Mechanical Engineer

Summary

Join Kairos Power's Remote Handling team as a Mechanical Engineer. You will contribute to the design, optimization, and development of the Remote Handling System for the company's reactor. This role involves collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams, utilizing SolidWorks CAD, and ensuring test-proven hardware integration. You will actively participate in testing and commissioning, continuously improving designs, and collaborating with various engineering teams. The position requires a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and relevant experience in machine and systems design. Kairos Power offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Experience with machine design and systems design
• Experience fielding hardware
• Proficiency in computer methods for data acquisition, control, and analysis
• Proven team player with excellent verbal, written communication/presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Experience with weldments
• Experience with low voltage electrical systems, optical systems, and computer control of machines
• Ability to work with highly collaborative team
• Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently
• Prioritizes and ensures safety of oneself and others
• Ability to proactively collect, manage, and transfer knowledge

Responsibilities

• Own pieces of innovative mechanical handling solutions for the full range of activities inside reactor system shielding cells
• Work with commercial and custom end effectors, vision systems, tool changers, force resolution techniques, shielding systems, pilots, guides, and protections
• Deliver test-proven hardware to large-scale engineering test and reactor systems through SolidWorks CAD design, drawing review and release, and work with internal fabrication teams to realize products
• Collaborate with Engineering Teams to organize development to align at interfaces
• Align to high level schedules tracking Hermes test reactor start up
• Actively participate with Civil Structures Teams, Component Engineers, Reliability Engineers, Fabrication Teams, and Laboratory Staff to shape the shared solution
• Publish engineering reports documenting design details and test results
• Integrate design to cost and design for manufacturing efforts broadly across systems
• Participate in and conduct inspections, quality checks, pre-commissioning checks and testing, installation, shakedown, tuning, hot commissioning, and other steps to verify performance
• Keep pace with maturing reactor system design evolutions with aim to continuously improve
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise with material selection and compatibility, preferred knowledge of radiation effects on materials
• Familiarity with design and operation of pressure systems and fluid conveyance systems
• Broad experience with power electronics such as servos, motors, electromagnets
• Experience working with technical mentors

Benefits

• 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)