Arbor Energy
Sr. Combustion Engineer
$150K–$175K
El Segundo, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Dec 24, 2025
- Location
- El Segundo, CA
El Segundo, California, United States - Experience
- 7+ years of experience in combustion system design, analysis, and testing.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical engineering, or related field.
About the job
Leads the design, analysis, testing, and iterative development of high-pressure oxy-fuel combustion systems for carbon-neutral and carbon-negative power cycles.
What you'll do
- Design and analyze combustion systems, and guide system configuration and performance optimization.
- Plan, execute, and analyze high-pressure, high-temperature test campaigns.
- Own hardware development from manufacturing and assembly through testing and iterative improvements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical engineering, or related field.
- 7+ years of experience in combustion system design, analysis, and testing.
- Comprehensive understanding of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer.
- Hands-on experience with high-temperature and pressure equipment; ability to own the 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 and high-pressure systems experience in rocket or gas turbine environments; programming or scripting skills (Python, MATLAB, etc.); startup or agile hardware development experience.
Pay
$150,000 - $175,000 USD/year (base salary)
Tools
Python, MATLAB
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