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.
We advise companies on their carbon removal strategies and provide 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, demonstrating a core commitment to high-quality carbon removal backed by over 15 years of pioneering research, development, and deployment.
By advancing the most reliable solutions in the market, Climeworks accelerates the global transition to net zero, unlocking economic value for businesses, governments, and society.
Join our dynamic environment and become part of a global purpose-driven team. We are seeking disruptive thinkers, passionate achievers, and inspiring leaders ready to take on the world’s greatest challenges.
Your Mission
Job Description
As a Manufacturing Process Expert, you will be Climeworks’ core expert in the operation of novel manufacturing lines for sorbent filter production, during development, startup, and operation.
- Manufacturing Process Ownership: Own all aspects of manufacturing process engineering to produce new sorbent filter material by working closely with manufacturing engineers and product owners.
- Process Understanding: Understand process parameters and their impact on products.
- Parameter Evaluation: Evaluate and fine-tune parameter ranges for equipment purchases and during startup.
- Process Ramp-Up: Lead the ramp-up, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for manufacturing processes.
- Documentation and Training: Ensure good documentation, training, and knowledge transfer throughout the process.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal experts in R&D, characterization/quality, product design, and sorbent/process development to ensure parameters lead to high-quality sorbent module products.
- External Partnerships & Technical Leadership: Serve as a key technical expert in collaborations with external partners and ensure DAC-specific requirements are met.
- Team Support: Support lab-scale manufacturing in R&D and new concept evaluation for future-oriented DAC solutions.
Your Story
Requirements
- Educational Background: A degree in process engineering, manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, or a related field.
- Work Experience: Approximately 5-10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, including significant startup experience and successful delivery of commercial products.
- Field Expertise: Experience with continuous manufacturing lines, particularly powder handling processes (HSE regulations and ATEX requirements).
- Methods: Logic-driven with experience in process modeling approaches (heat and mass transfer) and structured risk-identification and problem-solving tools (e.g., process FMEA, 5 Whys, Fishbone).
- Working Style & Ownership: Detail-oriented, results-driven, and hands-on throughout the full development cycle, from lab to high-level evaluations.
- Communication & Project Leadership: Effective collaborator, clear communicator, and enjoys leading both in-house and external projects.
- Language & Travel Flexibility: Fluent in English, at least B1 in German, and open to frequent travel (up to 60%, primarily between Munich and Zurich). Competences in French are advantageous.
What We Offer in Switzerland
- Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days annually, plus public holidays.
- Flexibility: Work in a way that suits you best, including a hybrid 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 policy.
- Continuous Learning: Budget dedicated to investing in your professional growth.
- Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for successful referrals.
- Salary: Salary ranges are assigned based on seniority and local market median for similar jobs. Individual compensation depends on your skills, experience, and the value you bring to the team.
Apply Online
If you believe you would be a great fit for this role, we would love to hear from you. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered. Apply online using the form below.
Formalities
This position is based in the Zurich area and in the Munich area. The percentage in the job title indicates flexibility—choose full-time or part-time based on what works for you. We do not accept candidate profiles through recruitment agencies.