Kairos Power
Senior IC&E Embedded Systems Engineer
Alameda, CA · Senior
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About the role
- The Senior Engineer IC&E Systems Design Engineer is responsible for the design and development of custom, safety-critical instrumentation and control hardware systems for an advanced nuclear power plant.
- This role is focused on hands-on hardware and system design, spanning circuit design, PCB development, system integration, and qualification testing. Engineers in this role work closely with experienced team members to deliver high-reliability designs while building deep expertise in nuclear-grade electronics and rigorous engineering processes.
- The person will work with an integrated design team to perform the following duties:
Responsibilities
- Design and develop analog and digital circuits for IC&E systems, including signal conditioning, power distribution, and control logic.
- Create and review schematics and PCB layouts, working closely with layout engineers and manufacturers.
- Support system architecture development, including interface definition and hardware integration.
- Contribute to design trade studies balancing performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost.
- Support bring-up, debugging and validation of hardware prototypes.
- Develop and execute test plans and procedures for functional and qualification testing.
- Analyze test data and implement design improvements.
- Contribute to the design of Reactor Protection System (RPS) hardware under guidance.
- Apply principles of fault tolerance, redundancy and fail-safe design.
- Interpret and implement requirements derived from nuclear safety standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- Experience with schematic capture and PCB design tools (e.g., Altium, Cadence, Ki Cad).
- Experience with lab instrumentation and debugging.
- Experience in regulated or high-reliability environments (nuclear, aerospace, medical, etc.).
- 6+ years of relevant engineering experience involving electronic hardware, instrumentation and control systems, or related systems design.
- Demonstrated experience in analog and digital circuit design.
Nice to have
- Experience with PCB layout considerations (stack-up, routing constraints, EMI/EMC awareness) is preferred. <span data-ccp-props="{
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