# Seismologist at Fervo Energy

- Company: Fervo Energy
- What the company does: Fervo Energy develops and operates next-generation geothermal power projects that produce continuous, low-carbon electricity by tapping heat from deep beneath the Earth’s surface. Backed by Activate Venture Partners.
- Company website: https://fervoenergy.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Houston, TX
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-16
- Apply by: 2026-11-30
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fervoenergy/jobs/4431030009?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/fervo-energy-seismologist/

## About the role

Design, deploy, and maintain surface and borehole geophone and seismometer networks. Set network geometry and instrumentation to meet detection, location-accuracy, and completeness targets. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Ph.D. in Geophysics, Seismology, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related field. No minimum years of industry or post-doctoral experience are required — recent and upcoming graduates are encouraged to apply
- Solid grounding in surface and borehole seismic monitoring — network geometry and detectability, instrument response, sensor orientation and calibration, and earthquake detection, picking, and location
- Knowledge of earthquake source analysis, including moment tensor inversion, focal mechanism determination, magnitude estimation, and stress drop estimation
- Understanding of induced seismicity and seismic hazard concepts — magnitude of completeness, b-value, Gutenberg-Richter statistics, and ground-motion estimation
- Python proficiency for seismic data processing (ObsPy, NumPy, SciPy, pandas, or equivalent tooling) and comfort working in Linux environments with shell scripting and version control
- Ability to build velocity models and to produce, quality-control, and defend earthquake catalogs that others rely on

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