Fuels Engineer (Automotive)

Location: Richmond, California, United States; onsite at hirify.global's Richmond Technology Center. Relocation may be considered.

Salary: $137,600–$237,800 annually for U.S. payroll offers.

Company

hirify.global's Fuels Technology team conducts research and development, quality assurance, and integrity consultation for fuel and fuel additive products supporting Downstream, Midstream, and Chemicals business partners.

What you will do

• Design, coordinate, and conduct applied engine research and development programs for gasoline and fuel additive formulations.
• Evaluate deposit control, fuel economy, and emissions performance in engines and vehicles.
• Collaborate with OEMs, additive suppliers, research organizations, and hirify.global technical and business teams.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on engine, vehicle, fuel, additive, regulatory, low-carbon, and renewable fuel technologies.
• Define test requirements, use the Richmond Engine Laboratory, analyze test results, and inspect engines and vehicles when needed.
• Develop experimental tools, engineering-level models, technical presentations, and research programs aligned with global fuel industry requirements and energy transition needs.

Requirements

• Master's degree in mechanical or chemical engineering.
• Knowledge of the practical operation of modern automotive gasoline engines, including critical systems, component function and design, and failure diagnostics.
• Knowledge of combustion, emissions, and lubrication fundamentals in modern automotive gasoline engines.
• Demonstrated experience developing and supervising internal combustion engine R&D testing programs.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills for developing and presenting proposals and performance results.
• Experience reinforcing hirify.global Way behaviors and commitment to hirify.global's Operational Excellence culture.
• Analytical, problem-solving, project management, planning, organizational, and multitasking skills, including the ability to work independently.
• Teamwork, relationship-building, and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• PhD in mechanical or chemical engineering or physical sciences.
• 5+ years of fuel additives or automotive industry experience focused on fuels, additives, and engine combustion or emissions.
• Experience using commercial engineering software and developing computational models for fuel, engine, vehicle, or transportation systems.
• Experience with advanced engine diagnostics, including optical diagnostics and in-cylinder measurements.
• Experience consulting on multidisciplinary problems with subject matter experts.
• Expertise in the fuels value chain and associated infrastructure.
• Experience developing and supervising internal combustion engine R&D testing programs at third-party facilities.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with compensation based on skills, experience, and qualifications.
• Benefits may include variable pay, health care coverage, retirement and protection plans, time off and leave programs, training and development, and situation-specific allowances.
• Collaboration is expected across teams, operating company boundaries, and external OEMs.
• The role may provide work direction to exempt and non-exempt employees.
• Expatriate assignments may be considered.