Join INNY as Technical/Industrial Engineer

INNY is building the next generation of AI-powered Digital Twins for real-world operations, enabling retailers, manufacturers, and complex organizations to mirror their environments digitally, optimize decisions, predict outcomes, and automate workflows.

We are at an early stage with a bold vision, strong momentum, and upcoming applications for major innovation grants (Berlin Startup Stipendium, AI Nation, EXIST).

To accelerate our journey, we’re looking for a Technical/Industrial Engineer who wants to help build this next-generation decision-support system.



Who You Are

  • Background in Industrial Engineering, Process Engineering, Operations Research, or related fields

  • Strong interest in simulation, optimization, workflows, and real-world systems

  • Curious about AI, digital twins, and data-driven decision-making

  • Analytical with a structured, solution-oriented mindset

  • Comfortable working in an early-stage startup with fast iteration and high autonomy

  • (Bonus) Experience in retail, logistics, facility layout, or process optimization



Inny

Laura Keßler

Laura Keßler

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INNY is an AI-powered digital twin that helps retailers simulate, compare, and optimize operational decisions, from tech investments to store layout, staffing, assortment, and workflows, before they happen in the real world.

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About the job

As an Industrial Engineer at INNY, you will: - Translate real-world retail processes into digital workflows, models, and system logic - Support the development of our digital twin prototypes with process mapping, simulation parameters, and operational metrics - Shape key features for our MVP by defining KPIs, constraints, and improvement models - Collaborate with the founder and technical team to integrate engineering logic into the simulation engine - Help prepare materials for grants, funding, and early pilot customers This is an ideal role if you love solving complex operational problems and want to see your ideas turn into a real product.

- Join at an early stage and help shape the future of AI-powered retail decision-making - Work closely with a multidisciplinary founding team (process engineering, physics, mathematics, AI) - High autonomy, real responsibility, and a steep learning curve - Meaningful impact: help small and mid-sized retailers optimize operations and stay competitive - Opportunity to grow into roles like Process Lead, Simulation Engineer, or future Co-Founder - A flexible, modern work environment (Berlin preferred)

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About the startup project

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Laura: Founder | Retail Innovation & Process Engineering Laura is completing her PhD in process engineering with a focus on retail systems. She previously worked in retail innovation and technology scouting at EDEKA, giving her hands-on experience with the challenges retailers face when adopting new tools, improving operations, and navigating digital transformation. Salman: Co-Founder | Physics & Simulation Salman is a physicist with strong expertise in modeling complex systems, data analysis, and simulations. His background brings scientific rigor to the development of INNY’s digital twin — allowing us to simulate real-world retail environments with accuracy and reliability. Stefanie: Co-Founder | Mathematics & Data Science Stefanie is a PhD student in mathematics, specializing in problem-solving, optimization, and analytical modeling. She contributes to the design of INNY’s AI, prediction models, and decision intelligence, ensuring that our system generates meaningful, data-driven recommendations. Together… We combine: - retail domain expertise - scientific depth - mathematical and analytical precision - passion for helping real-world retailers thrive through better decision-making We are building INNY, the digital twin that enables retailers to simulate decisions before making them, reducing risk, improving efficiency, and unlocking smarter operations.

Location of the start-up project.

Berlin