Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Phlair

Munich, Germany

Your Mission at Phlair

• Act as the technical bridge between R&D, external EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) partners, vendors, investors, and other stakeholders (e.g. providing technical support for due diligence activities).
• Deliver and manage consistent and concise technical requirements informed from internal R&D and pilot operations into engineering for the Demo and Commercial plants to meet techno-economical performance KPIs.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering, EPC, and vendor teams to meet schedule, cost, safety, and performance targets.
• Translate pilot learnings into scalable, modular commercial plant designs and execution standards.
• Establish strong project structures: Increase documentation quality, establish effective technical reviews, set up schedules, milestones, risk mitigation strategies.

What You Bring to the Team

• Master’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering.
• ~3–10 years of experience in industrial/EPC/process plant projects (energy, chemical, gas, climate tech, or similar).
• Proven exposure to full project lifecycles (From FEED to commissioning), ideally from an Owner(-Operator) perspective.
• Strong ability to read and review PFDs, P&IDs, layouts, and technical deliverables.
• Experience with engineering & construction scheduling, procurement support, and technical bid evaluation.
• Familiarity with risk and safety reviews (e.g., HAZOP, FMEA, model and constructability reviews).
• Experience coordinating suppliers, EPC partners, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Professional English required; German is a plus.