Arbor Energy
Lead Combustion Engineer
$170K–$185K
El Segundo, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted May 1, 2026
- Location
- El Segundo, CA
El Segundo, California, United States - Experience
- 7+ years in combustion system design, analysis, and testing.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, chemical engineering, or related field.
About the job
Leads end-to-end development, testing, and optimization of high-pressure oxy-fuel combustion systems for power generation.
What you'll do
- Own combustion-system architecture, design, analysis, and performance delivery.
- Lead high-pressure, high-temperature test campaigns and analyze results to guide improvements.
- Direct hardware development and system optimization while mentoring engineers and coordinating cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, chemical engineering, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in combustion system design, analysis, and testing.
- Expertise in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and combustion; hands-on experience with high-temperature and pressure equipment.
- Experience mentoring engineers and influencing cross-functional teams; ability to own product lifecycle from conceptual design to validation.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Chemical Engineering.
- Hot-fire testing experience, programming for data analysis and automation (Python, MATLAB, etc.), or startup/hardware-development experience.
Pay
$170,000 - $185,000 USD/year (base salary)
Tools
Python, MATLAB
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