Application Guide
How to Apply for Intern in Systems Engineering
at Climeworks
🏢 About Climeworks
Climeworks is the world's first commercial Direct Air Capture (DAC) company, operating the only two DAC plants in Iceland. They combine over 15 years of pioneering research with a holistic approach to carbon removal, making them unique in their mission to accelerate the global transition to net zero through engineered solutions. Working here means contributing directly to scalable climate technology at the forefront of carbon removal innovation.
About This Role
This Systems Engineering Intern role focuses on requirements engineering and software migration for next-generation DAC development projects. You'll be creating traceable requirements for subsystems and assisting in transitioning engineering data between software platforms, directly supporting the scalability of carbon removal technology. This role is impactful because it ensures data integrity and process continuity in developing systems that physically remove CO₂ from the atmosphere.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day involves collaborating with engineering teams to document requirements for DAC subsystems, ensuring traceability across components. You'll spend time migrating data between software platforms while maintaining integrity checks, and participating in process optimization discussions to improve systems engineering workflows for next-generation carbon removal technology development.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Climeworks Is Looking For
- Has experience with requirements management tools (like DOORS, Jama, or similar) and understands traceability matrices
- Demonstrates attention to detail in documentation and data migration processes
- Shows understanding of systems engineering principles and subsystem interdependencies
- Exhibits passion for climate technology and engineered solutions to environmental challenges
📝 Tips for Applying to Climeworks
Highlight any experience with requirements management software or engineering data migration in your resume
Demonstrate understanding of Climeworks' specific DAC technology by mentioning their Iceland plants or their holistic approach to carbon removal
Show how your systems thinking applies to environmental technology development
Include examples of process optimization or documentation improvements you've contributed to in past projects
Connect your interest in this role to Climeworks' mission of accelerating the net-zero transition through engineered solutions
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your experience with requirements engineering tools and documentation practices', 'How your systems thinking aligns with developing complex environmental technology', "Your understanding of Climeworks' unique position as the first commercial DAC company", "Why you're specifically interested in carbon removal technology versus other climate solutions"]
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Climeworks' Orca and Mammoth plants in Iceland - their capacity, technology, and operational status
- → The difference between Direct Air Capture and other carbon removal approaches
- → Climeworks' partnerships and corporate carbon removal strategies
- → Recent news about Climeworks' next-generation DAC development projects
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Generic climate change passion without specific interest in engineered solutions like DAC
- No demonstrated experience with requirements management or engineering documentation
- Focusing only on nature-based carbon removal without acknowledging Climeworks' engineered approach
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
Congratulations!