Kairos Power
Process Engineer, TRISO Fuels Facility
Albuquerque, NM · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 29 days ago
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About the role
- As the project transitions into construction and commissioning, the role will become increasingly field-oriented, supporting installation, startup, and operational readiness activities.
Responsibilities
- Develop process designs and technical deliverables including Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Heat and Material Balances (H&MBs), Process Design Basis documents, Utility Consumption Lists, and Process Narratives.
- Develop and maintain Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) in coordination with mechanical, electrical, controls, and facility engineering disciplines.
- Define process design requirements and develop equipment specifications for tanks, vessels, pumps, valves, process skids, thermal systems, chemical handling systems, and supporting utilities.
- Prepare equipment lists, process datasheets, process calculations, and design inputs for procurement and facility integration.
- Support layout development and review facility arrangements to optimize operability, maintainability, constructability, personnel flow, and future expansion capability.
- Work closely with architecture and engineering partners, equipment vendors, and internal stakeholders to develop integrated process solutions.
- Lead process hazard evaluations and support implementation of engineered and administrative controls associated with hazardous chemical and industrial processes.
- Support development of operating philosophies, commissioning plans, startup procedures, and operational readiness activities.
- Evaluate process and operating data and drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve throughput, reliability, quality, and process efficiency.
- Support troubleshooting, root cause investigations, and implementation of corrective actions during commissioning and operations.
Requirements
- This role will be responsible for developing and implementing chemical and physical process systems required to support nuclear fuel manufacturing operations.
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or closely related engineering discipline.
- 10+ years of process engineering experience in chemical processing, industrial manufacturing, nuclear, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, or similar highly regulated industries.
- Experience developing process deliverables including PFDs, H&MBs, P&IDs, equipment specifications, equipment lists, and utility consumption calculations.
- Experience with facility design and integration across process, mechanical, electrical, controls, and civil disciplines.
- Experience with commissioning and startup of industrial process equipment and systems.
- Experience working with hazardous chemicals and implementing appropriate process safety controls.
- Experience supporting vendor equipment procurement, technical reviews, and acceptance testing.
- Experience using engineering and modeling tools such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, process simulation software, or equivalent platforms.
- Nuclear industry, fuel cycle, chemical processing, or advanced manufacturing experience preferred.
- Strong understanding of process engineering fundamentals and industrial system integration.
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)
- Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), Safeguards, and Construction teams to ensure successful deployment of process systems.
Equal opportunity
- Kairos Power is an equal opportunity employer.
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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