Fuse
Fluid Dynamics Engineer
$110K–$160K
San Leandro, California · Full-time · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years designing or operating large-scale industrial fluid systems.
- Education
- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Applied Physics with a strong fluid-mechanics concentration.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Design, simulate, integrate, and commission large-scale oil and deionized-water systems for Fuse’s Z-Star pulsed-power accelerator.
What you'll do
- Design fluid circuits, including pumps, piping, filtration, heat exchangers, and storage tanks.
- Model fluid flow and thermal performance; develop fluid-quality and water-conditioning protocols.
- Prepare system documentation and support fabrication, commissioning, and troubleshooting on-site.
What they ask for
- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Applied Physics with a strong fluid-mechanics concentration.
- Experience with CFD tools such as ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS CFX, OpenFOAM, or COMSOL Multiphysics.
- 2+ years designing or operating large-scale industrial fluid systems, including pumps, filters, heat exchangers, and piping networks, in energy, nuclear, defense, or high-voltage environments.
- Familiarity with transformer oil or similar dielectric insulating fluids and strong command of convective and forced-flow heat transfer.
Nice to have
- Experience with deionized-water systems, ion-exchange resin beds, degassing, and resistivity monitoring.
- Knowledge of pulsed power, particle accelerators, fusion energy, or high-energy-density physics facilities; ASME piping codes and safety regulations; or Python.
Pay
$110K – $160K (base salary)
Tools
ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS CFX, OpenFOAM, COMSOL Multiphysics, Python
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