Turbomachinery Manager

Responsibilities

• Own the Scope and the Cost
• Drive technical delivery of the full turbomachinery scope from early engineering through commissioning handover.
• Question every specification and requirement. If it can’t be justified by physics, safety, or economics, it should not be in the design. You are not here to execute an inherited scope. You are here to own it and improve it.
• Define and enforce the turbine package boundary. Turbine inlet conditions are set upstream. Back-pressure is set downstream. Know those interfaces cold and optimize everything in between.
• Manage the OEMs
• Serve as Fervo's primary technical interface to world-class turboexpander OEMs. Fervo works with multiple vendors across its portfolio. Structure your team to fill the gaps. Do not wait on vendors to answer questions you should be able to answer yourself.
• Own vendor performance against schedule, technical, and contractual commitments.
• Support procurement strategy and contract negotiations. You are accountable for the cost of this scope. That accountability does not stop at the contract signature.
• Build the Standard
• Identify and drive standardization opportunities across turbine configurations, auxiliary systems, and installation methods. Massive scale comes from simplifying the design and building on every prior iteration.
• Closely follow feedback loops between engineering and field execution.
• Build turbomachinery design standards, specifications, and interface definitions that your team can execute repeatedly.
• Lead the Team
• Recruit, develop, and lead a large cross-functional team of engineers. Set direction, hold high standards, and grow the people around you.
• Build a team that owns outcomes, not just deliverables.
• Translate turbomachinery constraints into clear inputs for adjacent teams. Own the interface.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 7+ years in rotating equipment or turbomachinery engineering with direct ownership of turbine or compressor package scopes.
• Proven track record leading and developing high-performing engineering teams
• Deep expertise in turboexpander or steam/gas turbine systems.
• Able to translate technical complexity into clear, fast decisions for cross-functional partners and executive leadership.

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 one of Fervo’s above listed offices will be required. Some travel is required for this position.