Senior Mechanical Engineer

Senior Mechanical Engineer

**Location:** United States

Ready to join a team of visionaries who is dedicated to solving one of humankind's greatest challenges? Get to know Climeworks. Climeworks removes CO2 from the air to fight global warming and protect future generations. 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 be an integral part of the project team dedicated to delivering high-quality projects that align with our goals and visions. You will provide leadership identifying design schedule, cost, quality, and reliability risks and proactively work with other staff to quantify or qualify the risks so that timely decisions can be made for the benefit of the project. This also entails providing detailed technical information on all aspects of mainly static and to a lesser extent rotating equipment at the request of other project disciplines.

You will be dedicated and accountable to the Project Manager/Director to support the design processes so that a complete design package is delivered to the organization as per the agreed schedule. You will report directly to the Project Engineering Manager so that the organization maintains a single-point accountability for the overall Equipment design.

You provide input to the development of project specifications, bid packages, work execution packages, etc. You will coordinate external partners and EPC Contractors along the life cycle project to ensure meeting schedule and technical quality of challenging engineering tasks as you gain familiarity with the Climeworks expectations, scope, budget, and schedule. You support the EPC Mechanical engineering group to produce the FEED detail design Mechanical deliverables and studies. You work with the Project team on Equipment design, site preparation activities, technical bid evaluations, construction work packages, document reviews, commissioning package support, vendor shop inspections. You interface with Operation and Maintenance to ensure cross-boundary issues are identified and resolved effectively. You interact with vendors to resolve technical deviations and design standard exceptions. You work as part of the execution project team to support other engineering disciplines such as on Piping design facilities and systems for Direct Air Capture plants. You actively participate in relevant reviews including P&ID reviews, HAZOPS, Design reviews, Value Engineering, and any independent reviews as necessary. You are responsible for working within the provisions and guidelines of the Climeworks Quality Assurance systems. You also are responsible for personal safety and working within the Climeworks Health & Safety procedures. You will work on-site for some periods to provide Construction support where needed.

Your story

• You hold a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience working on at least one project in the chemical, petrochemical, or renewables industry as an Owner or Owner's representative at all post phases of a project (FEED, Detailed design, Construction, Commissioning, and Start-up).
• At least 10 years of experience in process plants as a mechanical static equipment engineer with API and ASME static equipment like heat exchangers, columns, pressure vessels, storage tanks, and packaged auxiliary equipment. Preference for actual experience in operating units as a maintenance engineer or operating engineer.
• At least 10 years of experience with the contents of API standards, ASME, ANSI standards, Hydraulic Institute documents, and Power test codes.
• Familiar with identifying mechanical static equipment inspection and testing plans.
• At least 5 years' experience with API and ANSI-type rotating equipment and associated auxiliary equipment. This includes items such as seal plans, lube oil systems, control schemes, maintenance requirements, and operating procedures.
• At least 5 years' experience in rotating equipment inspection and testing protocols for new rotating equipment.
• At least 10 years' experience reviewing or creating project deliverables such as technical bid evaluations, technical deviations, materials of construction selections, and project decision records.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate and champion new technologies and evaluate project opportunities.
• Experience in presenting to executive audiences and EPC contractors.
• Excellent organizational, leadership, interpersonal, and technical skills.
• Eligible to travel and work in the USA. A Driver's License is required for business travel.

**Disclaimer:** This position requires relocation to Austin, TX, with travel to Kansas City, MO. Are you willing to relocate and travel?

What We Offer

• At Climeworks, we foster a positive, purpose-driven, and inclusive culture. We care about the well-being of our Climeworkers and offer:
• Paid time off, including vacation
• Flexibility to occasionally work remotely and adjust working hours
• RSUs making you a shareholder in our company
• A competitive 401k plan