Mach Industries
Senior Combustion Engineer
$115K–$195K
San Luis Obispo, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 31, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline. Master's or Ph.D. preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations. Employment offers may be conditioned on authorization to receive export-controlled technology without sponsorship for an export license.
About the job
Researches, designs, tests, and optimizes combustion systems for air-breathing propulsion, using experiments and analysis to improve performance, reliability, and emissions.
What you'll do
- Design and optimize combustion systems; plan and analyze laboratory and engine-level tests.
- Analyze combustion data and correlate experimental results with CFD simulations and analytical models.
- Collaborate on combustion hardware development, validation, and root-cause investigations; prepare technical reports and recommendations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- 4+ years of experience in combustion research, propulsion systems, thermal-fluid sciences, or related engineering disciplines.
- Experience designing and conducting combustion experiments and analyzing experimental combustion data.
- Proficiency with MATLAB, Python, or similar engineering analysis tools; experience with laboratory instrumentation and CFD software.
Nice to have
- Master's or Ph.D. with specialization in combustion, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, aerospace propulsion, or thermal sciences.
- Experience supporting aerospace propulsion or gas turbine development; knowledge of combustion instability, flame dynamics, or combustion acoustics.
Pay
$115,000 — $150,000 USD (base salary); $155,000 — $195,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MATLAB, Python, ANSYS Fluent, STAR-CCM+, OpenFOAM, CFD, PIV, DOE
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