IoT/Cloud Ops Engineer (M/F/X)
Octave is a cleantech scale-up on a mission to deploy cutting-edge energy management and storage solutions. We are looking for an IoT/Cloud Ops Engineer to join our team, to help build and scale our energy management platform.
You will ensure that thousands of distributed devices remain healthy, secure, and up-to-date, while enabling the business to operate smoothly at scale.
Your role:
- Maintain shared AWS infrastructure
- Own delivery pipelines of Octave’s fleet of bare metal IoT devices
- Support domain teams when setting up security, build pipelines, infrastructure as code and other cross-concern aspects
- Enable observability across our numerous tech stacks
What we are looking for:
- Expertise in DevOps automation and AWS infrastructure, with a proven track record of results in production
- Strong knowledge of Linux system administration and IT networking
- Good knowledge of software security principles
- Experience with Python and CI/CD
- Ownership and hands-on mindset: ability to work independently, take initiative and deliver stable results in production
- Strong communication skills in English
Bonus Points For
- Experience with Mender.io and AWS IoT
- Knowledge of industrial data protocols such as Modbus and RS485.
- Interest in energy management or cleantech.
What we offer:
- An attractive salary package.
- A nice office in Mechelen
- Flexible working hours with hybrid working, ideally 2-3 days at the office and 2-3 days to work remotely.
- A supportive and collaborative team environment with huge learning and career development possibilities in a fast-growing scale-up.
Why Octave?
Octave is a Belgian cleantech scale-up founded in 2020, specialized in battery energy storage and energy management solutions for businesses. With over 150 MWh of deployed battery capacity and the largest behind-the-meter battery fleet in Belgium, we operate at the cutting edge of flexible energy systems.
Supported by private investors, imec, and the EIC Accelerator Fund of the European Commission, Octave is scaling its technology and operations across Europe.
Interested?
Do you want to help build tomorrow’s energy system and make a tangible impact?
Send your CV to recruitment@octave.energy, we’d love to hear from you.
Field Applications Engineer - BESS (M/F/X)
Do you enjoy working on real energy systems at the intersection of engineering, customers, and deployment? Are you comfortable switching between technical due diligence, system integration, and commissioning & troubleshooting?
Octave is looking for a Field Applications Engineer - BESS to ensure our battery energy storage projects are technically sound from specification and procurement all the way to installation, commissioning, and reliable operation in the field.
Your role:
As Field Applications Engineer (BESS), you will be a key technical interface between Sales, Purchasing, Engineering, and our customers/installation partners.
- You support customers and partners during the installation, commissioning, and problem-solving of their battery energy storage systems.
- You provide technical support to Sales: validate use cases, review technical requirements, and support solution definition for BESS projects.
- You provide technical support to Purchasing / supplier selection: review and challenge technical specifications, ensure compliance with requirements, and support technical evaluation of BESS components and systems.
- You perform electrical and system integration engineering for BESS projects at customer sites (interfaces, protections, controls, grid connection considerations, documentation).
- You troubleshoot electrical, system-level, and software-related issues in collaboration with the software and operational teams.
- You deliver mainly remote support, with occasional on-site support whenever required.
- You document issues, solutions, and best practices to continuously improve internal processes, customer support and system reliability.
What we are looking for:
- A background as an electrical engineer (Bachelor or Master level, or equivalent experience).
- Knowledge of electrical systems, norms and regulations (electrical distribution and installation, transformers, earthing, protection equipment, AREI, …).
- Hands-on, problem-solving mindset with a strong sense of ownership.
- Knowledge of battery energy storage system (batteries, inverters, EMS).
- Experience with commissioning, troubleshooting, or field support of Low voltage (up to 1000VAC and 1500VDC) AC and DC systems. Holding a BA5 certification is a plus but can also be obtained on the job.
- Willingness to interact directly with customers and installation partners.
- Basic experience with or interest and willingness to learn:
- Linux bash, Python, Networking.
- You don’t need to be a software expert, curiosity and learning ability matter more.
- Fluent communication skills in English and either Dutch or French.
What we offer:
- A hands-on technical role in a fast-growing cleantech scale-up.
- Direct involvement in real battery energy storage projects.
- Flexible working hours with hybrid working (2–3 days in the office, 2–3 days remote, occasional on-site support).
- A collaborative team with strong expertise in batteries, energy markets, and software.
- Competitive salary package.
- Flexibility, autonomy, and room to grow technically and professionally.
Why Octave?
Octave is a Belgian cleantech scale-up founded in 2020, specialized in battery energy storage and energy management solutions for businesses. With over 120 MWh of deployed battery capacity and the largest behind-the-meter battery fleet in Belgium, we operate at the cutting edge of flexible energy systems.
Supported by private investors, imec, and the EIC Accelerator Fund of the European Commission, Octave is scaling its technology and operations across Europe.
Interested?
Do you want to help build tomorrow’s energy system and make a tangible impact?
Send your CV to recruitment@octave.energy, we’d love to hear from you.
Open Application
Octave believes in creativity, sustainability and entrepreneurship.
We're always looking for passionate people to join us on our journey. Open to a new challenge in a cleantech scale-up, but don’t see a vacancy that fits you? Feel free to send your CV and motivation letter to recruitment@octave.energy.
We’d love to hear from you!