Company Overview
Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people’s quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables.
Job Summary
Kairos Power is seeking an Engineering Integration Engineer with a strong technical background who can support integration of equipment skids for Kairos Power Fluoride Salt-Cooled High Temperature Reactor technology. You will work in a small, highly empowered team where every team member is directly responsible for the success of the program, by ensuring collaboration occurs in the preparations and readiness for construction and commissioning efforts of equipment and systems.
Responsibilities
This role will be very hands on and will require you to facilitate across various stakeholders (other engineers, designers, and technicians) to achieve integration of components and systems. You will help solve and efficiently work through specific cross functional issues that arise through the design, build, and test efforts. You will have to apply your strong technical background and knowledge to support efforts to close multiple trades and drive towards key decisions, coordinate project reviews (as appropriate), while maintaining excellent communication with the project lead(s) of status and issues. Performing tasks as assigned. Qualifications
BS/MS in Mechanical, Nuclear, Chemical, Aerospace, or other related engineering discipline; BS (7+ years experience), or MS (5+ years experience) A scrappy team player, who will actively pitch-in wherever necessary - with excellent interpersonal, written, presentation, and verbal communication skills Desire and ability to function in a fast-paced small company environment with ability to adjust workload based upon changing priorities, with careful attention to detail Experience with manufacturing, hardware development, or testing is desired Ability to work with highly collaborative team. Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently. Prioritizes and ensures safety of one self and others. Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge. Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges and issues. Physical Conditions
Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another Communicating with others to exchange information Environmental Conditions
General office environment Noisy environments (if in production areas) Small and/or enclosed spaces Odors or fumes from chemicals or chemical reactions High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced Safety and PPE
Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions Color identification: detecting, distinguishing, recognizing and identifying colors Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes, as required Travel
Some travel may be required, up to 20% Additional Requirements
Requires schedule flexibility Requires occasional non-standard work-week hours Requires occasional extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines
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About our Benefits
We know that we have some of the most talented and dedicated employees, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, full-time employees (excludes interns) expect to have access to the benefits below:
Competitive compensation packages Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents Paid Vacation 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA) Kairos Power is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities where we do business. Kairos Power is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We actively welcome people of different experiences, abilities, and perspectives.
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Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility that handles information that is subject to export control restrictions by the Department of Energy under 10 CFR Part 810. To work in this facility, you need to be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list (link below) are not permitted to work in our facility unless the Department of Energy issues an export control license to the company to permit that individual to have access to Part 810-controlled information. The following questions are intended to determine the licensing requirements that may apply. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/10/appendix-A_to_part_810