Renewable energy jobs at OPES Solar Mobility GmbH

OPES Solar Mobility's flagship project is the establishment and commissioning of the new production facility in Zwenkau, Saxony, recognized as Europe's first factory for flexible photovoltaic modules designed for vehicle integration (source: opes-mobility.com, vision-mobility.de). The production area covers over 12,000 square meters, with capacity planned to equip several hundred thousand vehicles annually with vehicle-specific solar modules (source: opes-mobility.com). The factory aims to supply customers across Europe, Africa, and South America, creating approximately 120 to 125 jobs (source: l-iz.de, just-auto.com). Regional customers include ARI Motors and Regionalbus Leipzig, who use the solar modules in buses, trucks, motorhomes, and refrigerated trailers (source: invest-region-leipzig.de, vision-mobility.de). Research and development collaborations with Fraunhofer CSP in Halle (Saale) and Fraunhofer ISE in Freiburg strengthen the company's innovation and product development capabilities (source: opes-mobility.com, invest-region-leipzig.de).

Over the past two years, OPES Solar Mobility has focused on building up and ramping up the production facility in Zwenkau, which began operations at the end of 2024 (source: opes-mobility.com, invest-region-leipzig.de). The company plans to hire around 120 employees, including engineers, logistics and software specialists, production managers, purchasers, and skilled workers for series production (source: pv-magazine.de, l-iz.de). The company also launched new products such as the OSM 60/875 MPPT galvanically isolated DC/DC converter and emphasizes the series production readiness of its vehicle solar modules made in Germany (source: opes-mobility.com). These modules are designed to help reduce fuel consumption, extend the range of electric vehicles, and support auxiliary consumers like cooling or air conditioning systems (source: invest-region-leipzig.de, vision-mobility.de).

OPES Solar Mobility offers diverse career opportunities in production, engineering, logistics, software development, purchasing, administration, IT, and research & development. The positions are closely linked to the establishment and scaling of series production at the new factory in Zwenkau (source: pv-magazine.de, tag24.de). The company culture is characterized by engineering excellence, manufacturing, and product development expertise for a specialized niche market in the automotive sector (source: opes-mobility.com, linkedin.com). The planned multi-shift production and workforce growth underline the company’s long-term growth strategy (source: invest-region-leipzig.com, tag24.de).