Mechanical Design Engineer Fuel Storage Equipment

Company Overview

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the worlds transition to clean energy with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve peoples quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoridesaltcooled hightemperature 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 Mechanical Design Engineer with expertise relevant to design development testing and manufacturing of automated systems for spent fuel handling and storage equipment. The successful candidate will be a critical member of the KPFHR spent fuel storage system.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and prototyping of critical subsystems of the KPFHR spent fuel handling and storage equipment
• Engage with manufacturing and operations at the KPSW campus to support the manufacturing assembly and operation of high fidelity and full scale fuel storage equipment
• Create high fidelity nonstandard custom 3D equipment models and manufacturing drawings that meet the KPFHR and test system requirements
• 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 that require maturation
• Create or direct the creation of manufacturing drawings for KPFHR custom spent fuel storage equipment and other moving components and coordinate the fabrication with internal manufacturing operation and suppliers
• Contribute to make/buy analysis supplier selections and the development of manufacturing plans
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent with industry fuel storage equipment experience
• Experience designing and creating manufacturing drawings for custom mechanical parts and assemblies
• Experience performing hands on prototyping and testing of novel electromechanical systems
• Experience interfacing with manufacturing teams and an understanding of manufacturing processes
• SolidWorks experience required
• Comfortable working in a laboratory environment with hand tools
• Ability to work collaboratively with others including but not limited to Technicians Engineers and Designers in a multidiscipline project team environment to resolve design drawing test or manufacturing issues as appropriate to accomplish objectives
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work with highly collaborative team
• Ability to solve problems 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

Physical Conditions

• Ascending or descending ladders stairs scaffolding ramps scissor lifts articulated boom lifts and the like
• Adjusting moving transporting installing positioning or removing objects up to 30 pounds in all directions
• Use of machine and hand tools

Environmental Conditions

• General office environment
• Laboratory environment

Safety and PPE

• Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
• Manipulating cleaning and disposal of hazardous materials
• Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions
• Wearing proper PPE to include face mask face shields gloves safety shoes

Travel

• Some travel may be required 10

The salary range for this position is $88100 to $103600 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 fulltime 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 pretax 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.

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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 810controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the Department of Energys 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 810controlled information. The following questions are intended to determine the licensing requirements that may apply.