MidFull TimeEN
Description
Geothermal today is less than half a percent of the global electricity mix. This is not because the resource isn't there. It is, nearly everywhere. It's because no one has figured 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 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.
A geothermal power plant only runs as well as the systems that keep it running — instrument air, plant water, chemical injection, HVAC, and the control architecture that ties every process together. These are not afterthoughts. They are the difference between a plant that operates predictably at scale and one that doesn't. We are not looking for someone to spec utilities from a vendor catalog. We are looking for someone who will own this scope, question every requirement in it, drive complexity out of it, and build a standard Fervo can replicate across every plant it builds. If that sounds like the role you've been waiting for, we want to talk to you.
As Process Engineer on the Utilities & Controls team, you own the engineering and delivery of the auxiliary and utility systems that keep a geothermal powerblock operational. You work closely with the turboexpander, electrical, and thermal engineering teams to make sure utility system design supports plant performance, not just minimum functionality. You report to the Controls and Auxiliaries Manager.
Requirements
Responsibilities
Own the Scope and the Cost
Build the Standard
Qualifications
Required
Preferred
Location
Fervo Energy is headquartered in Houston, TX with growing offices in Oakland, CA, Golden, CO, Reno, NV, and Salt Lake City, UT. This position will be eligible for some hybrid work flexibility, but regular in-office presence at Fervo's Houston office will be required. Some travel is required for this position.
