Get to know Climeworks

Climeworks removes CO₂ from the air to fight global warming and protect future generations to come.

We develop, build and operate direct air capture (DAC) machines which capture CO₂ directly from the air. The captured carbon dioxide is removed from the air by safely storing it underground, permanently.

Founded in 2009 by engineers, Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher, Climeworks was built with a mission to inspire 1 billion people to remove CO₂ from the air, and is now spearheading the DAC industry globally. It has the world’s largest DAC facility and storage installation in operation and a team of over 300 Climeworkers determined to contribute to a net-zero future.

A true climate pioneer, Climeworks is featured as a TIME100 Influential Company 2022 and Global Cleantech 100 Company 2022, driving a revolutionary technology engineered to solve the most pressing issue of our time.

We foster a dynamic environment and are building a global purpose driven team. We are looking for disruptive thinkers, passionate achievers and inspiring leaders that are ready to take on the world’s greatest challenge.

Will you join us?

Your mission

Your mission at Climeworks is to lead a matrixed team responsible for the development of a mature functioning integrated system with the ability to capture and deliver CO2 at a guaranteed performance and cost.

You are accountable for the overall system optimization and its accurate documentation, including:

• setting appropriate requirements for the overall system to achieve target performance and cost
• deriving top-level requirements and distributing them appropriately to subsystems and components
• system maturation to TRL 7; review and approve validation of components (led by Component Technical Lead)
• overall system development timelines, including integrated validation vehicle timelines
• program budget management for each system component as well as the development and operation of integrated validation test facilities (IVTF).

You ensure smooth and clear technical interfaces between components, enabling expeditious development through transparency.

You accept or decline change requests for implementation of potential improvements case by case based on your technical expertise.

You work closely with the System Delivery Lead (SDL) to ensure:

• timely R&D inputs to Delivery to pre-empt bottlenecks, early identification of suppliers and front load delivery planning

Your story

• You hold an M.Sc. or PhD degree level within a scientific or engineering discipline.
• You have at least 5 years of experience in technology development, product design or engineering.
• You gathered experience as a Senior systems engineer, or technical project manager in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary complex hardware development environment.
• You have led project teams of at least 10 people.
• You have a proven track record of maturing systems effectively to commercial readiness level.
• You are familiar with risk analysis (including FMEA) and root cause analysis tools.
• You are self-driven, an excellent communicator with the ability to convey complex ideas simply.
• You’re a people leader and know how to lead a team made up of multiple backgrounds and experiences to achieve a goal.
• You are business fluent in English.

What we offer: A horizontal organization, a great team, an improvement-oriented approach, and a scale-up venture with an innovative technology. Sounds like you? We are looking forward meeting you! Apply now by filling in the online application form and uploading your complete dossier to our careers portal: https://www.climeworks.com/careers.

Our promise: At Climeworks, you are accepted for who you are.

As part of our ongoing journey towards creating a diverse and inclusive environment - we encourage everyone to apply! All qualified applicants are considered for positions, so bring along your knowledge, personal experiences, and fresh perspectives, and together we can solve one of humankind’s greatest challenges. We look forward to getting to know you!

We do not accept candidates from agencies for our positions.