Kairos Power
Distinguished Engineer, Reactor Systems
Remote in the US or at one Kairos Power's existing U.S location · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$200k-$220kDetected 18 hours ago
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About the role
- This individual serves as a trusted technical advisor to executive leadership, resolves the organization's most complex technical challenges, and influences technical decisions supporting commercialization of Kairos Power's reactor technology.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the highest-level technical authority for reactor systems design philosophy, integration strategy, and technical decision-making.
- Drive enterprise-wide technical consistency across reactor systems design, integration, analysis, testing, qualification, and deployment activities.
- Guide development and oversight of reactor system architecture, system requirements, design bases, interface definitions, verification plans, and supporting technical documentation.
- Lead resolution of complex cross-disciplinary technical issues involving reactor vessel systems, reactor internals, auxiliary systems, nuclear design, design margin, thermal hydraulics, safety analysis, I&C, manufacturing, testing, licensing, and operations.
- Develop engineering standards, technical methodologies, design principles, and best practices that improve engineering quality and organizational effectiveness.
- Communicate complex technical issues and provide direction on key design trades, technical decisions, requirements allocation, system interfaces, and design margins affecting reactor system performance and safety.
- Lead or support major design integration reviews to ensure structures, systems, and components are compatible, accessible for installation and maintenance, and aligned with safety, construction, and lifecycle requirements.
- Prepare and review reactor systems design documentation and supporting engineering analyses, including design descriptions, drawings, test plans, reports, specifications, calculations, design decision records, thermal/structural/system analyses, FMEAs, hazard analyses, and design margin assessments.
- Maintain knowledge of and assess compliance with applicable codes and standards such as ASME, ANSI, ASTM, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, and other relevant industry standards.
- Assist in cost, schedule, and risk assessments related to reactor system design, testing, fabrication, integration, and deployment activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a related technical discipline is required.
- Demonstrated experience leading major technical scope across complex engineering programs, preferably involving nuclear, energy, chemical, oil and gas, or power generation systems is required.
- Experience with applicable codes and standards such as ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section VIII Division 1 and 2, Section III Division 5, ANSI, ASTM, ASME Y14.5, or related standards is desired.
- Experience communicating complex technical issues to executive, regulatory, quality, manufacturing, operations, or cross-functional stakeholders.
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Strong understanding of advanced reactor technology, high-temperature systems, molten salt systems, reactor vessel systems, reactor internals, auxiliary systems, and safety-significant mechanical components.
- Ability to influence technical direction without organizational authority and align long-term technology strategy with business objectives.
- 20+ years of progressively increasing technical leadership experience in nuclear reactor design, reactor systems engineering, advanced technology development, complex mechanical systems, high-temperature systems, or similarly regulated engineering environments is required.
- Recognized technical authority with demonstrated contributions to the advancement of advanced reactor technology, complex engineered systems, or related engineering disciplines through technical leadership, publications, patents, standards development, invited presentations, or equivalent achievements preferred.
- Experience working within formal configuration management, design control, or product lifecycle management systems under a recognized quality program such as ASME NQA-1, ISO 9001, or equivalent is desired.
- Experience participating in or leading formal technical reviews, readiness reviews, design reviews, or safety-related engineering reviews.
- Recognized expert capable of defining technical vision and engineering strategy across multiple engineering disciplines.
- Knowledge of high-temperature design considerations, including thermal stress, creep-fatigue, irradiation effects, material compatibility, and component degradation mechanisms.
- Ability to establish long-term technical vision and guide engineering organizations toward successful execution of complex technology roadmaps.
Compensation
- The salary range for this position is $200,000 - $220,000 for employees working onsite at our Alameda, CA headquarters.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
- 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)
- Provide technical authority to shape the long-term technical vision, system architecture, and engineering strategy for Reactor Systems consistent with Kairos Power's commercialization roadmap.
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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