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 Test Engineer with expertise relevant to the design, construction, and operation of engineering test equipment. In this role, you will contribute to the development and deployment of the company’s engineering testing capabilities working with molten salts, including Flibe. The candidate must have knowledge of design, assembly and troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical systems, and a proven record of successful work in collaboration with engineering teams. The ideal candidate takes pride in their engineering and enjoys a balance of design and hands-on work in a laboratory setting.
Responsibilities
- Design of molten salt test equipment including multi-disciplinary aspects of mechanical, electrical, and thermal engineering
- Coordinate team of engineers, fabricators, and technicians to move equipment through design, build, and test cycles
- Contribute to computer-based systems for data acquisition, automation and remote control
- Develop procedures for experiment operation, data collection, and reporting
- Monitor and maintain ongoing tests in the laboratory
- Practice safe chemical hygiene and hazardous material handling
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant field of study
- Experience with hardware manufacturing and assembly is required
- Experience with integrated mechanical, fluids, and chemical systems is desired
- Experience with molten salt flow loops is desired
- Proficiency in computer methods for data acquisition and controls
- Proven team player with excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication/presentation skills
- Prioritizes safety
- Ability to work with highly collaborative team
- Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently
- Ability to proactively collect, manage, and transfer knowledge
Physical Conditions
- Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts etc.
- 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 and power tools
- Repetitive assembly operations of manufacturing test fixtures and test setups in collaboration with engineering and manufacturing teams
Environmental Conditions
- High concentration
- Fast paced
- Small and/or enclosed spaces
- Noisy environments
- High temperatures
- General office environment
- Odors or fumes from manufacturing and test processes
Safety and PPE
- Communication skills to maintain awareness of lab surroundings
- Reading and interpreting warning signs
- Manipulating, cleaning, and disposal of hazardous materials
- Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions
- Wearing PPE including respirators, face shields, gloves, and safety shoes
- Handling of Beryllium (Be)
Travel
- Some travel may be required up to 10%.
Certification
- Capable of obtaining forklift, crane, and boom lift certification
Additional Requirements
- Requires schedule flexibility occasionally
The salary range for this position is $101,300 to $119,100 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
Top Skills
What We Do
Kairos Power has a mission to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal of dramatically improving people’s quality of life while protecting the environment.
We are an engineering company focused on the delivery of a clean, affordable and safe energy solution through the integrated design, licensing and demonstration of advanced reactor technology.
Growing from a broad research effort at U.S. universities and national laboratories, Kairos Power was founded to accelerate the development of an innovative nuclear technology that has the potential to transform the energy landscape in the United States and internationally.
Kairos Power is focused on reducing technical risk through a novel approach to test iteration often lacking in the nuclear space. Our schedule is driven by the goal of a U.S. demonstration plant before 2030 and a rapid deployment thereafter.
The challenge is great, but so too is the opportunity.
