Kairos Power

Fuels Process Engineer

Albuquerque, NM · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 133 days ago

ProcurementSolidWorksMechanical DesignLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingOrganizational Skills

About the role

You will also work cross-functionally with facility operations, facility engineers, quality assurance, and environmental, health and safety (EHS) to enable supporting functions.

Responsibilities

Interpret process engineering information communicated via Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), including heat and material balances, process envelopes, and their integration into mechanical designs.
Develop equipment specifications and size equipment such as tanks, vessels, valves, lines, and pumps based on process needs.
Develop and/or approve manufacturing drawings for custom-designed equipment.
Work with the Lead Responsible Engineer to develop the equipment commissioning plan and procedures.
Coordinate with facility operations to implement, test, and optimize TRISO fuel fabrication processes.
Work with other engineers and technologists to understand mechanical deficiencies and opportunities for process equipment improvements, incorporating those learnings into design improvements.
Partner with manufacturing team and participate in equipment manufacturing, assembly, and test certification of process equipment skids.
Perform other duties as assigned.
In this role, you will work within an engineering team to design, construct, commission, and optimize performance of the process equipment necessary for TRISO particle fabrication.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar discipline.
5+ years performing duties in a process or mechanical engineering role in a chemical, pharmaceutical, industrial, or manufacturing setting.
Experience in generating Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Heat & Material Balances (H&MBs), Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), equipment lists, and utility consumption lists.
Experience working with hazardous processes and chemicals, including the implementation of appropriate safety controls.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Ability to work with highly collaborative teams.
Ability to identify opportunities for improvement of existing equipment.
Ability to be proactive and adaptable.
Experience in commissioning new vendor-supplied equipment, as well as being able to commission in-house designed equipment.
Proficient with engineering software programs including CAD, SolidWorks, and modeling software.
Ability to verify process designs against mechanical designs, in keeping with operational and maintenance interfaces to ensure that systems and facility are optimal from an installation, integration, operational and maintenance perspective.
Familiar with process documentation, including PFDs and P&IDs, and how they inform industrial system operations and integration.
Strong problem-solving and organizational skills, able to manage multiple priorities in dynamic environments while maintaining attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly document plans and effectively convey information across engineering, operations, and leadership teams.

Compensation

Competitive compensation packages

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)

Company info

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

Visa & Work Authorization

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

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