Job Openings
Applications & Sales Engineer
The Applications & Sales Engineer is a key hire for the Mocean Energy team. You will play a fundamental role, leading on front end technical and commercial engagement with customers by assessing customer requirements and presenting a solution for the delivery of exciting wave energy projects.
The Applications & Sales Engineer will form part of the senior leadership team and shape our capital strategy, a critical piece in delivering our ambition! Mocean Energy is a small, fast-growing start-up with a fun and enthusiastic culture. You will have the opportunity to grow with us and help us reach our ambitions of developing wave energy to address climate change.
Applications & Sales Engineer Duties and Responsibilities
You will quickly find that in the role of Applications & Sales Engineer, no two days are the same! However, some of the more frequent, day-to-day duties and responsibilities will include:
Seek and support the preparation of commercial proposals for projects; manage their execution
Manage and support partners and subcontractors
Review supplier documents and drawings
Monitor and manage project progress
Manage direct customer interface both technically and commercially and present solutions
Assist Mocean’s project management team with ongoing projects to gain familiarity with both technology and project processes
Applications & Sales Engineer Skills and Attributes Required
To be successful in the position of Applications & Sales Engineer, you will need the following skills, attributes and experience:
Engineering experience in electronics, instrumentation, electrical, and/or mechanical aspects
Experience with systems engineering
Experience in customer focused engineering projects
Understanding of subsea system architecture (including electrical, controls & comms)
Customer facing experience both technically and commercially
Engaging potential customers, liaising with project partners and technical teams
Drafting proposals for commercial projects and funding applications, including bid tendering
Nice to Have, but not Essential
There are some things which you don’t need to be able to do, but which will really make your application stand out if you do! These include:
Understanding of product qualification & development, with experience in applying codes, standards & directives
Drafting quotes & budgets, and reporting outputs
What’s In It For You?
We offer a number of perks and benefits. Some of these include:
EMI share options scheme
35 days holiday (including public holidays)
Private pension scheme
Flexible hours, location and working pattern; some opportunity for remote working
Base salary: £45,000 - £65,000 per year
Who We Are
At Mocean Energy we have built an expert team combining scientific principles and real-world experience to develop new renewable technologies which can harness the power of waves – and accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon world. While wave energy companies of the past have focused on large, utility-scale devices, Mocean develops products targeted at niche markets where wave energy has a significant value proposition.
Our first product, Blue Star, is a small Wave Energy Converter (WEC) used to power subsea equipment, supporting the decarbonisation in the offshore energy industry. Future products will address power for islands and utility-scale power combined with offshore wind.
Our technology is proven through offshore trials last year and further trials with customers and partners in 2022-23. We are closing a Seed investment round to deliver contracts for first offshore commercial projects.
The next stages for Mocean are scaling, building robust financial models, and raising growth investments to deliver larger scale products and commercial projects. We value diversity on our team and in our thinking, and are an equal opportunities and family friendly employer.
Other Relevant Information
You may also be required to undertake travel to sites across the UK, in order to support the company and our project management functions at on-site projects.
Timeframes: Accepting applications until 13 February 2023, followed by interviews.
Location: Aberdeen or Edinburgh will be the regular place of work; some home working can be negotiated. Site visits onshore and offshore will be required from time to time
Mode of work: Full-time, permanent
The Finance Director
The Finance Director is a key hire for the Mocean Energy team. You will play a fundamental role building robust and defensible financial models, interfacing with customers, partners, investors, and banks, supporting future investment rounds and leading strategy within the financial team
The Finance Director will form part of the senior leadership team and shape our capital strategy, a critical piece in delivering our ambition! Mocean Energy is a small, fast-growing start-up with a fun and enthusiastic culture. You will have exposure to a variety of aspects of business from R&D to business management. You will have the opportunity to grow with us and help us reach our ambitions of developing wave energy to address climate change.
Finance Director Duties and Responsibilities
You will quickly find that in the role of Finance Director, no two days are the same! However, some of the more frequent, day-to-day duties and responsibilities will include:
Supporting the leadership team in all financial decision making and strategic initiatives
Reporting monthly performance against budget / targets to the Board and making recommendations for improvement
Developing the Mocean Energy financial model using appropriate software tools to support commercial activities and investment
Assisting commercial activities with financial models for new products and services
Assisting investment processes with financial models
Preparation of statutory accounts and liaison with external accountants including corporation tax and R&D tax reclaims
Develop proposals for the company to secure grant, debt and equity funding
Finance Director Skills and Attributes Required
To be successful in the position of Finance Director, you will need the following skills, attributes and experience:
Professionally qualified (ICAS, ACA, CIMA or equivalent)
Experience of raising equity within a high growth Venture Capital / Private Equity backed business
Capable of being involved in other commercial areas including major contract discussions
Excellent troubleshooting skills, strategic thinking skills and ability to work with complex problems
Experience of negotiating alternative funding sources e.g. debt finance
Nice to Have, but not Essential
There are some things which you don’t need to be able to do, but which will really make your application stand out if you do! These include:
Prior experience of energy or offshore engineering sectors
Prior experience of successful management in an early-stage business, with experience of managing to exit
What’s In It For You?
We offer a number of perks and benefits. Some of these include:
EMI share options scheme
35 days holiday (including public holidays)
Private pension scheme
Flexible hours, location and working pattern; some opportunity for remote working
Who We Are
At Mocean Energy we have built an expert team combining scientific principles and real-world experience to develop new renewable technologies which can harness the power of waves – and accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon world. While wave energy companies of the past have focused on large, utility-scale devices, Mocean develops products targeted at niche markets where wave energy has a significant value proposition.
Our first product, Blue Star, is a small Wave Energy Converter (WEC) used to power subsea equipment, supporting the decarbonisation in the offshore energy industry. Future products will address power for islands and utility-scale power combined with offshore wind.
Our technology is proven through offshore trials last year and further trials with customers and partners in 2022-23. We are closing a Seed investment round to deliver contracts for first offshore commercial projects.
The next stages for Mocean are scaling, building robust financial models, and raising growth investments to deliver larger scale products and commercial projects. We value diversity on our team and in our thinking, and are an equal opportunities and family friendly employer.
Other Relevant Information
You may also be required to undertake travel to sites across the UK, in order to support the company and our project management functions at on-site projects.
Timeframes: Accepting applications until 13 February 2023, followed by interviews.
Location: Edinburgh will be the regular place of work; flexible working is fine too!
Salary: Depending on experience
Mode of work: Full-time
Interested in Joining the Mocean Energy Team?
Our Values and Culture
Mocean Energy is a purpose and values driven organisation with a strong focus on work-life-balance, inclusion, and diversity.
Our Values are:
Trust: we are confident in each other's abilities to operate independently but know that when we need support our team is there to give it. We are honest with ourselves and others, within and outside Mocean, in both our successes and failures.
Expertise: we lead the world in developing wave energy in all aspects (technology, commercial, projects, operations, management, etc.) supported by our experience, passion and creative intuition.
Awesomeness: we like what we do and think it's awesome.
Morals: we make decisions and take actions, using our own judgement, in order to do good in the world, in particular, to address the challenges of climate change.