Cycle Performance Engineer - Turbomachinery

Location: Torrance, California, United States

Salary: $140,000–$215,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops scalable, high-temperature nuclear power systems, fuel fabrication technologies, and power conversion systems for industrial applications, hydrogen, and next-generation manufacturing.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain a thermodynamic model of the power conversion system.
• Aggregate and integrate component-owner contributions into the overall cycle model.
• Collaborate with turbomachinery, secondary-flow, and heat-exchanger owners to incorporate component performance.
• Define instrumentation plans for calibrating the cycle model against test results.
• Evaluate system-level design trades to optimize performance and business outcomes.
• Influence system architecture and design decisions as an early turbomachinery hire.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• At least 3 years of experience analyzing thermodynamic cycles with a thermodynamic solver such as NPSS, Aspen, GateCycle, Flownex, or EES.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.
• Ability to work across aerodynamic, structural, manufacturing, and turbomachinery design perspectives.
• Comfort working in ambiguous environments without established turbomachinery design best practices.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience modeling closed cycles.
• Turbomachinery testing experience.
• Experience with supercritical CO2.
• Experience analyzing turbomachinery at the component-design level.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced-energy startup.
• Comprehensive medical benefits and unlimited paid time off.
• Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite.
• Generous PPE stipend.
• High-impact environment with significant ownership, autonomy, and opportunities for rapid career growth.
• Direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders.