Senior R&D Test Engineer - Fluid Systems

Location: Devens, Massachusetts, United States; on-site

Company

hirify.global develops fusion energy systems and related R&D test infrastructure for projects including SPARC and ARC.

What you will do

• Design fluid systems for R&D test stands supporting magnet testing and project test objectives.
• Analyze systems and components using hand calculations, system-level methods, ANSYS, and thermal and structural simulations.
• Specify, source, size, and integrate tanks, piping, pumps, valves, compressors, purification stages, circulators, and heat exchangers.
• Manage system builds and commissioning, coordinating engineers, technicians, vendors, and suppliers.
• Design instrumentation and automation for safe system operation.
• Collaborate across R&D, production, procurement, and SPARC teams while addressing structural and materials engineering risks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, chemical, process engineering, or a closely related field.
• 7+ years of experience engineering integrated fluid and mechanical systems, including large-scale thermofluid systems.
• Experience with system requirements, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, instrumentation integration, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with ANSYS, COMSOL, 1D compressible flow codes, Python, and MATLAB.
• Practical experience designing, building, and commissioning pressurized, cryogenic, vacuum, or elevated-temperature fluid systems.
• Ability to work on-site in Devens, Massachusetts, comply with U.S. export control laws, and occasionally work nights, weekends, or on-call shifts.

Nice to have

• Experience with both rapid small-scale R&D test stands and large-scale systems.
• Ability to contribute to structures or materials engineering and improve throughput during design, build, and commissioning activities.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation with equity.
• Company-wide holidays, flexible vacation days, sick days, and parental leave.
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and a 401(k) with employer matching.
• Professional growth opportunities and team-building activities.
• Safety-focused work involving industrial hazards such as heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead, high voltage, and cryogenics.