Head of Assembly and Testing (m/w/d)

As Head of Assembly & Testing (A&T), you will lead assembly, testing and maintenance activities, across our CorPack wave cluster products including Wave Energy Converters (WECs), mooring, anchoring and collection hub solutions. Your team ensures our products are assembled, tested and maintained on schedule, meeting functionality, reliability and performance requirements.

The A&T team develops and documents procedures for next-generation products, delivering verified methods, tools and protocols that can be replicated by Operations & Maintenance (O&M) teams worldwide. Assembly and dry-testing of Power-Take Off (PTO) systems in Sweden as well as assembly, operations and maintenance of our demonstration farm off the coast in northern Portugal are part of the scope, where new tools and methods are tested and qualified for commercial use.

This role combines hands-on technical leadership, people leadership and program management across our sites. Travel between sites is required. You will work closely with Engineering, Supply Chain & Quality and Marine Operations teams to deliver new product programs.

Responsibilities

Technology & Product Leadership

• Hands-on technical leadership for Assembly, Testing and Operations, actively guiding the technical solutions being implemented.
• Program management to ensure products are assembled and tested on time, meeting functional, reliability, performance, and cost targets.
• Ensure compliance with industry, safety and environmental standards, always maintaining human safety as the top priority in all operations and development efforts.
• Guide product design to meet manufacturing, assembly and service requirements.
• Feedback insight from assembly, testing and operations to engineering teams to continuously improve product design and component selection.
• Ensure technology and operational decisions support scalability, manufacturability and industrialization.
• Interact with customers and stakeholders. Represent the company in dialogues related to Assembly, Testing and O&M methods.
• Select and implement digital tools, methods, and processes to enhance efficiency and quality.
• Ensure the organization's technology infrastructure supports its needs.
• Manage budgets and propose investments to the Management Team as needed.

People and Project Leadership

• People leadership across the A&T team, with engineers and technicians covering Assembly, Testing, Analysis, Operations, and Documentation functions.
• Plan and execute all Assembly & Test activities to meet schedule, cost and performance goals.
• Lead A&T team members across Product teams covering Wave Energy Converters and Collection hubs. Prioritize and supervise activities and deliverables.
• Support new product development projects from specification and planning through design, fabrication, assembly, installation, testing and certification.
• Ensure alignment across all stakeholders by maintaining clear communication, schedule updates and project reports.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire the team to create a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement towards business goals.
• Develop and execute a talent strategy to attract, retain, and grow top talent.
• Develop a work environment that supports each team member in reaching their full potential. Manage, support and evaluate engineers' performance.

Skills and requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of experience leading assembly, integration and/or test teams developing advanced systems or equipment in industries relevant to ocean energy.
• Proven track record of developing new products through the full cycle - from specification and design through assembly testing and deployment, resulting in successful market introduction.
• Experience working in harsh environments such as offshore, mining, or other challenging industrial sectors with high reliability requirements is a plus.
• Experience in fast-paced companies is advantageous.
• Extraordinary energy and strong people leadership skills with a passion for coaching and developing teams to reach their full potential.
• Determination and stamina to lead projects through to completion, bringing confidence to teams that ambitious goals can be met, even under pressure.
• Skilled in modern tools for assembly, test and data analysis, with the ability to identify and implement efficient engineering systems and infrastructure.
• Proficient in English, both spoken and written. In addition, Swedish is desirable but not essential.
• Above all, we value your personality, drive and passion for advancing renewable energy technologies.

As a person, you:

• are striving for excellence, put quality into everything you do
• are self-motivated and constantly seek the most efficient ways to work
• search for simple and sustainable solutions to difficult problems
• love to learn new things, and take pride in constantly developing your skills
• are persistent, knowing it takes stamina to reach pioneering goals
• see your tasks through to completion
• are comfortable in presenting your solutions internally and externally
• are data driven and strive to always back your points with solid analysis

CorPower Ocean has a diverse team with many nationalities and backgrounds, all working towards the same goal: To Power the Planet with clean energy from ocean waves.