Electrical Controls Engineer - Kairos Power
Albuquerque, NM
About the Job
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 Controls Engineer for the development of and implementation of control systems that support manufacturing automation and safety systems associated with the Kairos Power fuels program. In this role, you design and deliver I&C hardware and software systems for TRISO fuel fabrication and KP-FHR fuel pebble production. This Engineer will also work directly with the process engineers to optimize process equipment performance.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the Electrical, Control, and Instrumentation (EC&I) design and development of the fuel prototyping labs
- Support design, manufacture, installation, commissioning, and operation of equipment, and specifically on system and subsystem controls design and implementation
- Contribute to investigation and solution implementation of technical problems, root cause analysis, corrective action reports, engineering changes on products and manufacturing processes and verification processes
- Contribute to the EC&I design and manufacturing of tooling for automation of mechanical processes, fixtures, and equipment for TRISO fuel manufacturing processes
- Interact with vendors on the EC&I procurement and engineering design support
- Develop EC&I design philosophy documents including Basis of Design Documents and Design Guides, Interface specifications, Control narratives
- Develop EC&I architecture including block flow diagrams, Process and Instrumentation diagrams, P&ID's, layout requirements and instrument lists
- Coordinate with other disciplines and review of their input documents including Process Flow Diagrams, design requirements, hazard analysis HAZOP's, layout drawings etc.
- Ensure that the EC&I design meets quality, safety, regulatory and availability requirements are met.
- Incorporate operational requirements into equipment including alarm and setpoint development, maintenance requirements, and data management
Qualifications
- B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Industrial Systems Engineering, or equivalent
- 0-2+ years of experience within relevant field of industrial EC&I
- Broad knowledge of engineering topics including process engineering, EC&I engineering, and industrial construction (including design codes and standards)
- Demonstrated ability in design and development of new equipment with ability to troubleshoot and improve existing equipment and techniques
- Experience in equipment commissioning and plant optimization is preferred
- Experience with statistical process control is a plus
- Experience in CAD software design packages for P&ID design of processes is required
- Proven team player with excellent verbal, written communication/presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Excellent critical thinking skills
- Creative problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- Strong teamwork skills, with an ability to motivate others and to lead or manage teams and projects
Physical Conditions
- Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
- Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 20 pounds in all directions
- Communicating with others to exchange information
Environmental Conditions
- General office environment
- High temperatures
- Noisy environments
- Accessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
- High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced
Safety and PPE
- Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
- Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions
- Color identification: detecting, distinguishing, recognizing and identifying colors
Travel
- Some travel may be required, up to 10%
Additional Requirements
- Occasionally requires working weekends
- Occasionally requires schedule flexibility
- Occasionally requires non-standard work-week hours
- Occasionally requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines
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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