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 Mechanical Automation Engineer for the development and optimization of the KP-FHR automated pebble press system. In this role, you will design, integrate, and automate the systems to reliably manufacture Kairos Power’s pebble fuel form.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, manufacture, installation, commissioning, and operation of the Kairos Power automated pebble press system
• Track equipment performance and make maintenance recommendations or perform design modifications to pebble pressing equipment to improve system reliability based on operating experience
• Develop operating procedures and maintenance instructions
• Troubleshoot malfunctioning equipment including robot arm
• Lead robotics integration for the press system, with a focus on automation and optimization of the entire manufacturing system
• Ensure systems conform to applicable industry and site-specific standards
• Perform basic programming for automated equipment
• Provide inputs to the EC&I design team and support implementation to improve reliability, cycle time, and HMI
• Examine opportunities for automation in the Pebble Development Laboratory and implement additional automation based on clear metrics for cost savings
• Contribute to investigation and solution implementation of technical problems, root cause analysis, corrective action reports, engineering changes on products and manufacturing processes and verification processes
• Interact with vendors on procurement of mechanical and automation systems

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in mechanical automation or robotics, including design, manufacture, installation, commissioning, and operation of equipment
• Experience drafting or reviewing mechanical drawings for manufacturing
• Broad knowledge of engineering topics including process engineering, EC&I engineering, and industrial construction
• Experience with programming robotics
• Experience designing new equipment with ability to troubleshoot and improve existing equipment and techniques
• Experience in equipment commissioning and optimization is preferred
• Experience with 3D modeling software
• Proven team player with excellent verbal, written communication/presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent critical thinking skills
• Creative problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Strong teamwork skills, with an ability to motivate others and to lead or manage teams and projects
• 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

• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
• Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 20 pounds in all directions
• Communicating with others to exchange information

Environmental Conditions

• General office environment
• High temperatures
• Noisy environments
• High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced

Safety and PPE

• Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
• Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions

Travel

• Some travel may be required, up to 10%

Additional Requirements

• Occasionally requires working weekends
• Occasionally requires schedule flexibility
• Occasionally requires non-standard work-week hours
• Occasionally requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines

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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