Reservoir Engineer, Modeling

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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

Joining Fervo as a Reservoir Engineer focused on reservoir modeling and history matching means owning the calibration of our subsurface models against real field performance — both the stimulation fracture growth created during completions and the production and pressure response of the reservoir over time. This role also defines and drives the testing and data acquisition programs needed to close calibration gaps and continuously improve history-matching accuracy. The position is ideal for an engineer who enjoys rigorous model-to-data reconciliation, diagnosing the sources of mismatch, and designing the next test that resolves it.

The Reservoir Engineer will build, calibrate, and maintain reservoir and fracture models, with a strong focus on history matching both stimulation-induced fracture growth and reservoir production/pressure behavior. This role emphasizes quantitative rigor, root-cause diagnosis of model mismatch, and the design of targeted diagnostic testing to improve match quality over time.

The position collaborates closely with Completions, D&C, Reservoir, and Data Science teams to align stimulation design, field data acquisition, and simulation workflows so that models stay predictive as the asset base grows.

Responsibilities

Stimulation & Fracture Growth History Matching

Build and calibrate hydraulic fracture growth models (e.g., ResFrac or comparable geomechanical/fracture simulators) against observed stimulation data.

History-match fracture height, length, and complexity using treatment pressure, microseismic, DAS/DTS, and tracer data.

Characterize in-situ stress state and natural fracture (NF) interactions using fracture mechanics principles to guide fracture growth and stress-shadow modeling.

Account for fracturing-fluid rheology in fracture models, including its influence on fracture width, height growth, and proppant transport.

Incorporate completion design parameters (stage spacing, cluster design, pump schedule, fluid/proppant systems) into fracture growth models and iterate as ne
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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.