Fuels Principal Engineer - Coater Development Lab
Job Description
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.
ResponsibilitiesÂ
- Lead team in designing, developing, and constructing facilities for TRISO coated particle production in proprietary fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactors.
- Oversee TRISO coated particle program, including advanced process development and automated technical solutions for commercial fuel production.
- Ensure code compliance and regulatory acceptance in nuclear fuel manufacturing programs.
- Direct Coater Development laboratory activities, including facility installation, manufacturing process establishment, equipment and material specifications, prototype production runs, and technical support.
- Manage work instructions, technical problem resolution, and upgrade projects.
- Lead team in testing and approving TRISO coated particles.
- Manage the design, construction, and technical aspects of commercial fuel production plant.
- Strategize engineering plans, supervise research and design, set goals, and manage budgets.
- Provide expert advice, negotiate contracts, and implement process improvements.
- Position will manage five (5) employees.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Engineering Management, Chemical Engineering, or related engineering field, plus one (1) year of post-baccalaureate experience as a Principal Engineer or related role.
- Experience must include TRISO fuel particle coater and facility design; plant-level construction, commissioning, and plant optimization; project design, control design, safety design and mechanical design; SolidWorks (CAD); Process Flow Diagram (PFD’s); and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID’s).
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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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Date Posted
03/12/2024
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