Job description
From small co-operatives to large housing companies: Demand control, system maintenance and consumption monitoring are daily challenges in property management, which is still characterised by manual processes.
The solution is digital data collection, intelligent analysis and automated solutions to increase efficiency and reduce energy consumption.
Our decarbonization platform supports the housing industry with innovative products to achieve their emission targets cost-effectively!
In order to meet the rapidly growing interest in the market, we are looking for you as Working Student Energy Management (m/f/d) starting asap!
We are on a mission to revolutionize building optimization by creating accurate digital twins.You will play a key role in onboarding new projects by ensuring seamless calibration of our models and running automatisations and ensuring seamless calibration of our models. Sounds exciting?
Your mission
- Pre-Calibration - You ensuring accurate data input and refining processes for higher accuracy.
- Progress Tracking - You monitor, track, and report calibration progress across multiple projects, keeping stakeholders informed with clear updates.
- Project Management - You use Jira to manage tasks, update timelines, and organize workflows efficiently.
- Software Development - You contribute to automation and improve calibration scripts for better performance.
- Internal Tooling - You help develop and optimize internal tools to enhance scalability and streamline processes.
- Workflow Optimization - You work closely with the Product team to refine workflows, improve efficiency, and drive continuous improvements.
Your profile
- Education - You are currently enrolled on a Masters program in Energy Systems, Mechanical, Electronic, Civil Engineering or related field
- Technical Skills - You have hands-on experience running and modifying data for automation and comfortable working in a production environment (Python, HTML5)
- Passion - You are interested in Energy Systems and driven by automation, optimization, looking for ways to improve
- Mindset - You approach technical challenges analytically, staying organized and detail-oriented.
- Project Management - You effectively track project progress, maintain structured documentation, and manage tasks efficiently.
- Collaboration - You collaborate with cross-functional teams and keep stakeholders informed.
Why KUGU?
At KUGU, we stand for an appreciative corporate culture based on innovation and bold ideas. Together, we are shaping the energy industry of tomorrow - sustainable, disruptive and full of opportunities.
- Direct Impact - Become part of a growing green start-up and contribute to the energy transition!
- Room to Shape - We give you the responsibility and support to develop your area independently.
- Continuous Development - Benefit from an open feedback culture, subsidised further training or our courses.
- Individual Salary Package - Choose an attractive offer with benefits (e.g. meal allowance, BVG ticket, etc.) to suit your life.
- Flexible Working Models - Enjoy flexible working hours, home office and workation for up to 3 months
- Team Spirit - Whether at table football, the boat party or our regular events, we enjoy our time together.
- Employee Benefits - Take advantage of cool benefits such as our pool car, sharing marketplace or control of operating cost accounting
Come and visit our unique office with gym style at Senefelder Platz and see for yourself!
Questions?
Our People Operations & Recruiting Manager Tom will be happy to help you! Simply contact him by email or LinkedIn.
Typical pay for similar roles
EstimateThe middle half of pay advertised on Rejobs for this group over the last 24 months. This employer has not stated a salary.
About this role
About KUGU
Company Overview
KUGU Home GmbH
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany
Founded2018
SizeThe number of employees is not publicly disclosed; however, the company is planning to expand its team with recent investments. Revenue figures are not publicly available as it is a private company (source: kugu.de).
What They Do
KUGU focuses on digital energy management for buildings, utilizing technologies such as IoT, AI, and machine learning to optimize heating systems, submetering, billing, and automation without making structural changes (source: kugu.de). Their modular SaaS platform includes products like UVI for submetering and scaling data points, launched in 2021, as well as the EOS system for intelligent energy management, which was released in March 2024. These solutions enable savings of up to 30% in energy and CO₂, as well as 12% efficiency gains in heating through machine learning recommendations (source: fev.vc). The target markets are the real estate sector in Germany, including housing companies, property managers, and energy suppliers (source: kugu.de). KUGU stands out as a scalable market leader in PropTech for residential buildings, managing over 12,000 buildings, which resulted in savings of 25 million kWh last year (source: eu-startups.com).
Projects & Track Record
KUGU has completed notable projects, including scaling to the first 100,000 data points in 2021 and managing over 12,000 buildings that saved 25 million kWh in the previous year (source: kugu.de). Ongoing initiatives include optimizing around 50,000 buildings and expanding the EOS system, while the company aims for profitability as its next goal (source: eu-startups.com). Key customers and partnerships include large housing companies and municipal utilities that utilize KUGU's technologies for digitizing buildings (source: kugu.de).
Recent Developments
In the past two years, KUGU acquired ABSys in 2023 to enhance its capabilities (source: kugu.de). In November 2024, the company secured a Series A funding round of 8.5 million euros to expand products, sales, and team (source: eu-startups.com). Other milestones include the launch of the EOS product in March 2024 and a new portal set to launch in October 2025 (source: kugu.de).
Working at KUGU
KUGU offers positions in product development, engineering, sales, and leadership, focusing on team expansion in Berlin (source: himalayas.app). The company culture emphasizes collaboration for decarbonization and has a dual leadership under Christopher von Gumppenberg and Niko Mikac since 2023 (source: kugu.de). Specific benefits are not documented in the available sources.
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