior to prototyping. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with mechanical engineers, software engineers, and component development teams to validate, integrate, and industrialize next-generation storage products. Your Profile Experience: 2–5 years of hands-on experience in electronics development or hardware engineering. PCB Design & Tools: Proven experience with schematic capture and multi-layer PCB layout using standard EDA tools (Altium Designer, Siemens Xpedition, PADS, or similar). Analog & Circuit Fundamentals: Solid understanding of analog/mixed-signal design, op-amps, ADCs, sensor signal conditioning, filtering, decoupling, grounding techniques, and circuit protection. Communication Interfaces: Practical experience designing hardware for serial and industrial interfaces (CAN, I2C, SPI, UART, RS-485). Hands-On Lab Skills: Demonstrated experience in PCB bring-up, board-level debugging, soldering/rework, and hardware validation using electronic laboratory equipment. Simulation: Familiarity with simulation and modeling tools (LTspice, PSpice, MATLAB/Simulink). Domain Experience (Strong Advantage): Background in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), renewable energy, automotive/industrial electronics, power conversion, or sensor systems. Embedded Systems (Bonus): Exposure to microcontroller architecture, basic firmware bring-up, or embedded software modifications is considered an advantage. Languages & Soft Skills: Strong analytical problem-solving skills, self-driven work ethic, and fluent written and spoken English. More About Us The Challenge We Are Solving Do you want to contribute to one of the most important challenges of our time: accelerating the energy transition? Are you excited by breakthrough energy storage technology with real-world impact? Would you like to be part of a mission-driven company where your work directly contributes to building the future of clean energy? Then we are looking for you! Ore Energy develops long-duration energy storage solutions to support a reliable, zero-carbon electricity system. Powering the Next Generation of Infrastructure The electricity grid is undergoing its most significant transformation in a century. As renewables become the cheapest source of new power, the challenge is no longer producing clean energy, it is making it reliably available when and where it is needed, regardless of when the sun shines or the wind blows. Our iron-air batteries are uniquely designed to store renewable energy over multi-day periods, allowing clean electricity to become a dependable, around-the-clock backbone of the grid while reducing reliance on fossil-fuel peaker plants and building a more resilient, fully decarbonized power system. This is a rare opportunity to join a company at the moment when technology readiness, customer traction, and market demand are converging. Ore Energy has already raised significant capital, built and tested its technology under real-world conditions, and is now moving toward large-scale commercial deployment. As we transition into this industrial implementation phase, we are building the team, systems, and capabilities required to scale our solution and help define how long-duration storage powers both the future grid and the next generation of industry and data infrastructure. Our Culture & Beliefs We believe impactful technology is built by talented people who are motivated by complex challenges, scientific rigour and strong execution. That is why we are looking for dedicated professionals who want to help shape a cleaner and more resilient energy future. At Ore Energy, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every individual has the opportunity to thrive. We believe that diversity of thought, background, and experience drives innovation and success. Are you unsure if you meet all the requirements? Please do apply, we’d love to hear from you! Your unique perspective and skills could be exactly what we’re looking for.

Core Responsibilities

Design, develop, and validate electronic circuits and PCBs for measurement, sensing, control, communication, and auxiliary functions in battery energy storage systems. Perform board bring-up, debugging, simulation, and hardware integration in collaboration with mechanical, software, and component development teams.

Requirements

Requires 2–5 years of hands-on electronics or hardware engineering experience, proficiency with schematic capture and multilayer PCB layout, and a solid foundation in analog and mixed-signal circuits and industrial communication interfaces. Candidates should have practical lab, debugging, soldering, and validation skills, familiarity with circuit simulation tools, and fluent written and spoken English; energy, industrial, automotive, or battery experience is an advantage.