Kairos Power

Reliability Engineer

LocationAlbuquerque, NM
Job Typefull_time

About This Job

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 a highly motivated Reliability Engineer to execute hazard evaluations supporting the design, build and operation of near-term nuclear and non-nuclear hardware demonstration projects. The Reliability Engineer will work in close consultation with mechanical, electrical, I&C, testing, manufacturing, operations, and licensing engineering staff to collect operating experience from the Kairos development program, implement reliability strategies, and to conduct hazard evaluations such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis and Fault Tree Analysis. In this role, you will contribute to the technology development programs for the demonstration and commercialization of Kairos Power reactors.

Responsibilities

Develops strategies for achieving plant system and component reliability, using failure modes and effects analysis, what-if analysis, fault tree analysis, and other methods as appropriate.
Track implementation of reliability strategies for Kairos projects, including non-nuclear demonstrations, nuclear demonstrations, salt production, and fuel manufacturing
Assists Kairos hardware technology development by capturing and disseminating operating experience
Supports continuous improvement efforts that improve automation of analysis and documentation work products
Other duties as assigned, which may include hands-on assignments with hardware fabrication, assembly, commissioning and operation.


Qualifications

BS degree in Nuclear Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Material Science and Engineering or other relevant technical degree.
Experience with qualitative and quantitative hazard evaluation (e.g. HAZOPs, failure modes and effects analysis, what-if analysis, fault tree analysis)
Preferred experience with data analysis/automation and ability to develop further experience in R, Bash/Shell/Batch scripting, Docker, GitHub, etc.
Preferred hands-on experience with hardware design, fabrication, assembly, or testing
Proven team player with excellent verbal and written communication/presentation


Physical Conditions

Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts and the like
Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 25 pounds in all directions
Communicating with others to exchange information
Use hand tools


Environmental Conditions

General office environment
Industrial, manufacturing and construction environment in alignment with projects and assignments


Safety and PPE

Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
Manipulating, cleaning and disposal of hazardous materials
Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions
Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes


Travel

Some travel may be required (25%)

To be completed by Recruiter:

The salary range for this position is $xx,xxx to $xx,xxx 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.

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Hybrid:
Onsite:

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

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