Pilot Jobs in Halstenbek

Your mission

• Data Collection & Preparation: Collect, structure, clean and analyse technical data from product development, process development, quality testing and production.
• Correlation & Insight Analysis: Identify correlations between raw materials, formulations, process parameters, measured properties, and end-product performance.
• Product and Process Development Support: Support product and process development by turning experimental and technical data into actionable insights for formulation and application development, as well as process optimisation.
• Data Modelling & Dashboards: Develop and maintain internal data models and dashboards for product- and process-related insights.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with product developers, process engineers, and quality specialists to translate data into actionable improvements and strategies.
• Experimental Design & Evaluation: Support experimental design through statistical planning and post-trial data evaluation.
• Data Platform Management: Manage and further develop our internal data platform, including the structuring, documentation and quality of technical data, in close collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Workflow Optimisation: Build and refine workflows for efficient data logging, visualisation, and documentation across lab, pilot and production environments.
• Build and maintain dashboards, reports and data models to support development, troubleshooting and decision-making.
• Data Consistency & Traceability: Help improve data consistency, traceability and usability across laboratory, pilot and production environments.
• Data Architecture & AI Strategy: Contribute to the creation of a long-term technical data architecture and support the development of a practical AI strategy to integrate and technical data from development and production.
• Documentation & Communication: Prepare clear documentation, visualisations and presentations that translate complex data into understandable conclusions.
• Process & Quality Improvement Projects: Support cross-functional projects aimed at improving product performance, process stability and product quality.

Your profile

• University degree in data science, engineering, physics, chemistry, material science, or a comparable field with strong analytical focus.
• Solid experience (3+ years) in technical data analysis, preferably in product development, process engineering, or quality environments.
• Strong analytical and statistical skills, with hands-on experience in data handling tools (e.g. Python, SQL, Power BI, or comparable platforms).
• Ability to interpret correlations between material structures, processing conditions, and product performance.
• Familiarity with laboratory or production data workflows and experiment planning.
• Interest in materials development, process optimisation and quality-related data analysis.
• Experience managing structured technical data platforms or databases.
• Experience or strong interest in building data structures, technical documentation and AI-ready data foundations.
• Team-oriented mindset, excellent communication skills, and a curiosity for sustainable material innovations.
• Structured, reliable and proactive, with a collaborative, hands-on and solution-oriented mindset.
• Proficient in English (and ideally German).

Why us?

At traceless, you have the opportunity to do work that truly matters – for the planet and for future generations. With the launch of our first large-scale production plant in Hamburg-Harburg, an exciting new chapter begins for us: industrial scale-up and entry into the commercial market. We are growing rapidly and are looking for committed people who want to help shape the future of truly sustainable materials.

What you can expect:

• Meaningful work with real environmental impact

• Start-up spirit combined with industrial ambition and plenty of room to shape your role

• Personal and professional growth in a fast-scaling company

• An inclusive, international team with more than 18 nationalities

• Flat hierarchies and a fair, respectful company culture

About us

traceless is a young company - with a big vision: a future free of pollution and waste! Our award-winning company was founded in Hamburg in 2020 by our female founding duo Anne and Johanna. By now we are a diverse team from different disciplines, ages and twelve nationalities, united by our common mission: to contribute to solving plastic pollution and build the regenerative industry of the future. To achieve this, we are working to bring our materials to market quickly and to build our first large-scale production facility in Hamburg-Harburg.

We have created a diverse, inclusive and fair working environment that we want to preserve and further develop. Therefore, we welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, and sexual orientation and identity. Because to tackle plastic pollution, it's going to take all of us.

You are interested? Great! Just upload your CV and a short cover letter in the application form. Alternatively, you can email them to us at careers@traceless.eu. We look forward to getting to know you!