Arbor Energy
Sr. Combustion Engineer (Syngas Oxyfuel)
$150K–$175K
El Segundo, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 2, 2026
- Location
- El Segundo, CA
El Segundo, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years in combustion system design, analysis, and testing.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical engineering, or related field.
About the job
Develops and tests high-pressure syngas oxyfuel combustion systems, from lab-scale characterization through hardware implementation and fuel-flexible combustor development.
What you'll do
- Develop reduced combustion mechanisms and characterize flame speed, autoignition, and blowout limits; anchor models to hot-fire data.
- Plan, execute, and analyze high-pressure, high-temperature test campaigns.
- Lead hardware development from manufacturing and assembly through testing and iterative improvement.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in combustion system design, analysis, and testing.
- Strong understanding of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer.
- Comfort with high-pressure / real-fluid combustion, or a demonstrated track record of ramping into an unfamiliar regime quickly.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Mechanical, Aerospace or Chemical engineering.
- Hot-fire testing and high-pressure systems experience; programming or scripting skills (Python, MATLAB, etc.); or startup/agile hardware development experience.
Pay
$150,000 - $175,000 USD/year (base salary)
Tools
Python, MATLAB
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