Scientific and Technical Foundation: You possess a scientific or engineering background and bring a broad, practical understanding of diverse technical topics with an open and curious technical mindset.
Experience: You bring 5+ years of experience in patent prosecution and the active management of patent portfolios.
Working Style: You are trustworthy, reliable, and excel at driving projects to completion independently, supported by a strong strategic mindset.
Adaptability and Agility: You adapt swiftly to new challenges and can shift focus as priorities evolve in a dynamic environment.
Language Proficiency: You are proficient in English, both spoken and written.
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You are a qualified patent attorney (CH, EU and/or US) with solid knowledge of EU and US patent laws.
You have patent litigation experience.
You might have had in-house roles in multinational companies.
You have robust expertise in engineering, chemistry, or both.
You have experience driving cross-functional projects to successful conclusion.
You can converse in German.
Our promise: At Climeworks, you are accepted for who you are, and we are committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply – regardless of background, identity, or experience. Studies show that women and individuals from minority backgrounds often only apply for jobs when they meet 100% of the listed criteria. If this sounds like you, don’t hold back. If you think you’d make a great fit for this role, we’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t check every single box. Let’s tackle one of humankind’s greatest challenges together.
What we offer:
Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays.
Flexibility: Work how it suits you best. We offer 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.
Continuous Learning: Dedicated budget to invest in your professional growth.
Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for your successful referrals.
Salary: At Climeworks, salary ranges are assigned to a job based on the level of seniority and the location specific market median of similar jobs according to external benchmark surveys. Individual compensation depends on your skills, experience, and the value you bring to the team.
Formalities:
This position is based in Opfikon, Zurich, and we ask that you work onsite at least three days per week.
The percentage in the job title means flexibility – choose full-time or part-time based on what works for you.
We do not accept candidate profiles through recruitment agencies.
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Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for your successful referrals.
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Continuous Improvement: You refine and streamline Climeworks’ innovation mining and protection approaches, ensuring the company remains an industry leader.
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Professional experience: You bring at least 10 years of experience in process plants, preferably 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.
Communication: You are confident in presenting to executive audiences and EPC contractors, translating technical content into clear, actionable information.
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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.
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Ownership: Fair base pay paired with an equity package – because your contributions matter.
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Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for your successful referrals.
Salary: At Climeworks, salary ranges are assigned to a job based on the level of seniority and the location specific market median of similar jobs according to external benchmark surveys. Individual compensation depends on your skills, experience, and the value you bring to the team.
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This position is based in Opfikon, Zurich, and we ask that you work onsite at least three days per week.
We do not accept candidate profiles through recruitment agencies.
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Quality systems and documentation: You have proven expertise in building and maintaining inspection ready documentation, authoring SOPs, test methods and work instructions, and operating within ISO based quality frameworks in fast growing environments.
Supplier and manufacturer audits: You are experienced in planning and conducting supplier and manufacturer audits on QC topics, assessing quality systems and measurement capability, gathering evidence, and driving effective corrective and preventive actions through to closure.
Digital tools and collaboration: You work fluently with LIMS and SAP QM for sample management, specification control, results review and release workflows, and you collaborate confidently with suppliers, manufacturers, Procurement, Product Owners and Operations.
Communication: You communicate clearly and pragmatically in English.
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Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays.
Flexibility: Work how it suits you best. We offer 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.
Continuous Learning: Dedicated budget to invest in your professional growth.
Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for your successful referrals.
Salary: At Climeworks, salary ranges are assigned to a job based on the level of seniority and the location specific market median of similar jobs according to external benchmark surveys. Individual compensation depends on your skills, experience, and the value you bring to the team.
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Quality Assurance Ownership: You manage deviations and change controls arising from QC activities and QC‑owned processes, ensuring accurate root‑cause analysis with preventive actions. You are responsible for method validation activities, ensuring accuracy and timely execution, and you prepare/support audits on QC topics, including supplier‑related evidence and follow‑ups.
QC Process Improvement & Risk Management: You identify bottlenecks across QC processes and documentation as well as data handling, release workflows and handoffs, apply risk‑based thinking to propose and implement lean improvements that reduce rework, cycle time and compliance risk, and contribute to the implementation and maintenance of LIMS and SAP QM.
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Decision Rights: You decide on QC record content quality and investigation strategy to ensure compliance with SOPs and QC standards. You recommend corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and risk mitigations to approvers, as well as QC metrics and reporting routines aligned with the Product Owner and Operations, and escalate issues that could affect product quality, compliance, or delivery timing to the line manager.
Educational background: You hold a degree in Chemistry or Analytical Chemistry; an advanced degree is a plus and strong applied laboratory experience is essential.
Industry experience: You bring at least five years of industrial experience in a relevant field such as specialty chemicals, polymers, resins, or advanced materials manufacturing, with a proven track record in quality control and quality assurance.
Analytical expertise: You are confident with material characterization and release testing, for example GC, IC, HPLC, FTIR, TGA, BET surface area, moisture and elemental analysis, and particle size methods, and you choose fit for purpose methods for routine release and investigations.
Method validation and data integrity: You have deep expertise in method validation and verification, including designing protocols, defining specifications and acceptance criteria, estimating measurement uncertainty and detection limits, and ensuring data integrity across the full data life cycle.
Quality systems and documentation: You have proven expertise in building and maintaining inspection ready documentation, authoring SOPs, test methods and work instructions, and operating within ISO based quality frameworks in fast growing environments.
Supplier and manufacturer audits: You are experienced in planning and conducting supplier and manufacturer audits on QC topics, assessing quality systems and measurement capability, gathering evidence, and driving effective corrective and preventive actions through to closure.
Digital tools and collaboration: You work fluently with LIMS and SAP QM for sample management, specification control, results review and release workflows, and you collaborate confidently with suppliers, manufacturers, Procurement, Product Owners and Operations.
Communication: You communicate clearly and pragmatically in English.
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Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays.
Flexibility: Work how it suits you best. We offer 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.
Continuous Learning: Dedicated budget to invest in your professional growth.
Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for your successful referrals.
Salary: At Climeworks, salary ranges are assigned to a job based on the level of seniority and the location specific market median of similar jobs according to external benchmark surveys. Individual compensation depends on your skills, experience, and the value you bring to the team.
Formalities:
This position is based in Opfikon, Zurich, and we ask that you work onsite at least three days per week.
The percentage in the job title means flexibility – choose full-time or part-time based on what works for you.
We do not accept candidate profiles through recruitment agencies.
Quality Ownership & Purpose: You ensure robust quality control and quality assurance for sorbent materials and related QC processes in a dynamic scale‑up environment, delivering compliant, inspection‑ready outcomes and reliable product decisions within the QC scope.
Quality Control Execution: You plan and coordinate QC campaigns for sorbents and related materials, and you oversee measurements to meet workload and timelines. You review and approve QC data within defined QC specifications and testing standards and maintain inspection‑ready documentation and records in SAP QM and linked systems.
Quality Assurance Ownership: You manage deviations and change controls arising from QC activities and QC‑owned processes, ensuring accurate root‑cause analysis with preventive actions. You are responsible for method validation activities, ensuring accuracy and timely execution, and you prepare/support audits on QC topics, including supplier‑related evidence and follow‑ups.
QC Process Improvement & Risk Management: You identify bottlenecks across QC processes and documentation as well as data handling, release workflows and handoffs, apply risk‑based thinking to propose and implement lean improvements that reduce rework, cycle time and compliance risk, and contribute to the implementation and maintenance of LIMS and SAP QM.
Interfaces & Collaboration: You act as the QC technical interface to suppliers and manufacturers, support Procurement with commercial and contractual topics, and support the Product Owner on applications and operations discussions while aligning timelines and QC deliverables with plant requirements.
Decision Rights: You decide on QC record content quality and investigation strategy to ensure compliance with SOPs and QC standards. You recommend corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and risk mitigations to approvers, as well as QC metrics and reporting routines aligned with the Product Owner and Operations, and escalate issues that could affect product quality, compliance, or delivery timing to the line manager.
Educational Background: You hold a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
Professional Experience: You bring at least 2–3 years of experience in Compensation & Benefits or a closely related HR role, and you ideally have exposure to international or multi‑country HR topics while being knowledgeable in Swiss market practices.
Rewards Expertise: You have a solid understanding of compensation and benefits principles, including regulatory considerations and relevant market practices.
Equity Experience: You have hands‑on experience with equity‑based variable compensation, such as employee share options, RSUs, or similar long‑term incentive plans.
Analytical Skills: You demonstrate strong analytical skills, and you feel confident working with Excel and HR data.
Working Style & Mindset: You work with high attention to detail and bring a structured, reliable, and well‑organized approach to your tasks. You work independently and bring a strong “can‑do” attitude paired with a pragmatic, solution‑oriented problem‑solving mindset.
Communication: You communicate clearly and pragmatically in English, and you ideally bring German skills as a plus.
Growth Orientation: You are eager to learn and grow into broader international rewards and total compensation topics, and you show adaptability and resilience in a dynamic, fast‑changing environment.
Our promise: At Climeworks, you are accepted for who you are, and we are committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply – regardless of background, identity, or experience. Studies show that women and individuals from minority backgrounds often only apply for jobs when they meet 100% of the listed criteria. If this sounds like you, don’t hold back. If you think you’d make a great fit for this role, we’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t check every single box. Let’s tackle one of humankind’s greatest challenges together.
What we offer:
Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays.
Flexibility: Work how it suits you best. We offer 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.
Continuous Learning: Dedicated budget to invest in your professional growth.
Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for your successful referrals.
Salary: At Climeworks, salary ranges are assigned to a job based on the level of seniority and the location specific market median of similar jobs according to external benchmark surveys. Individual compensation depends on your skills, experience, and the value you bring to the team.
Formalities:
This position is based in Opfikon, Zurich, and we ask that you work onsite at least two days per week.
We do not accept candidate profiles through recruitment agencies.
I confirm to have read the Privacy Notice.
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Growth Orientation: You are eager to learn and grow into broader international rewards and total compensation topics, and you show adaptability and resilience in a dynamic, fast‑changing environment.
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Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays.
Flexibility: Work how it suits you best. We offer 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.
Continuous Learning: Dedicated budget to invest in your professional growth.
Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for your successful referrals.
Salary: At Climeworks, salary ranges are assigned to a job based on the level of seniority and the location specific market median of similar jobs according to external benchmark surveys. Individual compensation depends on your skills, experience, and the value you bring to the team.
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We do not accept candidate profiles through recruitment agencies.
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Equity Program Administration: You coordinate the grant and exercise processes of equity‑based compensation plans within Climeworks’ equity administration platform, including audits and employee follow‑ups.
Bonus Cycle Preparation: You prepare and calculate the annual bonus cycle, including data validation, eligibility checks, and documentation.
Gender Pay Gap & Reporting: You drive gender pay gap analyses and related reporting, contributing to transparency, compliance, and internal reviews.
Benefits Management: You lead the administration, renewal, and continuous improvement of benefit plans across Climeworks’ international entities, ensuring compliance and a positive employee experience.
Global Mobility Support: You assist in global mobility and cross‑border employment cases, coordinating with tax and mobility advisors to ensure compliant and seamless processes.
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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.
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Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays.
Flexibility: Work how it suits you best. We offer 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.
Continuous Learning: Dedicated budget to invest in your professional growth.
Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for your successful referrals.
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Prototyping: You prototype and test your concepts and sub-systems, taking a hands-on approach from early proof of concept to final acceptance testing. You design and execute experiments to validate concepts, troubleshoot issues, and optimize designs.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: You work closely with our in-house sorbent and process experts, as well as system engineers, to align material and process properties with mechanical implementation. By developing a deep understanding of sorbent and process performance, you invent new ways of implementing them into collectors. You contribute to the scale-up from lab to pilot to industrial scale, balancing performance, reliability, and CAPEX. In addition, you collaborate with the Industrialization team on detailed engineering, manufacturing, compliance, and scaling, creating a strong feedback loop that ensures innovative concepts evolve into robust, market-ready equipment.
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Intellectual Property: You keep a close eye on the industry's state of the art and actively contribute to generating new intellectual property.
Education & Engineering Expertise: You hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and bring deep, expert level expertise in engineering fundamentals and complex system development.
Advanced Mechanical Engineering Application: You have a proven ability to apply advanced engineering principles,
development methodologies, and analytical techniques to the design of large industrial equipment components.
Mechanical Design & Manufacturing Knowledge: With 12+ years designing mechanical components for industrial machinery, you bring expert metal and sheet metal design skills, strong knowledge of key manufacturing processes, and proficiency in DFMA, material selection, and regulatory compliance (with internal and industrial standards). You deliver robust, reliable design solutions.
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What we offer:
Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays.
Flexibility: Work how it suits you best. We offer 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.
Continuous Learning: Dedicated budget to invest in your professional growth.
Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for your successful referrals.
Salary: At Climeworks, salary ranges are assigned to a job based on the level of seniority and the location specific market median of similar jobs according to external benchmark surveys. Individual compensation depends on your skills, experience, and the value you bring to the team.
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This position is based in Opfikon, Zurich, and we ask that you work onsite at least three days per week.
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Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays.
Flexibility: Work how it suits you best. We offer 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.
Continuous Learning: Dedicated budget to invest in your professional growth.
Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for your successful referrals.
Salary: At Climeworks, salary ranges are assigned to a job based on the level of seniority and the location specific market median of similar jobs according to external benchmark surveys. Individual compensation depends on your skills, experience, and the value you bring to the team.
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This position is based in Opfikon, Zurich, and we ask that you work onsite at least three days per week.
The percentage in the job title means flexibility – choose full-time or part-time based on what works for you.
We do not accept candidate profiles through recruitment agencies.
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Product Design & CAD: You technically lead, create, and optimize product designs, using CAD tools (e.g., SolidWorks) to develop integrated systems, component assemblies and 2D manufacturing drawings. You ensure full technical readiness of the products according to the development plan.
Cross-Functional Collaboration and Leadership: You work closely with cross-functional teams and act as the expert for mechanical design, component integration, and manufacturability. You mentor less experienced engineers, provide technical guidance in decision-making, and manage external design resources to ensure their efficient integration into the development process.
Quality Assurance & Technical Readiness: You ensure the technical correctness and completeness of the design, from specifications to manufacturing drawings and bills of materials, with a strong focus on compliance with organizational and industrial standards.
Approval of Technical Documentation: You take full ownership as the approval authority for technical product documentation. This includes the review and approval of engineering drawings and the corresponding bill of materials. You lead design review presentations and uphold high standards to ensure accurate, traceable, and audit-ready development documentation that supports compliance and continuous product improvement.
Prototype Development & Testing: You define validation units, coordinate their fabrication, and participate in testing activities. You ensure that all test findings are transferred into product improvements.