Direct air capture and carbon removal technology with operational infrastructure
Climeworks operates two direct air capture plants in Iceland and is actively scaling manufacturing infrastructure. The tech stack—ANSYS (CFX, Fluent, SpaceClaim), MATLAB, Seeq, SAP, ServiceNow, CMMS—reveals an engineering-and-operations-heavy organization managing complex physical systems: fluid dynamics simulation, real-time plant monitoring, maintenance workflows, and ERP integration. Hiring is concentrated in engineering and research with a senior-heavy seniority mix, while active projects span sorbent material development, plant ramp-up, and operational optimization—consistent with a company moving from prototype to commercialization.
Climeworks is a carbon removal company headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, operating direct air capture (DAC) plants to extract CO₂ from ambient air. The company combines engineered carbon capture solutions with nature-based alternatives, serving enterprises and governments pursuing net-zero commitments. Climeworks currently operates two DAC facilities in Iceland and is actively expanding manufacturing capacity and plant performance. The organization is scaling engineering and research teams alongside operational infrastructure, with hiring activity in Switzerland, Iceland, and Germany.
Engineering: ANSYS (CFX, Fluent, SpaceClaim), MATLAB, SolidWorks. Operations: CMMS, DCS, Seeq, Power BI, Grafana. Enterprise: SAP, ServiceNow, SQL, Python. Adopting ERP systems for scaled operations.
Sorbent material development, DAC plant design and ramp-up, operational optimization, industrializing mechanical components, ERP-dashboard integration, and calibration regime development. Core focus areas: improving plant reliability and energy efficiency.
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