Systems Integration, Project Engineer

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 Systems Integration, Project Engineer with a strong technical background who can support integration of equipment skids for Kairos Power Fluoride Salt-Cooled High Temperature Reactor technology. To start, you will be working directly with the ETU 2.0 Project Lead to support the transition from Build and Test to Integrated Systems Operations, to help ensure the success of the world’s largest, molten, fluoride-salt demonstration of the KP-FHR technology. You will work in a small, highly empowered team where every team member is directly responsible for the success of the ETU 2.0 Project and KP-FHR program, by ensuring collaboration and coordination occurs in the design, manufacturing, and operations of equipment and systems.

Responsibilities

- This role will be dynamic and will require you to coordinate work and lean into developing solutions across various stakeholders (other engineers, designers, and technicians) for complex issues impacting project objectives/milestones

- Eliminate roadblocks across teams within Kairos Power by increasing transparency of engineering information by being able to quickly learn technical information and drive independent quick decision making to rapidly implement practical solutions

- Support efforts to close design and operational tradeoffs and coordinate project reviews (as appropriate)

- Maintain excellent communication with teams and project lead(s) of status and issues

- Interact with internal/external parties on equipment designs or fabrication of components

- Support the development of systems engineering design best practices, processes, and continuous improvement initiatives such as system requirements and plans for verification

- Reduce risk in the integrated build delivery, startup and operations of the ETU 2.0 system

- Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

- Bachelors or Masters in Mechanical, Nuclear, Chemical, or other related engineering discipline

- 7+ years of relevant engineering experience with an emphasis on project engineering, systems engineering, process design, engineering design, engineering testing, systems integration and plant and/or system of system operations.

- Demonstrated project experience with engineering integration where multiple system owners, stakeholders and entities are all required to collaborate to delivery the project

- Demonstrated project experience with using and interpreting Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), piping isometrics and mechanical assembly drawings is required.

- Demonstrated project experience with Test Plans, Test Procedures, Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing as well as integrated system commissioning is strongly desired.

- Working knowledge of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP) for power plants or chemical plants is desired

- Demonstrated project experience collaborating with test and operations organizations

- Demonstrated ability to apply engineering knowledge to deliver results while being able to thrive in an environment with evolving requirements

- Strong interpersonal skills and able to be independent, resourceful, and proactive in the face of the lack of information or unknowns

- Desire and ability to function in a fast-paced small company environment while wearing multiple hats

- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team on problems as well as lead/coordinate the timely resolution of issues of cross functional teams

- Experience in personally working through aspects of detailed design, procurement activities, testing/operations, and manufacturing/construction

- Experience with working with design and delivery of complex and multi-disciplinary system assemblies

- Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills

- 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

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

- Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another

- Communicating with others to exchange information

Environmental Conditions

- General office environment

- High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced

Safety and PPE

- Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs

- Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions

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

Travel

- Some travel may be required (up to 20%) to other Kairos Power offices and external suppliers

Additional Requirements

- Requires schedule flexibility

- Requires occasional non-standard work-week hours

- Requires occasional extended hours to support and critical project timelines

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