Kairos Power

Senior Salt Pump Assembly & Tooling 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 motivated and detail-oriented Salt Pump Assembly and Tooling Engineer to support the design, development, and assembly of KP-FHR (Fluoride Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Reactor) salt pumps. This role focuses on tooling development, component testing, and pump assembly. The ideal candidate will contribute to cross-functional projects and collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to support efficient and precise pump assembly processes.


Responsibilities

Support the design and prototyping of KP-FHR salt pumps and associated subcomponents.
Develop 3D CAD layouts of electromechanical systems, ensuring integration with adjacent subsystems.
Optimize mechanical packaging across system interfaces to support functional and spatial efficiency.
Rapidly design, prototype, and iterate on tooling for salt pump assembly, with a focus on precision and operational efficiency.
Generate manufacturing drawings for tooling and coordinate fabrication with internal and external suppliers.
Assist in the hands-on assembly, startup, and commissioning of salt pumps, supporting troubleshooting of custom components.
Perform small-scale testing of individual pump components, such as springs, seals, and cooling strategies.
Execute work within defined cost and schedule constraints.
Support documentation of assembly processes, tooling specifications, and testing protocols to ensure traceability and repeatability.
Other duties as assigned


Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
Hands-on experience with SolidWorks; experience with other CAD/CAE tools is a plus
Demonstrated proficiency in mechanical design, with exposure to rotating equipment or turbomachinery preferred
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
Proficiency in data acquisition, instrumentation, and system-level analysis
Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment, including collaboration with engineers, technicians, and fabricators
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to document work clearly
Proactive and organized approach to handling multiple design and assembly tasks
Internship or 1–3 years of professional experience in a mechanical design, testing, or manufacturing environment is desirable
Familiarity with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and basic stack-up analysis is desirable
Experience in highly regulated industries such as nuclear, energy, chemical, petrochemical, defense, or aerospace is desirable
Exposure to component or system-level assembly procedures and tooling development is desirable
Experience with prototype development and iterative design methods is desirable
Familiarity with safety standards and quality assurance practices in technical engineering environments is desirable
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

Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts and the like
Setting up and transferring temporary structures (e.g. scaffolding, ladders)
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 (50) pounds in all directions
Communicating with others to exchange information
Operating motor vehicles, heavy equipment or machinery
Use hand tools
Repetitive assembly operations of manufacturing test fixtures and test setups in collaboration with engineering and manufacturing teams


Environmental Conditions

General office environment
Noisy environments
Elevated heights
Assessing 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
Color identification: detecting, distinguishing, recognizing and identifying colors
Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes


Travel

Some travel may be required, up to 20%


Additional Requirements

Requires regularly schedule flexibility
Requires occasionally non-standard work-week hours
Requires occasionally extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines


#LI-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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