VP or Head of Geothermal Systems & Field Development

Are you driven by turning breakthrough technology into real-world energy projects? Do you want to help take deep geothermal from prototype to field deployment at scale?

At Telura, we’re developing the next-generation drilling system which uses ultra-high-voltage electro-impulses to fracture hard rock, essentially “destroying with lightning”, to enable economically viable drilling beyond today's hotspots and unlock affordable baseload energy anywhere. The physics is well understood, but success depends on how this technology interacts with real subsurface conditions.

Founded in 2025 and based in Munich, Telura is working closely with leading European universities, is supported by SPRIND, and has raised $5m to date from leading German investors.

As we build toward real-world deployment, we’re looking to connect with a senior geothermal systems leader to help shape how our technology moves from lab to field.

• →Provide system-level leadership across geothermal development concepts, from drilling and well architecture through to field-scale deployment
• →Help define how Telura’s drilling technology integrates into real geothermal projects, including implications for cost, performance, and reliability
• →Take a leading role in shaping and supporting early field trials of Telura’s drilling technology with selected partners and customers, as well as planning and executing early customer trial projects, including alignment on scope, success criteria, site constraints and operational readiness
• →Advise on site selection, well concepts, and deployment strategies for pilot and demonstration projects
• →Translate drilling and subsurface performance into project-level and techno-economic implications
• →Act as a key interface between Telura’s engineering team and the geothermal ecosystem (operators, developers, utilities, regulators)
• →Lead technical coordination with customers and partners through trial planning, permitting, approvals, and site preparation, in close collaboration with internal teams, and support engagement with other strategic partners and research institutions
• →Work closely with the founders and product team on roadmap, priorities, and long-term field strategy

• Senior experience in geothermal development, subsurface energy, or related deep subsurface domains
• Strong systems thinking across drilling, reservoirs, surface infrastructure, and project development
• Experience engaging with or leading field trials, pilot projects, or early deployments
• Ability to work with evolving data, uncertainty, and early-stage technology
• Comfort operating at the intersection of engineering, operations, and strategy
• A collaborative mindset and interest in helping build something from the ground up

We’d love to hear how you’d help take a new drilling technology from prototype to the field.