Principal Mechanical Engineer, Fuel Handling Equipment

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 a highly motivated Principal Fuel Handling Equipment Testing Engineer with technical expertise relevant to design, development, testing and manufacturing of automated systems for fuel handling and storage equipment.

The engineer will apply specialized mechanical and electromechanical expertise to advance prototype and equipment testing, develop remote handling capabilities, and resolve complex issues during assembly, startup, and commissioning. Working closely with engineering, operations, maintenance, assembly teams, and suppliers, the engineer will guide assigned technical activities at the assigned site and serve as a technical resource for fuel handling equipment development and testing.

The successful candidate will be a critical member of the KP-FHR fuel handling and storage system.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the deployment, testing, assembly, and development activities of the fuel handling team at the Tennessee site.
• Design, build, and test prototype assemblies to demonstrate concept functionality and performance in prototypic conditions.
• Design and build testing platforms, for the exploration of design features or operations that require maturation.
• Lead the development of remote handling features, tools, and operations for fuel handling components in collaboration with operations and maintenance teams.
• Collaborate with operations and the assembly team to create assembly plans, testing requirements, operations, and procedures.
• Generate 3D design layouts and 2D drawings for electro-mechanical equipment, including the desired interface with the nuclear vessel head and other locations in the primary system.
• Create or direct the creation of manufacturing drawings for KP-FHR custom fuel handling equipment, and other moving components, and coordinate fabrication with internal manufacturing teams and suppliers.
• Contribute to make/buy analyses, supplier selections, and the development of manufacturing plans.
• Generate detailed verification and acceptance test plans for all standard and custom components.
• Provide on-site technical support for the operation and troubleshooting of custom components during startup and commissioning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and 8+ years of relevant experience in mechanical or electromechanical equipment development, testing, deployment, or commissioning; or master’s degree i

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ally requires schedule flexibility.

• Occasionally requires extended hours to support critical project timelines, fabrication activities, testing, or deployment milestones.

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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