Senior Intellectual Property Engineer (Engineering)

TL;DR

Senior Intellectual Property Engineer (Engineering): Safeguarding innovations and managing industrial property risks for technology and product teams with an accent on patent portfolio management and freedom-to-operate assessments. Focus on coordinating invention harvesting, drafting patent applications, and developing trade secret protection strategies.

Location: Hybrid (Offices in Hamburg, Rostock, Germany and Sarriguren, Spain)

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in wind turbine technology with over 10,000 employees across 95 nations.

What you will do

• Advise multidisciplinary engineering and project teams on intellectual property topics.
• Manage and develop the IP portfolio for assigned systems and product pipelines.
• Perform patent database searches for patentability, freedom-to-operate, and non-infringement assessments.
• Coordinate invention harvesting and translate technical concepts into patentable subject matter.
• Draft and manage patent applications, official actions, and oppositions.
• Develop trade secret protection strategies and assist in technology license agreement negotiations.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Physics, or a comparable technical field.
• More than seven years of professional experience in intellectual property, preferably in an industrial environment.
• Sound knowledge of patent law, industrial property processes, and IP portfolio management.
• English proficiency at C1 level (German or Spanish is considered an advantage).
• Ability to work with complex technical systems and communicate IP topics to non-experts.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours, various working time models, and up to 8 days of mobile work per month.
• Sustainable mobility support, including an 80% subsidy for the Deutschlandticket and bike leasing.
• Company pension scheme and option for occupational disability insurance.
• Health and wellness perks: company sports, office yoga, and pme Family Service.
• 30 days of annual vacation plus December 24th and 31st off.
• International and collegial corporate culture with a focus on sustainability.