Safeguards and Security Intern @ Kairos Power

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 engineering intern to work on the Safeguards and Security Team. In this role, you will help set the vision for advanced reactor material control and accounting, physical security, and cybersecurity. This engineering intern will work with a variety of facility types including non-power reactors, fuel fabrication facilities, and power reactors. Specific tasks may include material accounting system development or planning, implementing and evaluating the results of detection and delay technologies.

Responsibilities

Develop material accounting system for fuel fabrication and test reactor facilities that automates reporting to the Nuclear Materials and Management Safeguards System (NMMSS)
Document recommendations related to securing the material accounting system
Document future work needed to accommodate international safeguards reporting using the material accounting system
Interface with NMMSS staff as needed to validate the reporting features of the material accounting system
Write testing plans and summarize results for internal distribution
Collaborate with Engineering and Facilities Teams to conduct demonstration testing
Document recommendations related to technology selection and future demonstrations
Interface with national laboratory staff to conduct and evaluate demonstration testing

Qualifications

B.S. degree, completed or in progress, in Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
Experience with database development or automation of reporting
Proven team player with excellent verbal, written communication/presentation, and interpersonal skills
Experience with developing, conducting and evaluating engineering tests
Experience with physical security detection and delay technologies
Prioritizes and ensures safety of one’s self and others
Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge
Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges and issues

Physical Conditions

Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
Communicating with others to exchange information
Infrequently ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts and the like
Infrequently moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces

Environmental Conditions

General office environment

Safety and PPE

Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions

Travel

Some travel may be required (up to 15%)

The hourly range for this position is $28-$32 for employees working onsite at our Alameda, CA headquarters. The range provided in this job posting represents the typical range or starting rate of candidates hired in California. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, the market data for your work location, and a comparison to other employees already in the role.

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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

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