Oxara is an ETH spin-off founded in 2019 with the vision to enable sustainable construction and affordable housing through the development and the implementation of low CO2 building materials.

We are looking for a motivated civil engineer or architect with 3-5 years of practical and hands-on experience to join us on our mission to bring our low impact building materials to market.

As a member of the Application and Construction team you will be working on validation and testing of our products on a 1:1 scale and you will be in charge of ongoing construction projects. At Oxara, we offer you flexible working conditions in a young and dynamic team with growth possibilities and responsibilities from the start.

Your tasks can be split into two categories:

1. Product innovation and development:

• Setting up and executing experiments to showcase and prove the function of our materials in an actual construction application
• Interpretation and adaptation of existing standards to validate the performance of our materials for specific uses
• Coordinating and accompanying the production of our materials with partner companies on an industrial scale
• Planning and execution of project-specific requests for mock-ups and demonstrators
• Co-development and improvement of new materials with the Material Development team

2. Project management:

• Consult architects and engineers on the use of our materials for their projects
• Instruct and support contractors on the processing of our materials
• Site visits, inspection and monitoring of built applications in Switzerland and abroad
• Presentations and technical feedback to potential customers
• Coordinate and arrange the production of our materials with involved partner companies
• Organize project requests within Oxara to reply to our customer’s requests

• You have a Master’s degree in civil engineering or architecture with a rich experience on building material technology
• You have 3-5 years of experience in construction project management and/or in material development including practical work
• Experience with building physics is a plus
• You are open to travelling within and outside of Europe for site visits and project coordination
• You can work independently on a broad field of topics ranging from experimental work in our laboratories for material performance validation to consulting clients on how to use our materials properly
• You enjoy hands-on work and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team and customers such as architects, engineers, material producers and construction workers
• You speak German and English fluently and ideally can communicate in French

• Growth possibilities and responsibilities from the start
• Travelling opportunities within and outside of Europe for site visits and project coordination
• Flexible working conditions in a young and dynamic team
• 5 weeks of holidays