Principal Mechanical FEA Engineer – High-Temp Ammonia

Amogy; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

401(k) with 5% company match

Life insurance

Flexible PTO

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Amogy is seeking a highly technical Principal Mechanical Engineer with deep expertise in high-temperature mechanical system design using metal-alloy components to advance our ammonia-based power solutions.

You will execute product development tasks from concept through detailed engineering and testing, leading cross-functional teams to design, analyze, and validate reactor and separation technologies for scalable energy systems.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related field required.
• 5+ years as technical lead or analysis authority in structural or thermo-mechanical programs.

Responsibilities

• Build, run, and interpret structural and thermo-mechanical FEA models.
• Lead analysis strategy for mechanical structures used in ammonia cracking and separation systems.
• Define analysis plans, evaluate design margins, support material selection, verify designs with FEA.
• Translate operating conditions and test data into validated models.
• Establish best practices for structural and thermal FEA, documentation and peer review.
• Define structural integrity requirements for high-temperature devices, including fatigue life and creep.
• Present findings and recommendations to design and program teams.

Skills

FEA

High-temperature design

Thermo-mechanical analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CFD

Multiphysics workflows

Job description

Amogy is seeking a highly technical Principal Mechanical Engineer with deep expertise in high-temperature mechanical system design using metal-alloy components to advance our ammonia-based power solutions.

You will execute product development tasks from concept through detailed engineering and testing, leading cross-functional teams to design, analyze, and validate reactor and separation technologies for scalable energy systems.