Director Sorbent Structures Industrialization (Zurich-based)

• Your mission at Climeworks is to ensure Climeworks' competitive advantage by scaling up and delivering best-in-class technology solutions for structured sorbents to meet performance and cost reduction goals.
• You hire, build, lead and foster collaboration & employee development of a highly qualified team of engineers, technicians, and scientists.
• You oversee the successful transformation of Climeworks’ validated structured sorbent prototypes (TRL5) into mass-manufactured products: you lead product-oriented design and certification work, ensure manufacturing & QA/QC plans are developed to meet cost and schedule targets, and serve as the technical lead for supplier due diligence.
• You ensure the structured sorbents’ performance, cost, quality, reliability, manufacturability, and the integration into Climeworks collector containers.
• You work closely with 3rd party vendors to deliver manufacturing equipment and/or products which meet Climeworks’ quality standards and regulatory requirements, including leading validation activities of new equipment.
• You work closely with the R&D teams which develop sorbent structures prototypes to TRL5, ensuring that downstream manufacturability constraints are fed back into early development.
• You define and enforce technical standards, maintaining tools and methods in your field.

Disclaimer:Please note that this role is based in Zurich, Switzerland. Candidates should be either currently residing in Zurich or willing to relocate to the area.