Electrical Engineer, Plant Electrical Systems

The posting, as Kairos Power wrote it

Company Overview

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people’s quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables.

Job Summary

Kairos Power is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support the design, development, analysis, and implementation of electrical distribution and switchyard systems for an advanced nuclear power plant as part of the Instrumentation, Controls & Electrical (IC&E) department. This role will work under the guidance of experienced engineers to develop safe, reliable, and efficient electrical-system designs that integrate with plant instrumentation and control systems.

The successful candidate will have a strong foundation in electrical engineering principles, power systems, and electrical equipment. This individual will collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and contribute to engineering analyses, design documentation, equipment specifications, construction support, and commissioning activities. The candidate will support delivery of assigned work in accordance with project schedules, budgets, quality requirements, and safety expectations.

Job Responsibilities

Electrical System Design

• Support the design and development of electrical distribution systems, including low-, medium-, and high-voltage power distribution networks.
• Assist with development of switchyard layouts, including bus configurations, transformers, circuit breakers, disconnect switches, and grounding systems.
• Support specification and selection of electrical equipment, such as transformers, switchgear, protective relays, cables, and associated components.
• Assist with incorporation of safety considerations into electrical designs, including arc-flash mitigation, grounding, equipment protection, and seismic requirements.
• Prepare and update electrical design deliverables, applying established engineering practices and receiving technical review from senior engineers as appropriate.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and controls personnel to support consideration of applicable critical-infrastructure and cybersecurity requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

System Studies and Analysis

• Assist with load-flow, short-circuit, protective-device coordination, arc-flash analysis, and related power-system studies using tools such as ETAP, SKM Power Tools, or equivalent software.
• Support evaluation of electrical-system performance, reliability, and equipment ratings.
• Participate in troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for electrical-system issues under guidance from experienced engineers.
• Support electrical design risk asses

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About our Benefits

We know that we have some of the most talented and dedicated employees, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, full-time employees (excludes interns) expect to have access to the benefits below:

• Competitive compensation packages
• Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
• Paid Vacation
• 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)

Kairos Power is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities where we do business. Kairos Power is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We actively welcome people of different experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

Kairos Power participates in E-Verify.

Candidates only, no recruiters or agencies please.

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. 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