Kairos Power

Lead Operator, Engineering

Albuquerque, NM · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 105 days ago

Mechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringCommunicationSCADA

About the role

Kairos Power is seeking a highly motivated Lead Operator, Engineering with expertise in the commissioning and operations of complex plants.
In this role, you will be the lead operations support through continuous testing operations and salt production facility operations.

Lead successful commissioning, testing, and operations of the Engineering Test Unit (ETU) alongside other Lead Operators
Develop procedures and training material for the Engineering Test Unit and Salt Production Facility plants
Lead and conducting Pre-Job briefs to various stakeholders within the organization
Collaborate with Engineering Teams to understand the scope of test and hazards associated with the test
Periodically makes rounds of the plant to visually check equipment to validate proper operation
Develop testing procedures

B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar field
Experience with commissioning and operations activities associated with complex plants
7 years or greater of experience working within an operations environment
Experience with writing, revising, and executing procedures while utilizing formal procedure writing and performance methods
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Expertise in several NDT methods (e.g. ultrasonic testing included phased-array methods, radiography including computed tomography, eddy current methods, potential drop methods, etc.)
Ability to work with highly collaborative team
Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently
Excellent verbal, written communication/presentation, and interpersonal skills
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
Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts and the like
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

Preferred experience with high temperature test systems, including molten salt applications

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

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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