Avant Power as an employer

• Avant Group

  Avant Power is part of the Avant Group. The parent company, Avant Tecno, has been manufacturing compact loaders for over 30 years and is the market leader in its size category. The Avant Group also includes Leguan, a manufacturer of access platforms. The Group’s annual turnover ranges between €230–300 million. Avant Group employs approximately 480 people. At our factory in Ylöjärvi, we produce around 6,000 to 8,000 loaders annually, 90% of which are exported. Avant has importers in over 70 countries and dedicated subsidiaries in Germany, the UK, Brazil, and the USA.

  
  

• Avant Power

  
  

  We are part of Avant Group, a Finnish family-owned company and the global market leader in compact loaders.

  Avant Power was established in 2022 to manufacture electric batteries for Avant’s electric loaders. The company has a turnover of approximately €4 million and employs 15 people. The battery and its associated production lines are designed in-house by Avant Power, and production is located at Avant’s Ylöjärvi facility. Our product development and manufacturing are 100% based in Finland.
  

  A key competitive advantage is Avant Power’s proprietary immersion cooling technology, which is utilized in both batteries and power electronics.

  Avant Power is continuously exploring business potential related to its battery technology. The roles currently being recruited will play a central part in designing and maintaining new business operations, as well as supporting other business functions. We aim to develop and produce in-house whenever it makes sense from a business perspective. We also use subcontractors to allow us to focus on core development.

• OptiGrid -project

  Your work is related to OptiGrid -project, which is the newest project at Avant Power. The main focus is to develop a system that can intelligently forecast consumption and production of electricity and act accordingly.

  See the modelling image below.

• Your work has real impact

  With Avant Power, you're helping build a cleaner and more self-sufficient energy future – through concrete actions. Here are a few reasons why more and more people want to be part of our team:

  🚀 Innovative pioneer – we develop solutions that others are only beginning to plan
  🔋 Our own groundbreaking battery technology – immersion cooling enables a new level of performance and safety
  🏭 Domestic production – our own production lines in Ylöjärvi ensure quality and rapid development
  🔧 Meaningful work – you’ll have an impact on supply security, self-sufficiency, and the green transition
  🧭 A trailblazer for the future – part of a family-owned company with the courage to invest and execute
  🤝 Actions, not just words – good ideas become reality, and the resources are there to make it happen
  

  With us, you’ll have a real opportunity to make an impact and create something new from the ground up—leaving your mark on the future of energy technology.

  
  Forget the rigidity of large organizations – here, your workplace is like a blank canvas, ready for you to paint your own masterpiece. Come join us in building a more sustainable and smarter world!

• Work benefits

  
  💵 Competitive salary

  🎾🎭 Benefits for well-being and culture

  💪 Gym at the office

  🏒 Avant's own slot for ice hockey at the rink

  💰 Bonus model in the making - you have a chance to influence how bonus system will work in the future

  
  

• Working hours and hybrid work

  
  

  ⌚ Flexible working hours and a time-bank

  📍 Hybrid-model: Office at Ylöjärvi, Finland, remote work for a couple of days / week.

• When will the work begin?

  The beginning of employment can be mutually agreed upon. In an ideal situation you could begin at Avant in the summer or early autumn of 2025.

• What is the team like?

  ➡️ There are 15 people at Avant Power

  ➡️ Solution Architect and Lead Software Developer report to Chief Business Development Officer Mikko Kettunen.

  ➡️ Software Developer(s) will report to Chief Technology Officer Antti Pasanen