What You'll Do

• Design and analyze cryogenic cooling systems supporting VEIR’s HTS cable platforms
• Perform detailed thermal, fluid, and system-level analyses to predict performance under normal and fault conditions
• Develop and validate cryogenic system models, simulations, and calculations to inform design decisions
• Specify and integrate cryogenic components including:
  • Cryocoolers and refrigeration systems
  • Liquid nitrogen distribution and piping
  • Vacuum-insulated and thermally insulated components
  • Sensors, instrumentation, and safety devices
• Support hands-on build, test, commissioning, and troubleshooting of cryogenic systems in lab and pilot environments
• Diagnose and resolve complex cryogenic performance issues, failures, and anomalies
• Contribute to design reviews, technical documentation, risk assessments, and safety analyses
• Work closely with cross-functional engineers to ensure cryogenic designs integrate cleanly with electrical, mechanical, and control systems
• Support supplier technical evaluations and component qualification from an engineering perspective

What Success Looks Like

First 3 Months

• Develop a deep understanding of VEIR’s HTS platforms, cryogenic architectures, and system requirements
• Become fluent in VEIR’s existing cryogenic designs, models, test data, and known technical risks
• Contribute immediately to ongoing cryogenic analyses, design reviews, and technical problem-solving
• Build strong working relationships with system integration, heat transfer, superconducting systems, and controls engineers
• Identify near-term opportunities to improve cryogenic system performance, reliability, or test efficiency

First 6 Months

• Independently own complex cryogenic analyses and design decisions for key subsystems
• Deliver validated thermal, fluid, or system-level models that directly influence hardware design choices
• Support hands-on testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting of cryogenic systems in lab or pilot environments
• Resolve one or more significant cryogenic performance or reliability challenges through data-driven engineering
• Contribute to technical documentation, safety analyses, and design-for-scalability considerations

At the end of your first year

• Be recognized internally as the subject-matter expert for cryogenic system behavior and performance
• Drive measurable improvements in cryogenic efficiency, reliability, or operational stability across VEIR platforms
• Support cryogenic designs that are ready for pilot deployments or early commercial use
• Provide technical guidance and review on cryogenic-related decisions across projects without formal management responsibility
• Help reduce technical risk by identifying failure modes early and validating solutions through modeling and testing

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Cryogenic Engineering, Physics, or a related field (advanced degree preferred)
• 12+ years of experience designing, analyzing, and testing cryogenic or low-temperature systems
• Strong fundamentals in heat transfer, thermodynamics, and cryogenic fluid behavior (especially liquid nitrogen)
• Hands-on experience with cryogenic refrigeration, vacuum systems, insulation strategies, and piping design
• Proven ability to independently solve complex, ambiguous technical problems
• Experience validating designs through testing and data-driven analysis
• Familiarity with cryogenic safety practices, standards, and hazard analysis
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, hardware-focused development environments
• Experience supporting systems transitioning from prototype to early field deployment
• Experience operating cryogenic systems outside controlled laboratory settings
• Familiarity with industrial controls, instrumentation, or data acquisition systems
• (Preferred) Experience with cryogenic systems supporting superconducting or high-power electrical applications

VEIR is committed to equal pay for equal work in its compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in the U.S. is $170,000 - $195,000 per year + equity + benefits. A candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location.