Engineering Manager

Description

Geothermal today is less than half a percent of the global electricity mix. The problem isn’t resource availability, we can find heat almost anywhere. The challenge is in figuring out how to build geothermal power plants cheaply and repeatedly enough to compete. Fervo is changing that. We have built the world's first commercial-scale enhanced geothermal system, and therefore we will never build a first-of-a-kind project again. Everything from here is a product, not a project. The opportunity now is aggressive deployment to keep up with explosive demand to make geothermal an essential part of the global energy mix instead of a niche one. 

Every megawatt Fervo generates passes through the turboexpander-generator. We are looking for an Engineering Manager to own the heart of the powerplant. We are looking for someone who understands that the job is not to engineer the best possible turbine package in isolation, but to own the conversion scope across an entire fleet, drive cost out of it on every iteration, and build a team capable of delivering alongside world-class OEMs while filling the gaps they leave. If you want your engineering decisions to show up in the output of every geothermal plant Fervo builds for the next decade, this is the role.

As the Engineering Manager, you own the engineering, procurement, and delivery of the turboexpander-generator systems across Fervo's ORC facility portfolio. That scope includes the turboexpander, generator, breakers, protections, auxiliaries, and all associated foundations, piping, and valves within the turbine package boundary. You own schedule, budget, and OEM performance. You lead a large cross-functional team of engineers. You report to the Director of Engineering.  

Requirements

Responsibilities

Own the Scope and the Cost 

• Drive technical delivery of the full turbomachinery scope from early engineering through commissioning handover.
• Identify and drive standardization opportunities across turbine configurations, auxiliary systems, and installation methods.
• Build turbomachinery design standards, specifications, and interface definitions that your team can execute repeatedly.
• Own budget, cost, and execution for turbine and generator scope 

Manage the OEMs 

• Serve as Fervo's primary technical interface to world class turboexpander OEMs.
• Own vendor performance against schedule, technical, and contractual commitments.
• Support procurement strategy and contract negotiations.  

Lead the Team 

• Recruit, develop, and lead a large cross-functional team of engineers.
• Build a team that owns outcomes.
• Translate turbomachinery constraints into clear inputs for adjacent teams.

Qualifications

Required 

• Advanced understanding of mechanical or electrical equipment
• B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical, Chemical, or other engineering or related discipline.
• 7+ years in of related work experience.
• Proven track record leading and developing high-performing engineering teams  

Preferred 

• OEM experience.
• Background building something that had to scale