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Kairos Power

Mechanical Engineer, Fuels Program

Bliv mekanisk ingeniør hos Kairos Power i Albuquerque, New Mexico, og støt brændstofprogrammet. Design og optimer procesudstyr til TRISO partikelproduktion. Nyd et samarbejdende teammiljø og bidrag til innovative ren energiteknologier.
Kairos Power
Kairos Power
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA   På stedet   Fuldtid  UTC-06:00

Kairos Power

Company Overview

Kairos Power

Alameda, Californien, USA

2016

Business Model

Energi og teknologi

Kairos Power fokuserer på udvikling af innovative nukleare energiløsninger, herunder deres avancerede nukleare reaktorer, der er designet til at være sikre og effektive. Deres teknologi sigter mod at levere ren energi med minimal miljøpåvirkning.

Indtægterne genereres primært gennem partnerskaber, forskning og udvikling samt kommercielle projekter inden for nuklear energi. De arbejder også på at tiltrække investeringer til deres innovative projekter.

Locations & Geography

Kairos Power har sin base i USA, men de har også samarbejder og projekter, der strækker sig internationalt. Deres fokus er på at udvikle løsninger, der kan implementeres globalt for at imødekomme energibehov.

Company Culture

Deres mission er at revolutionere energiproduktionen gennem sikre og bæredygtige nukleare løsninger. De værdsætter innovation, sikkerhed og bæredygtighed i alle aspekter af deres arbejde.

Kairos Power tilbyder en dynamisk og samarbejdsorienteret arbejdsplads, hvor medarbejdere opfordres til at tænke kreativt og bidrage til udviklingen af nye teknologier. Deres kultur fremmer åben kommunikation og teamwork.

Virksomheden investerer i medarbejderudvikling gennem træningsprogrammer og muligheder for videreuddannelse. De stræber efter at skabe en læringskultur, hvor medarbejdere kan vokse og udvikle deres færdigheder.

Career Opportunities

Kairos Power søger ofte ingeniører, forskere og specialister inden for energi og teknologi. De tilbyder en række stillinger, der spænder fra forskning og udvikling til projektledelse.

Medarbejdere nyder godt af konkurrencedygtige lønninger, sundhedsforsikring og fleksible arbejdstider. Derudover tilbyder de muligheder for professionel udvikling og et støttende arbejdsmiljø.

Contact Information

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kairospower.com


Sidst opdateret den 2025-03-27 | Rapporter et problem

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.

Kairos Power is seeking a highly motivated Mechanical Engineer with expertise in the development and implementation of chemical and physical processes stream related equipment, to support the Kairos Power fuels program. In this role, you will work within an engineering team to design, construct, commission, and optimize performance of the process equipment necessary for TRISO particle fabrication. You will also work cross-functionally with facility operations, facility engineers, quality assurance, and EHS to enable supporting functions.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret process engineering information communicated via Process Flow Diagrams (PFD's), as well as understanding heat and material balances, and process envelopes contained within mechanical designs.
  • Develop equipment specifications and size equipment such as tanks, vessels, valves, lines, and pumps based on process needs.
  • Prepare equipment lists and data sheets for equipment.
  • Develop and/or approve manufacturing drawings for custom equipment.
  • Interface with vendors for procurement of equipment and instruments.
  • Work with the lead Responsible Engineer to develop the equipment commissioning plan and procedures.
  • Coordinate with facility operations to implement, test and optimize TRISO fuel fabrication processes.
  • Provide oversight of fuel fabrication processes and incorporate best practices for continuous improvement.
  • Work with other engineers and technologists to understand mechanical deficiencies and opportunities for process equipment improvements and incorporate those learnings into design improvements.
  • Interface with manufacturing team and participate in equipment manufacturing, assembly and test certification of process equipment skids.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar discipline.
  • 5+ years performing duties as a process or mechanical engineering role in a chemical, pharmaceutical, industrial, or manufacturing setting.
  • Experience in generating Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Heat & Material Balances (H&MBs), Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), equipment lists, and utility consumption lists.
  • Experience working with hazardous processes and chemicals, including the implementation of appropriate safety controls.
  • Experience in commissioning new vendor supplied equipment, as well as being able to commission in-house designed equipment.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Proficient with engineering software programs including CAD, SolidWorks and modeling software.
  • Team player with excellent verbal, written communication/presentation and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work with highly collaborative teams.
  • Ability to identify opportunities for improvement of existing equipment.
  • Ability to verify process designs against mechanical designs, in keeping with operational and maintenance interfaces to ensure that systems and facility are optimal from an installation, integration, operational and maintenance perspective.
  • Familiar with process documentation, including PFDs and P&IDs, and how they inform industrial system operations and integration.
  • Strong problem-solving and organizational skills, able to manage multiple priorities in dynamic environments while maintaining attention to detail.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly document plans and effectively convey information across engineering, operations and leadership teams.
  • Ability to be proactive and adaptable.
  • Prioritizes and ensures safety of oneself 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

  • Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts and the like.
  • Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces.
  • Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
  • Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
  • Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 10 pounds in all directions.
  • Communicating with others to exchange information.

Environmental Conditions

  • General office environment.
  • Noisy environments.
  • Odors or fumes from chemicals or chemical reactions.
  • Accessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned.
  • High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced.

Safety and PPE

  • Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs.
  • Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions.

Travel

  • Some travel may be required <5%

Additional Requirements

  • Seldomly requires working weekends.
  • Occasionally requires schedule flexibility.
  • Seldomly requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines.

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.

Kairos Power participates in E-Verify.

Candidates only, no recruiters or agencies please.

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

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Få jobalarmer for muligheder i Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Om rollen

4. oktober 2025

Fuldtid

Virksomhed

4. oktober 2025

På stedet

Kairos Power

kairospower.com

  •  Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

5+ years in process or mechanical engineering

UTC-06:00

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