Civil Engineering Internship - Summer 2026

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 offering an exciting opportunity for students to join our Civil Structures team as an intern for Summer 2026. The internship provides a unique, hands-on experience, allowing you to contribute to groundbreaking projects in the nuclear energy sector through high-performance computing and experimental investigative methods.

General Responsibilities

- Learn and use building codes and design codes, performing hand calculations and using commercially available finite element analysis software such as ANSYS

- Create engineering design calculation packages that considers factors like static, dynamic, blast, vibration, and thermal stresses. Evaluate the durability of structural components for low and high cycle fatigue

- Develop 3D models and 2D drawings using CAD software

- Prepare reports and presentations on design and analysis work. Help review and improve structural material selection and structural component specifications

- Participate in reviews to ensure designs are safe and operable

- Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

- Current student pursuing B.S, or M.S, in Civil Engineering or related field

- Demonstrated application of technical skills outside of classroom setting through laboratory, research, extracurricular projects, personal projects, or prior internship/work experience is highly preferred

- Experience in CAD software, SolidWorks preferred

- Experience in explicit dynamics is a plus

- Experienced with scripting such as Python, Excel Macro is a plus

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office application (Outlook, Excel, Word)

- Self-starter, critical thinking and problem-solving skills

- Proven team player with excellent verbal, written communication/presentation, and interpersonal skills

- Ability to work with highly collaborative team

- Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently

- 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

- Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods

- Communicating with others to exchange information

Environmental Conditions

- General office environment

- 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

- Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes

The hourly range for this position is $28-$30 for employees working onsite at our Alameda, CA headquarters. The range provided in this job posting represents the typical range or starting rate of candidates hired in California. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, the market data for your work location, and a comparison to other employees already in the role.

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.

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