Brief Description

Amogy is an innovative cleantech startup on a mission to unlock ammonia's potential as a clean energy source. Driven by a vision of a more sustainable future, we've developed carbon-free energy solutions that leverage ammonia as an alternative fuel to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors, including maritime shipping and stationary power generation. Join our dynamic team as we accelerate the commercialization of our technology and revolutionize the future of energy.

We’re seeking a Principal Thermal Engineer to provide technical leadership across the full product-development life-cycle for high-temperature chemical reactors and combustion-based energy systems. The role spans advanced modeling (CFD / FEA) and hands-on experimental validation, ensuring that designs meet performance, safety, and reliability targets from concept through commercialization.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Thermal & Reaction System Design
• Own thermal architecture for catalytic reactors, reformers, burners, and heat-exchanger networks.
• Couple heat-/mass-transfer analyses with reaction-kinetics models to optimize efficiency, emissions, and hardware durability.
• Computational Engineering
• Develop and validate CFD/FEA models (e.g., ANSYS Fluent, STAR-CCM+, COMSOL) for conjugate heat transfer, multiphase flow, and reacting gases.
• Drive mesh/solver best practices, sensitivity analyses, scale-up correlations
• Experimental Programs
• Design high-temperature test rigs, select reliable instrumentation, and oversee data-acquisition campaigns.
• Translate test insights into model calibration, design updates, and specification sheets.
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Partner with cross function team of mechanical, electrical, controls, and materials engineers on system integration and thermal-management strategies.
• Provide technical mentorship; review design packages, HAZOPs, and safety cases.
• Product & Program Support
• Generate thermal requirements, DFMEA inputs, and validation plans.
• Support supplier selection, factory acceptance tests, and field-commissioning troubleshooting.
  

Requirements

The minimum requirements we seek:

• Education – B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Mechanical, Chemical, or Aerospace Engineering (or related), with focus in heat & mass transfer or combustion.
• Experience – 10 + years in designing and analyzing high-temperature or chemically reacting systems
  
  

Technical Depth

• Expertise in conduction, convection, radiation, phase change, diffusion, and fluid dynamics.
• Proven track record coupling reaction kinetics with transport phenomena in catalytic or combustion devices.
• Advanced proficiency in commercial CFD/FEA suites and scripting/post-processing.
• Hands-on lab skills: burner or reactor setup, flow/pressure metrology, DAQ, instrumentations, & uncertainty analysis.
• Leadership & Communication – Demonstrated ability to set technical direction, influence cross-functional teams, and present complex findings.
• Regulatory & Safety – Working knowledge of relevant codes/standards and process safety methodologies (LOPA, HAZOP).
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Design of reforming, hydrogen, syngas systems with combustion technologies.
• Experience scaling prototypes to pilot- or commercial-scale manufacturing.
• Familiarity with controls integration.
  
  

Summary

What We Offer:

• Competitive Medical, Dental & Vision Care
• FSA and HSA
• 401(k) with 5% company match
• Life insurance
• Flexible (PTO)
• Ancillary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Open, supportive culture of drive and execution
  
  

Amogy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to recruiting@amogy.co.

Amogy is an equal opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. If you receive an offer of employment from Amogy, you will need to go through the E-Verify process of digital verification of your employment authorization documents as provided on the Form I-9. Participation in E-Verify does not limit your right to work and verification will only be completed after you become an employee with Amogy.