Cycle Performance Engineer - Turbomachinery
About The Position
Valar Atomics is redefining what's possible in energy by making clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable. Our mission is to unlock abundant energy for industry, hydrogen, and next-generation manufacturing. We are a team of builders, engineers, and operators focused on fast deployment, factory-made nuclear energy solutions. Our first pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah will demonstrate advanced nuclear systems and fuel fabrication. Joining Valar Atomics means becoming part of a company where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. The Power Conversion team, within the Engineering organization, develops technologies that efficiently transform reactor-generated heat into usable electrical power, focusing on maximizing system performance, reliability, and commercial viability.
Requirements
- 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.)
Nice To Haves
- 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
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.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced energy company
- Comprehensive medical benefits
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
