About this opportunity
Valar Atomics lists this Cycle Performance Engineer - Turbomachinery opportunity in long beach, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
At Valar Atomics, we're redefining what's possible in energy. Our mission is to make clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable—unlocking abundant energy for industry, hydrogen, and next-generation manufacturing. We are a team of builders, engineers, and operators who believe nuclear energy should be fast to deploy, factory-made, and built for the real world. Our first pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah will demonstrate how advanced nuclear systems and fuel fabrication can power the future. Joining Valar Atomics means becoming part of a company where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level.
The Team
As part of the Engineering organization, Power Con v ers ion develops the technologies that efficiently transform reactor-generated heat into usable electrical power . The team focuses on maximizing system performance, reliability, and commercial viability.
The Role
Valar Atomics is seeking a turbomachinery aerodynamics engineer to join the turbomachinery team and advance power generation capability. In this role, you’ll be responsible for the cycle performance modeling for cutting edge turbomachinery. You’ll be working with cross-functional team members to define a high efficiency, highly producible cycle design. As an early hire in turbomachinery, you will be able to directly influence design decisions on the system architecture.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain a thermodynamic model of the power conversion system
Aggregate, interpret and integrate the contributions of component owners into the overall cycle model
Partner with turbomachinery, secondary flow, and heat exchanger owners to input their component performance into the system model
Define instrumentation plans to calibrate the cycle model to tested results
Evaluate system level trades to drive the cycle to the optimal business outcome
You Will Be Successful in This Role If
You are excited to be a part of a complex turbomachinery product from the beginning
You thrive in ambiguous environments without defined turbomachinery design best practices
You want to be part of turbomachinery design beyond a singular aerodynamic, structural or manufacturing perspective
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
3 years experience in analyzing thermodynamic cycles in a thermodynamic solver (NPSS, Aspen, GateCycle, Flownex, EES, etc.)
Preferred Skills and Experience
Master's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
Experience with modeling closed cycles
Test experience with turbomachinery
Experience with supercritical C02
Experience analyzing turbomachinery at a component design level
What We Offer
Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced energy company
Unlimited PTO
Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite
Generous PPE stipend
High-impact startup environment with significant ownership and autonomy
Opportunities for rapid career growth and internal advancement
Direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders
The opportunity to help build and scale transformative energy technology from the ground up
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Valar Atomics is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.
We are committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment and will provide reasonable accommodation as required by law.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).
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Worksite address
long beach, CA, 90899, US
Who can apply
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