Arbor Energy
Lead Combustion Engineer
El Segundo, CA
Sponsorship not specified$170k-$185kDetected 50 days ago
PythonMATLABData AnalysisProduct ManagementCFDHardware DesignPower ElectronicsLeadershipMentoringThermodynamics
About the role
- This is an onsite opportunity in our El Segundo, CA office.
Responsibilities
- Serve as technical lead for oxy-fuel combustion systems: own architecture, clean-sheet design, rigorous analysis, and delivery of breakthrough performance
- Define and lead high-pressure/high-temperature test campaigns-from planning and execution through in-depth data analysis and actionable recommendations
- Own rapid hardware development cycles-from manufacturing and assembly through testing and iterative improvements
- Mentor team members, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and implement design upgrades that elevate system capability
- Demonstrated ability to own product lifecycle from conceptual design to validation
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, chemical engineering, or related field
- 7+ years of experience in combustion system design, analysis, and testing
- Deep expertise in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and combustion
- Hands-on experience with high-temperature and pressure equipment
Nice to have
- Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Chemical Engineering
- Direct experience leading hot-fire testing campaigns in rocket propulsion, gas turbines, or similar environments
- Proficiency in programming for data analysis and automation (Python, MATLAB, etc.)
- Prior success in startup or fast-paced hardware development environments
- 12+ company holidays, including Earth Day!
Skills
- Direct system configuration trades and performance optimization to achieve maximum efficiency, reliability, and scalability
- Champion the use of additive manufacturing, modern CFD/tools, and advanced simulation to shorten timelines and enable innovation
Compensation
- $170,000 - $185,000 USD/year.
- The salary is subject to the applicant's skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.
- Our Commitment
- Solving global energy challenges requires a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and we are committed to building a team that reflects the world we serve.
- Our hiring process is designed to be accessible, fair, and focused on the work that matters most for this role.
- Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the hiring process and employment-please let us know if you need one.
Benefits
- Curious, inventive, and entrepreneurial mindset-thrives in ambiguity and drives progress relentlessly
Company info
- At Arbor Energy & Resources Corporation ("Arbor Energy"), we're creating technology to power our lives while protecting the planet that sustains them. Our advanced power systems deliver clean, reliable baseload electricity with zero operating emissions-modular, fuel-flexible, and engineered for the realities of today's energy demand. At the core is a supercritical CO₂ turbine with integrated carbon capture, designed to bring carbon-neutral power online quickly at meaningful scale.
- Our team includes aerospace engineers, combustion experts, and systems thinkers with a shared goal: to build technology worthy of the world we want to live in. While many of us began our journeys looking to the stars, we're applying that expertise here at home to deliver dependable, emission-free baseload power and a future of lasting abundance.
- If you share our values and are drawn to rigorous work with lasting impact, we'd love to learn more about you. Come build what the future will run on.
- Steward our planet: We build for tomorrow, ensuring every bolt we tighten and every hand we lend leaves our environment stronger than we found it.
- At Arbor Energy & Resources Corporation ("Arbor Energy"), we're creating technology to power our lives while protecting the planet that sustains them.
- Our advanced power systems deliver clean, reliable baseload electricity with zero operating emissions-modular, fuel-flexible, and engineered for the realities of today's energy demand.
- At the core is a supercritical CO₂ turbine with integrated carbon capture, designed to bring carbon-neutral power online quickly at meaningful scale.
- Our team includes aerospace engineers, combustion experts, and systems thinkers with a shared goal: to build technology worthy of the world we want to live in.
- While many of us began our journeys looking to the stars, we're applying that expertise here at home to deliver dependable, emission-free baseload power and a future of lasting abundance.
- If you share our values and are drawn to rigorous work with lasting impact, we'd love to learn more about you.
- Come build what the future will run on.
- Lead with Love: We champion the success of our people, partners, and planet, nurturing excellence through camaraderie and rigor.
- Explore the Uncharted: We embrace the unknown with curiosity, using courage and discipline to transform uncertainty into opportunity.
Equal opportunity
- Arbor Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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