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 Instrumentation and Controls Engineer who will be working with a team who will be responsible for designing, installing, programming, testing and troubleshooting automation and controls systems for R&D testing equipment for Kairos Power. In this role, you will contribute to the development programs for the Kairos Power Fluoride Salt-Cooled High Temperature Reactor (KP-FHR). The ideal candidate has cross-discipline competence, with an understanding of both mechanical design and electrical design. The successful candidate in this role will have a direct impact on the productivity of the Plant Controls Team and of the broader Kairos Power organization.
Responsibilities
- Perform electrical design and analysis for control panels and power panels
- Create equipment electrical schematics
- Perform programming activities on industrial controllers (Rockwell Automation PLC’s)
- Perform design, installation and test of instrumentation and control systems and associated components (heater controllers, valve control panels, instrument/sensor acquisition, etc.) for test equipment
- Specify sensors, wiring, signal conditioning, data acquisition equipment, and controllers for system equipment
- Design interconnect wiring systems to one-line drawing
- Perform and supervise installation and test of instrumentation and controls systems
- Advise and train technicians to wire and build control panels and troubleshoot equipment
- Provide technical leadership on complex instrumentation projects that bridge multiple engineering disciplines
- Interpret technical challenges related to Engineering Test and recommend solutions and best practices
- Solve complex problems using a broad perspective to identify solutions
- Guide others in resolving complex issues regarding data acquisition, instrumentation, and control of electromechanical systems
- Maintain a personal focus to execute on Plant Controls System deliverables
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or similar discipline
- 2+ years of relevant work experience is preferred
- Recent or upcoming graduate with relevant classroom, internship, or senior design project experience with process control are encouraged to apply
- Demonstrated ability to make strategic decisions
- Extensive experience in managing complex problems
- Ability to obtain a Electrical Engineering (EE) Professional Engineering License
- Experience in designing, fabricating and assembling custom heater controllers preferred
- Experience creating electrical and controls schematics is a plus
- Knowledge of industrial protocols is a plus
- Knowledge of industrial networking is a plus
- Experience with Python, C#, C+ is a plus
- Understanding of technical fundamentals of sensors for measuring: force, torque, displacement, fluid flow, pressure, temperature, motor position, motor speed, etc.
- Experience with motors and motor controllers
- Solid grasp of mechanical engineering fundamentals
- CAD experience preferred (AutoCad is a bonus)
- Ability to work with highly collaborative team
- Ability to problem solve quickly and efficiently
- 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
- Prioritizes and ensures safety of oneself and others
Physical Conditions
- Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts and the like
- Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces
- Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
- Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
Environmental Conditions
- General office environment
- Noisy environments
- High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced
Travel
- Up to 20% travel is required
Additional Requirements
- Seldomly requires schedule flexibility
The salary range for this position is $88,100 to $103,600 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.
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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
