{"id":4053303,"url":"https://alion.io/job/fervo-energy-senior-formulation-chemist-rd","title":"Senior Formulation Chemist, R&D","company":{"id":1801525,"name":"Fervo Energy","domain":"fervoenergy.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/fervoenergy","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":null},"role":"Science & Research","role_family":"Science & Research","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Houston, United States","Oakland, United States","Salt Lake City, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":111000,"max":180000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":180000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[{"name":"Chromatography","optional":false},{"name":"Design of Experiments","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-11T01:03:33Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-11","last_verified_at":"2026-11-11T03:07:40Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"About Fervo Energy\nFervo 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.\nPosition Description\nWe are seeking a Senior Formulation Chemist to lead the research, development, testing, and optimization of specialty chemical formulations for demanding industrial applications, particularly geothermal energy, oil and gas, and industrial water treatment.\nThe successful candidate will have hands-on experience evaluating new chemical formulations and their performance under challenging operating conditions, and troubleshooting chemical compatibility and stability issues. This individual will lead laboratory R&D programs for scale inhibitors, corrosion inhibitors, biocides, oxygen scavengers, and other water treatment chemicals, taking formulations from initial concept through laboratory validation and field qualification.\nExperience working for a specialty chemical vendor, chemical formulation company, or chemical development organization is strongly preferred.\nResponsibilities\nChemical Formulation Development\nDevelop, screen, optimize, and qualify new chemical formulations for mineral scale inhibition, corrosion control, microbial control, oxygen scavenging, dispersancy, and general water treatment.\n\nSelect and optimize active ingredients, polymers, solvents, neutralizing agents, and other formulation components to improve performance, stability, compatibility, and cost-effectiveness.\n\nApply knowledge of polymer chemistry, molecular structure, functional groups, and structure-property relationships to understand and improve chemical performance.\n\nTroubleshoot formulation failures, including precipitation, phase separation, thermal degradation, loss of active ingredients, and incompatibility with process fluids or other treatment chemicals.\n\nLaboratory Testing and Materials Compatibility\nDesign and execute laboratory testing programs to evaluate chemical efficacy, thermal stability, shelf life, and compatibility with industrial materials.\n\nEvaluate compatibility with carbon steel, stainless and duplex stainless steels, nickel alloys, elastomers, polymers, seals, tubing, and chemical injection equipment.\n\nConduct corrosion, scale inhibition, oxygen scavenging, biocide efficacy, accelerated aging, and chemical degradation studies using appropriate laboratory methods.\n\nUse FTIR and other analytical techniques to characterize formulations, investigate degradation mechanisms, and assess changes in chemical composition. Select additional techniques such as chromatography, ICP-OES, UV-Vis, titration, and molecular weight characterization as appropriate.\n\nDevelop repeatable test methods, acceptance criteria, and quality control procedures that represent actual operating conditions.\n\nExperimental Design and Technical Analysis\nApply design of experiments, statistical analysis, and systematic screening methods to optimize formulations efficiently.\n\nAnalyze laboratory data, identify root causes of performance failures, and make evidence-based recommendations for formulation improvements.\n\nEvaluate interactions among chemical treatments, brine constituents, dissolved gases, pH, temperature, pressure, and wetted materials.\n\nPrepare technical reports, laboratory procedures, formulation specifications, and product qualification documentation.\n\nQualifications\nRequired\nM.S. or Ph.D. in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.\n\nFive to ten years of hands-on R&D laboratory experience in chemical formulation development, specialty chemicals, polymer chemistry, materials characterization, or industrial water treatment.\n\nDemonstrated experience independently developing, optimizing, and validating chemical formulations.\n\nStrong understanding of formulation chemistry, polymer behavior, chemical interactions, thermal degradation, and materials compatibility.\n\nExperience with lab methods including chromatography, FTIR, ICP-OES, UV-Vis, GPC/SEC, NMR, and electrochemical testing.\n\nExperience designing experiments, analyzing data, troubleshooting formulation failures, and developing repeatable testing protocols.\n\nStrong technical writing, scientific problem-solving, and project management skills.\n\nPreferred\nExperience with specialty chemical vendors, chemical manufacturers, or formulation development companies.\n\nDirect experience in geothermal energy, oil and gas, power generation, or industrial water treatment.\n\nKnowledge of scale inhibitor chemistries, corrosion inhibitors, biocides, oxygen scavengers, and functional polymers.\n\nExperience with elevated-temperature and high-pressure testing, aggressive brines, corrosion testing, and mineral scaling evaluation.\n\nExperience with formulation scale-up, manufacturing quality control, and commercial product qualification.\n\nLocation\nFervo 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 at any of the above locations will be required.\nCompensation\nFervo provides a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability, flexible paid time off, and paid parental leave. Additionally, Fervo offers an incentive stock options program, a bonus incentive program, and a 401(k) plan with an employer match.\nFervo Energy is providing the compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and geographic location. Expected Salary: $111,000 - $180,000 based on location and experience.\nFervo Energy reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.\nBenefits & Perks\nFervo offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and life outside of work. Benefits for eligible employees include:\nMedical, dental, and vision plan options\nEmployer-paid basic life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage\nA 401(k) plan with up to 6% match\nFlexible paid time off and paid parental leave\nFamily-building, fertility, hormonal health, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting support through Carrot\nA dependent care FSA for eligible child and elder care expenses\nAn annual Lifestyle Spending Account for eligible wellness expenses, including fitness, financial planning, pet insurance, and pet care\nEmployee ownership opportunities through Fervo’s Employee Stock Purchase Program, as well as LTI and bonus opportunities for eligible roles\nBenefits and programs are subject to eligibility requirements and may change.\nOur Workplace\nFervo 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.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nFervo 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. 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