Get to Know Climeworks
Climeworks is a leading high-quality carbon removal provider, combining decades of expertise in Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology with a holistic approach to carbon removal solutions.
Climeworks advises companies on their carbon removal strategies and provides tailored portfolios of nature-based and engineered approaches, offering end-to-end services to help achieve net-zero goals. The company operates the world’s first two DAC plants in Iceland, reflecting its commitment to high-quality carbon removal backed by over 15 years of pioneering research, development, and deployment.
By advancing reliable solutions in the market, Climeworks accelerates the global transition to net zero, unlocking economic value for businesses, governments, and society.
We foster a dynamic environment and are building a global purpose-driven team. We are looking for disruptive thinkers, passionate achievers, and inspiring leaders ready to take on the world's greatest challenge.
Will you join us?
Your Mission
In this role, you will be responsible for:
- Specifications and Design: Leading the development of fit-for-purpose mechanical specifications, design philosophies, and a basis of design for global execution. Ensure owner requirements are clearly defined, documented, and communicated to contractors while validating design assumptions against operability, safety, and applicable regulatory expectations.
- Contractor Management: Reviewing and approving contractor submissions, enforcing owner requirements, and ensuring adherence to schedule, quality, safety, and operability.
- Innovation and Cost Optimization: Developing innovative engineering solutions to identify cost-saving opportunities without compromising quality or safety.
- Interface Management: Assuring strong integration with process, civil, electrical, and O&M disciplines to achieve seamless and optimized designs.
- Regulatory and Stakeholder Awareness: Supporting alignment of mechanical scope assumptions with local permitting and application needs.
- Documentation and Knowledge Management: Maintaining thorough records of technical decisions, design bases, vendor information, and lessons learned for future operational use.
- Cold-Weather and Constructability: Incorporating Alberta (or similar) climate conditions into mechanical design and execution planning to ensure constructs operate safely and efficiently through winter conditions.
Your Story
Requirements
- Educational Background: A degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Professional Experience: At least 10 years in process plants, preferably in cold weather climates, as a mechanical static equipment engineer.
- Project Experience: Hands-on involvement in at least one full-cycle project in the chemical, petrochemical, or renewables industry.
- Work Style: Precise, adaptable, and reliable, with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Communication: Confident in presenting to executive audiences and translating technical content into actionable information.
- Languages & Travel: Fluent in English and willing to travel up to 60% of your time.
What We Offer
- Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays.
- Flexibility: Work in a way that suits you best, including a hybrid work setup and up to 4 weeks of remote work annually within any EU country.
- Ownership: Fair base pay paired with an equity package – because your contributions matter.
- Family Support: Inclusive parental leave policies.
- Continuous Learning: Dedicated budget to invest in your professional growth.
- Referral Rewards: Earn bonuses for successful referrals that help grow our team.
At Climeworks, we believe in accepting you for who you are, and we are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply online using the form below.
Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.
Formalities
This position is based in Opfikon, Zurich, with a requirement to work onsite at least three days a week. The percentage in the job title indicates flexibility – choose full-time or part-time based on what works best for you. Please note that we do not accept candidate profiles through recruitment agencies.