Lead Mechanical Engineer (100%) — Climeworks
- Location
- Opfikon, Zurich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 84 days ago
Role overview
Specifications and design : You lead the development of fit-for-purpose mechanical specifications, design philosophies, and basis of design for execution Globally.
You ensure owner requirements are clearly defined, documented, and communicated to contractors, and validate design assumptions against operability, safety, and applicable regulatory expectations.
This includes defining a pressure equipment compliance pathway (e.g., registration and lifecycle documentation expectations) suitable for local and regional execution.
- Specifications and design : You lead the development of fit-for-purpose mechanical specifications, design philosophies, and basis of design for execution Globally.
- You ensure owner requirements are clearly defined, documented, and communicated to contractors, and validate design assumptions against operability, safety, and applicable regulatory expectations.
- Educational background: You hold a degree in Mechanical Engineering. What we offer:
- Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays.
Key requirements
- Educational background: You hold a degree in Mechanical Engineering. What we offer:
- Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays.
- Ownership: Fair base pay paired with an equity package – because your contributions matter.
- Family Support: Inclusive parental leave.
- Continuous Learning: Dedicated budget to invest in your professional growth.
- Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for your successful referrals. Formalities:
Application process
- Regulatory and stakeholder awareness: Where relevant, you support alignment of mechanical scope assumptions with local permitting and application needs for energy/industrial facilities and infrastructure interfaces.
- Documentation and knowledge management : You maintain thorough records of technical decisions, design bases, vendor information, and lessons learned for future operational use, including pressure equipment records and lifecycle documentation expectations. Requirements:
- Educational background: You hold a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Professional experience: You bring at least 10 years of experience in process plants in cold weather climates, as a mechanical static equipment engineer, with proven expertise in API and ASME equipment such as heat exchangers, columns, pressure vessels, storage tanks, and packaged auxiliary equipment.
- Mandatory requirement: Demonstrated, hands‑on experience with cold‑weather industrial plant design and execution, including winterization, freeze protection, and constructability planning for winter conditions (e.g., Canada, Nordics, Northern US).
- Project experience: You have hands-on involvement in at least one full-cycle project in the chemical, petrochemical, or renewables industry, covering all phases from FEED and detailed design to construction, commissioning and start-up-preferably in cold-weather or remote/seasonally constrained execution environments.
- Work style: You are precise, adaptable, and reliable, with a proactive and solution-oriented approach.
- You are comfortable driving decisions and owning them in the office and under field constraints, including winter productivity and schedule risk.
Additional details
- Documentation and knowledge management : You maintain thorough records of technical decisions, design bases, vendor information, and lessons learned for future operational use, including pressure equipment records and lifecycle documentation expectations.
- Let’s tackle one of humankind’s greatest challenges together.
- Individual compensation depends on your skills, experience, and the value you bring to the team.
Notes and original content
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Questions about this listing
What salary does Climeworks offer for this role?
Climeworks lists CHF 101'500 - 154'000 gross per year for this position in Opfikon, Zurich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Climeworks offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Climeworks during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Climeworks?
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