Facilities Engineer

About Fervo Energy

Fervo Energy (NASDAQ: FRVO) is a modern power company developing next-generation geothermal resources to meet the growing demand for affordable, reliable, 24/7 carbon-free energy. Our mission is to transform geothermal into America’s most dependable and affordable source of clean, around-the-clock power. By combining innovations in horizontal drilling, fiber-optic sensing, and advanced reservoir engineering, Fervo has developed a repeatable approach to building utility-scale enhanced geothermal systems. Our flagship Cape Station development in Utah is planned to deliver 500 MW of firm, carbon-free power, and we are advancing a development pipeline of more than 50 GW. Join us and work alongside world-class engineers, geoscientists, operators, project builders, and business leaders working to make geothermal a cornerstone of a more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy future.

Position Description

Fervo is working to build the most cost-effective, repeatable geothermal power plants in the world. Joining Fervo’s Powerblock team means solving frontier technical problems with immediate real-world impact, accelerating the clean energy transition and reinventing the way infrastructure is built.

The Facilities Engineer will lead the full engineering to construction lifecycle for the gathering and pipeline facilities of Fervo’s next-generation power plants. Working at the interface between the subsurface resource teams and the power generation facilities, the role pairs hands-on engineering with direct ownership of cost, risk, and constructability. Early work will focus on facilities at Cape Station, including design of the geothermal fluid loops and associated facilities.

We’re looking for an early career self-starter who is comfortable in the details, questions requirements instead of inheriting them, and thrives in rapid deployment cycles. The role will have significant technical responsibilities – you’ll run hydraulics, define material specifications, develop P&IDs, and more. This position will report to the Facilities Engineering Supervisor, Major Equipment.

Responsibilities

• Engineering Execution: Perform engineering design and analysis including equipment and piping sizing, hydraulic and surge calculations, materials selection along with development of P&IDs, line lists, datasheets, and specifications, and review pipe stress analyses and 3D models.

• Rapid Deployment: Collaborate in fast learning cycles, feeding lessons from construction and operations forward into each new design while balancing design rigor with the pace of deployment.

• Process Safety and Facility Reviews: Participate in HAZOPs and PHAs, PSSRs, operability and constructability reviews, and Management of Change (MOC), along with site and facility walkdowns, and carry actions through to updated P&IDs and documents.

• Standardization and Continuous Improvement: Standardize equipment and designs into reusable engineering packages and basis of design documents so each iteration is faster and cheaper to build than the last.

• Technology Evaluation: Support evaluation of new technologies by gathering test data and risk inputs, with the opportunity to grow into leading innovation pilots from concept to implementation.

Qualifications

Required

• B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline

• 2 to 4 years of engineering experience designing, building, and delivering hardware in a manufacturing, energy, aerospace, automotive, or heavy industrial environment

• Strong foundation in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer, with the ability to apply them to piping hydraulics and equipment sizing

• Ability to size equipment and piping, perform hydraulic and surge calculations, and develop P&IDs, line lists, and equipment datasheets, with increasing independence

• Exposure to technical evaluation of vendor and package equipment

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

• Working knowledge of materials selection for corrosive, scaling, or high-temperature service

• Comfort with pipe stress analysis and 3D model review

• Familiarity with ASME B31.3 and other relevant standards, or the drive to learn them quickly

• Field exposure to construction, commissioning, startup, or participation in a HAZOP or MOC process

• Comfort with Excel, Python, or similar tools for calculations and data analysis, and interest in applying AI to engineering workflows

• EIT certification or progress toward a PE license

What Success Looks Like in This Role

In the first 90 days, you understand the existing facilities end to end and find your first cost savings & optimizations in the design. By the end of year one, you own an equipment RFP through award and self-perform first-pass engineering instead of outsourcing it, while building trusted relationships with the subsurface, construction, and operations teams. Over time, you close major engineering decisions so none sit on the critical path, deliver measurable cost reductions against the prior phase, and leave behind documentation that lets the next engineer start without re-deriving the work. Success also means teammates seek you out for technical answers and you become the go to person for questions on brine facilities.

Location

Fervo Energy has offices in Houston, TX, Golden, CO, Reno, NV, Oakland, CA, and Salt Lake City, UT. This position will be eligible for some hybrid work flexibility, but regular in-office presence in Houston, TX, with regular travel to Cape Station in Utah will be required.

Benefits & Perks

• Fervo offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and life outside of work. Benefits for eligible employees include:
• Medical, dental, and vision plan options
• Employer-paid basic life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage
• A 401(k) plan with up to 6% match
• Flexible paid time off and paid parental leave
• Family-building, fertility, hormonal health, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting support through Carrot
• A dependent care FSA for eligible child and elder care expenses
• An annual Lifestyle Spending Account for eligible wellness expenses, including fitness, financial planning, pet insurance, and pet care
• Employee ownership opportunities through Fervo’s Employee Stock Purchase Program, as well as LTI and bonus opportunities for eligible roles

Benefits and programs are subject to eligibility requirements and may change.

Our Workplace

Fervo Energy highly values having employees work in the office to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. This role follows a hybrid schedule, with team members expected to work in the office three days per week. Fervo considers this in-office schedule an essential function of the role. Your recruiter can share more information about the schedule.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Fervo Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, genetic information, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law. Fervo also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that an individual has any of these characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of these characteristics.