Senior Licensing Engineer, Civil Structural

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 seeks a dedicated Senior Civil Structural Licensing Engineer with a strong background in civil and structural engineering, ideally with civil or structural engineering experience. This role will provide day-to-day support in the development of KP-FHR reactor facility licensing applications as well as supporting topical reports. While prior nuclear licensing experience is not required, candidates with civil or structural design experience and a willingness to learn will be given priority, as we are committed to providing comprehensive training in licensing and regulatory processes.

As a Senior Licensing Engineer, you will work closely with engineering design, safety analysis, construction, and technology development teams to ensure that regulatory requirements are identified and implemented in alignment with Kairos Power’s licensing strategies. You will contribute to the preparation of regulatory submittals, reports and materials for pre-application interactions with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Responsibilities

• Develops licensing document content, programs and supporting licensing-related products and activities specifically geared toward reactor facility civil and structural systems, with a focus on building structures, foundations, structural supports, concrete and steel structures, and other safety-related or safety-significant structures.
• Leads the planning, development and defense of Kairos Power license applications.
• Prepares for and supports pre-application meeting interactions with the NRC.
• Develops and prepares licensing strategies to support license application development and execution.
• Leads resolution of key strategic licensing issues, including development of regulatory strategies and submittals addressing topics such as structural design criteria, seismic design and qualification, structural material qualification, and applicable design-basis loads.
• Coordinates with engineering and safety analysis teams to support development of safety analysis documentation.
• Coordinates with engineering, construction and technology development teams to support development of analysis, testing, inspection, and qualification programs that meet regulatory requirements.
• Supports Project Management and Engineering teams in developing execution plans, including schedules, milestones, cost models, and decision criteria, that meet Kairos Power’s objectives.
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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