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Arbor Energy

BiCRS-based CO2 removal credits provider

Senior Combustion Engineer - Syngas Oxyfuel

PropulsionConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeEl Segundo, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical Engineering, or a related field is required.
  • At least five years of experience in combustion system design, analysis, and testing is required.
  • A strong understanding of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer is required.
  • Comfort working in high-pressure, real-fluid combustion involving supercritical reactants and CO₂ dilution, or a demonstrated ability to ramp up quickly in an unfamiliar regime, is required.
  • A curious, inventive, entrepreneurial mindset and comfort driving progress are required.

Responsibilities

  • Develop reduced H₂/CO/CO₂ mechanisms, flame-speed, autoignition, and blowout limits across composition, and anchor models to hot-fire data.
  • Plan, execute, and analyze high-pressure and high-temperature test campaigns, delivering actionable insights to accelerate progress.
  • Own rapid hardware development cycles, from manufacturing and assembly through testing and iterative improvements.
  • Use additive manufacturing and state-of-the-art simulation tools to accelerate innovation and reduce development timelines.
  • Take syngas oxy-combustion from lab-scale characterization to implementation running off gasifier syngas, then apply the findings to develop fuel-flexible combustors.

Desired Qualifications

  • An advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Chemical Engineering is preferred.
  • Hands-on experience with hot-fire testing and high-pressure systems in rocket or gas turbine environments is preferred.
  • Programming or scripting skills for data reduction and automation, such as Python or MATLAB, are preferred.
  • A background in startup environments or agile hardware development cycles is preferred.

About the Company

Arbor Energy

BiCRS-based CO2 removal credits provider

Arbor Energy removes CO2 from the atmosphere using Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS), combining natural carbon drawdown with engineered steps to ensure permanent storage. Biomass naturally pulls CO2 from the air, and Arbor couples this with engineered storage, selling carbon removal credits and securing multi-year offtake agreements with governments and organizations. The approach differs by pairing natural drawdown with engineered permanence and by offering two predictable revenue streams—carbon credits and long-term contracts—while prioritizing energy security and integration of nature into urban spaces. Its goal is to remove more than 2 gigatons of CO2 per year by 2050, advancing legacy-emission reduction and global decarbonization.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Series A
Total funding
$96M
Headquarters
El Segundo, CA
Founded
2022

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