
Mechanical Engineer, Fuels Program
Kairos Power
Company Overview
Kairos Power
Alameda, California, Verenigde Staten
2016
Business Model
Hernieuwbare energie
Kairos Power is gespecialiseerd in de ontwikkeling van innovatieve nucleaire reactoren, met een focus op veiligheid en efficiëntie. Hun belangrijkste product is de KP-FHR, een nieuwe generatie reactor die gebruik maakt van vloeibare zouten als koelmiddel.
Hun inkomsten komen voornamelijk uit de ontwikkeling en verkoop van nucleaire technologieën en partnerschappen met overheden en andere bedrijven in de energiesector.
Locations & Geography
Kairos Power heeft een sterke aanwezigheid in de Verenigde Staten, met hun hoofdkantoor in Alameda, California. Ze zijn ook actief in verschillende samenwerkingsverbanden met internationale partners in de nucleaire en energiesector.
Company Culture
Hun missie is om veilige, betrouwbare en duurzame energieoplossingen te bieden door middel van innovatieve nucleaire technologieën. Ze hechten veel waarde aan veiligheid, duurzaamheid en samenwerking binnen hun team.
Kairos Power bevordert een open en inclusieve werkomgeving waar medewerkers worden aangemoedigd om hun ideeën en innovaties te delen. Dit stimuleert creativiteit en teamwork, wat essentieel is voor hun succes.
Het bedrijf investeert in de ontwikkeling van zijn medewerkers door middel van training en opleidingsprogramma's. Ze geloven dat voortdurende professionele groei bijdraagt aan zowel het individu als het bedrijf.
Activities & Projects
Kairos Power werkt momenteel aan de ontwikkeling van hun KP-FHR reactor, die gericht is op het verbeteren van de veiligheid en efficiëntie van nucleaire energieproductie. Dit project heeft de aandacht getrokken van zowel de industrie als de overheid.
Hun innovatieve benadering van nucleaire technologie omvat het gebruik van vloeibare zouten, wat hen in staat stelt om hogere temperaturen te bereiken met een verbeterde veiligheid. Dit kan de weg vrijmaken voor nieuwe toepassingen van nucleaire energie.
Kairos Power streeft naar duurzaamheid door middel van hun technologieën die zijn ontworpen om de ecologische voetafdruk van energieproductie te minimaliseren. Ze zijn toegewijd aan het ontwikkelen van oplossingen die zowel economisch als ecologisch verantwoord zijn.
Career Opportunities
Kairos Power biedt een verscheidenheid aan functies, waaronder ingenieurs, wetenschappers en projectmanagers, die allemaal bijdragen aan hun innovatieve projecten. Ze zijn voortdurend op zoek naar getalenteerde individuen die gepassioneerd zijn over duurzame energie.
Werknemers genieten van competitieve salarissen, flexibele werkuren en mogelijkheden voor professionele ontwikkeling. Het bedrijf biedt ook een uitgebreide gezondheidszorg en andere voordelen die bijdragen aan het welzijn van hun medewerkers.
Contact Information
Laatst bijgewerkt op 2025-03-27 | Meld een probleem
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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