Principal Mechanical Design Engineer — Hybrid + Equity

Climeworks; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 vacation days

Hybrid work

Equity package

Parental leave

Learning budget

Referral bonuses

Job summary

Climeworks seeks a Principal Design Engineer to own mechanical design of CO2 collectors, from concept to manufacturability and testing. You will model in SolidWorks, generate assemblies and drawings, and guide manufacturing decisions to scale the products for DAC applications.

The role requires hands-on expertise, 15+ years in mechanical design, and a strong ability to lead technical reviews while collaborating with manufacturing, suppliers and process engineering.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of hands-on mechanical design experience.
• Create robust industrial equipment from concept through testing.
• Expert in SolidWorks and manufacturing drawings with GD&T.
• Sheet-metal design experience for manufacture at scale.
• DFMA knowledge to enable cost-effective designs.
• Strong collaboration and technical leadership across teams.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design from concept to manufacturability and testing.
• Own CO2 collector designs and approve critical designs through reviews.
• Support prototype fabrication, assembly and testing; iterate designs accordingly.
• Apply first-principles reasoning and risk reduction throughout the design process.
• Create detailed 2D drawings with GD&T and manufacturing requirements.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, suppliers and other engineering disciplines.

Skills

Mechanical design

Sheet metal design

DG&T

System design

DFMA

Collaboration

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

CAD

Job description

Climeworks seeks a Principal Design Engineer to own mechanical design of CO2 collectors, from concept to manufacturability and testing. You will model in SolidWorks, generate assemblies and drawings, and guide manufacturing decisions to scale the products for DAC applications.

The role requires hands-on expertise, 15+ years in mechanical design, and a strong ability to lead technical reviews while collaborating with manufacturing, suppliers and process engineering.