Reliability Engineer
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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 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 Reliability Engineer to execute hazard evaluations supporting the design build and operation of near-term nuclear and non-nuclear hardware demonstration projects. The Reliability Engineer will work in close consultation with mechanical electrical I&C testing manufacturing operations and licensing engineering staff to collect operating experience from the Kairos development program implement reliability strategies and to conduct hazard evaluations such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis and Fault Tree Analysis. In this role you will contribute to the technology development programs for the demonstration and commercialization of Kairos Power reactors.
Responsibilities
- Develops strategies for achieving plant system and component reliability using failure modes and effects analysis what-if analysis fault tree analysis and other methods as appropriate.
- Track implementation of reliability strategies for Kairos projects including non-nuclear demonstrations nuclear demonstrations salt production and fuel manufacturing
- Assists Kairos hardware technology development by capturing and disseminating operating experience
- Supports continuous improvement efforts that improve automation of analysis and documentation work products
- Other duties as assigned which may include hands-on assignments with hardware fabrication assembly commissioning and operation.
Qualifications
- BS degree in Nuclear Engineering Reliability Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering or Material Science and Engineering or other relevant technical degree.
- Experience with qualitative and quantitative hazard evaluation (e.g. HAZOPs failure modes and effects analysis what-if analysis fault tree analysis)
- Preferred experience with data analysis/automation and ability to develop further experience in R Bash/Shell/Batch scripting Docker GitHub etc.
- Preferred hands-on experience with hardware design fabrication assembly or testing
- Proven team player with excellent verbal and written communication/presentation
Physical Conditions
- Ascending or descending ladders stairs scaffolding ramps scissor lifts articulated boom lifts and the like
- Remaining in a stationary position often standing or sitting for prolonged periods
- Adjusting moving transporting installing positioning or removing objects up to 25 pounds in all directions
- Communicating with others to exchange information
- Use hand tools
Environmental Conditions
- General office environment
- Industrial manufacturing and construction environment in alignment with projects and assignments
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 (25%)
To be completed by Recruiter:
The salary range for this position is $xxxxx to $xxxxx 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 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 810-controlled information. The following questions are intended to determine the licensing requirements that may apply.
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