Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer

Climeworks

Munich, Germany

Your mission

Job description

• Manufacturing process expert: You are Climeworks’ core expert in the process operation of novel manufacturing lines for sorbent filter production, during development, startup, and operation
• Own all aspects of manufacturing process engineering to produce new sorbent filter material (working with manufacturing engineers and product owners):
  • Understand process parameters & product impact
  • Evaluate and tune parameter ranges used in equipment purchases and in startup
  • Lead manufacturing process ramp-up, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis
  • Lead and own process FMEAs before, during, and after the startup phase
  • Ensure good documentation, training, and knowledge transfer
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: You collaborate closely with internal experts in R&D, characterization/quality, product design, and sorbent/process development to ensure manufacturing process parameters lead to a guaranteed high-quality sorbent module product, and you support the development of new testing methods
• External partnerships & technical leadership: You act as a key technical expert in collaborations with external partners, ensuring DAC-specific requirements for sorbent filters manufacturing are met, including by being on-site to monitor operations when needed
• Team player: Where needed, you are happy to support lab-scale manufacturing in R&D, and new concept evaluation, for future-oriented DAC solutions

Your story

Requirements

• Educational Background: You hold a degree in process engineering, manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, or similar
• Work Experience: You bring roughly 5-10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, including significant experience with start-up phases, and successful delivery of commercial products
• Field Expertise: You have experience with continuous manufacturing lines including powder handling processes (HSE regulations and ATEX requirements)
• Methods: You are logic-driven, experienced with both process modeling approaches (heat and mass transfer, etc.) as well as structured risk-identification and problem-solving tools (e.g., process FMEA, 5 Whys, Fishbone)
• Working Style & Ownership: You take initiative, are results-driven without missing important details, and are hands-on throughout the full development cycle - from lab to high-level evaluations
• Communication & Project Leadership: You collaborate easily across teams, communicate clearly, and enjoy leading both in-house and external projects
• Language Skills: You are fluent in English and have at least B1-level proficiency in German. Knowledge of French is an advantage