Senior Mechanical Engineer CO2 Compressor – Carbon Capture

Kanadevia Inova AG; Zürich; On-site; CHF 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International team

Inova Academy

Career development

Central location

Modern infrastructure

Job summary

Kanadevia Inova AG in Zürich seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer CO2 Compressor for carbon capture projects. You will lead compression system design, specify scopes, and coordinate with cross-functional teams across civil, electrical, and instrumentation disciplines.

Travel up to 20% to suppliers or site locations may be required. A Bachelor or Master in Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years in power generation or turbo machinery is expected, with fluent English; German is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years in power generation or turbo machinery.
• Experience with axial, centrifugal, or reciprocating compressors is a plus.
• Strong understanding of mechanical equipment and plant processes.
• Proficient in reading P&IDs.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and negotiation skills.
• Fluent in English; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Execute the CO2 compressor project and deliver specs.
• Define work packages and manage supplier RFQ documents and meetings.
• Coordinate interfaces across civil, electrical, instrumentation, and plant layout.
• Ensure timely engineering document delivery and regulatory compliance.
• Travel 10–20% to suppliers or on-site.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Turbo machinery

P&ID reading

Vendor coordination

MS Office

English fluency

Education

Bachelor or Master in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

P&ID diagrams

Job description

Senior Mechanical Engineer CO2 Compressor – Carbon Capture

• Full-time

Welcome to Kanadevia Inova, a global innovation leader in the waste infrastructure space, where we believe in creating a sustainable future through technology and innovation.

At Kanadevia Inova, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of waste-to-X technology. We are not just waste managers; we are creators of value from what communities discard. Your role at Kanadevia Inova directly contributes to turning something once considered useless - waste - into something invaluable: energy, heat, hydrogen, fertilizer, and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the execution of the CO2 compressor
• Define work packages, write specifications for scope and services, prepare request for quotation documents, conduct technical supplier meetings, select suppliers, ensure expedition of your lots
• Coordinate and supervise concepts, basic engineering and persuade counterparts even in controversial discussions. You support the team cross functional in the area of carbon capture. With your sound experience you will ensure the interfaces and concept requirements of the different systems are matching together
• Clarify interfaces also with other disciplines (civil, steel structure, construction, Electrical & instrumentation, plant layout) and you integrate the lot in the plant
• Drive an active collaboration with the plant design (installation of components and pipe routing)
• Ensure supplier compliance and you are responsible of receiving the engineering documents in due time. You will check, comment and approve them and distribute them to internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure regulatory compliance with respect to the responsible systems (lots)
• Support the construction and commissioning team, mainly from the office)
• Willingness to travel 10-20% of your time to suppliers or on site

Requirements

• Trained Mechanical Engineer (Bachelor or Masterdegree) with 5+ years' experience within the power generating and turbo machinery industry
• Experience with one or moretypes of industrial compressors(axial, centrifugal, reciprocating) is considered an asset
• Solid understanding of different industrial plant processes, mechanical equipment, components and systems
• Proficiency in MS Officeapplications
• Ability to read and understand Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
• Strong coordination and negotiating skills paired with the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders on different levels (procurement, suppliers, site staff)
• Structured, precise self-driven, positive, and responsible personality
• Fluency in English, German knowledge is a plus

We offer

• Responsible challenge with diversified field of activity
• Team-oriented working atmosphere in an international Company
• Personal development opportunities through own Inova Academy
• Opportunity to gain an insight into various technical disciplines
• Excellent employment conditions
• Attractive working place (central, good transport links)
• Modern infrastructure

For HR agencies: Please note that we do not accept applications coming from agencies. Thank you.