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Monthey, Valais, Switzerland
Sion, Valais, Switzerland
Full time
We are an award-winning Swiss cleantech company transforming the future of plastic recycling.Founded in 2020, we are a fast-growing team of ambitious scientists, engineers, and innovators dedicated to solving one of the world’s biggest sustainability challenges. After successfully building and optimizing our pilot plant, we are now scaling toward industrial deployment while continuing to advance our proprietary recycling technologies.Joining us means becoming part of a highly collaborative and entrepreneurial environment where your work will directly contribute to the development and commercialization of breakthrough recycling technologies.
We offer:
A dynamic, international, and mission-driven environment
High ownership and autonomy from day one
Flexible working hours and hybrid work options
Opportunity for rapid professional growth
Direct involvement in scaling cutting-edge industrial technologies
The chance to make a tangible environmental impact
As a Technical Project Engineer, you will lead cross-functional technology development projects from early-stage R&D through industrial implementation and manufacturing scale-up. You will act as the technical and project coordination lead across multiple initiatives, working closely with R&D, engineering, production, quality, suppliers, and external partners to transform innovative concepts into scalable industrial solutions. This role is ideal for a technically strong generalist who enjoys connecting people, driving execution, and bringing complex industrial technologies to life.
Lead technical assessments related to conceiving, designing, prototyping, validating, and scaling new technology and product concepts
Translate market requirements, business objectives, and customer needs into clear, quantifiable, and scalable engineering specifications
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across R&D, engineering, production, and quality functions
Drive the development and validation of technical solutions from laboratory testing through pilot and commercial-scale manufacturing
Support the transfer of technologies and process designs from R&D into industrial implementation
Define project priorities, timelines, deliverables, and resource allocation aligned with company objectives
Coordinate suppliers, manufacturing partners, and external engineering contractors throughout the development lifecycle
Act as a central technical point of contact for internal and external stakeholders
Ensure projects progress efficiently toward technical and commercial milestones
As applicable, mentor or guide associate engineers, technicians, and quality staff
Graduate degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related disciplines
5–8+ years of experience in industrial, manufacturing, engineering, or technology-driven environments
Experience coordinating technical development or industrial projects involving multiple stakeholders
Strong project and partner management experience in fast-paced, value-driven environments
Exposure to product development, process development, equipment development, or technology scale-up projects
Experience working with suppliers, manufacturers, or engineering contractors is highly desirable
Comfortable managing projects across a matrix organization without direct authority
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and evolving project needs
Collaborative, hands-on, and execution-oriented mindset
Fluent in English; French is a plus
Have a Swiss working permit or be Eligible to work in Switzerland
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DePoly’s technology recycles unsorted, dirty PET waste into virgin-grade raw materials. Those PET precursors, PTA and MEG, are used by the industry to produce new plastics without the need for fossil fuels, while diverting valuable materials from landfills and incineration.
DePoly SA –
HQ
Rue de l'Industrie 23, 1950 Sion, Valais, Switzerland
DePoly SA –
Showcase Plant
Route de l'Ile au Bois, 1870 Monthey, Valais, Switzerland
DePoly’s technology recycles unsorted, dirty PET waste into virgin-grade raw materials. Those PET precursors, PTA and MEG, are used by the industry to produce new plastics without the need for fossil fuels, while diverting valuable materials from landfills and incineration.
This operation benefits from support from the European Union under the InvestEU Fund
