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 early career KP-SAM Code Development Engineer. KP-SAM is the KP-FHR systems analysis code used for transient safety analysis, source term analysis, and design support analysis. The candidate must have knowledge of high-level coding languages such as C++ and Python, as well as general knowledge in nuclear reactor systems, numerical methods, thermal hydraulics and thermodynamics. The new position will help KP-SAM IET (Integral Effects Testing) validation work, lead multiple dimensional model development, and directly help safety analysis and licensing teams.
Responsibilities
- Assist KP-SAM IET validation efforts by working with senior code developer
- Lead the effort to mature and develop multiple dimensional models such as 2-D pebble bed porous media model, and develop validation strategy by collaborating with other KP-SAM team members and ANL SAM team
- Provide support for Safety Analysis team and Licensing Team
- Support other normal code maintaining and SQA related tasks, and support additional validation and analysis tasks
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- MS or PhD in Nuclear Engineer or similar field of study
- Knowledgeable about nuclear reactor system analysis, specifically molten salt cooled systems
- Capability to independently create new TH models, implement models into actual systems code, and perform verification & validation
- Experience with systems analysis codes, SAM or RELAP, a plus
- Experience with code development with DOE MOOSE framework
- Experience in software development and coding skills, such as C++ and Python programming
- Capability to develop complex systems models for real problems
- Proven capability to perform strict verification and validation; past experiences in IET validation is highly desired
- Knowledge and experiences in numerical methods, such as JFNK method, high order methods in time or space (finite volume or finite element method)
- Familiar with scientific computational environment and tools such as version control software such as Git, Github, latex, Linux or Mac OS environment
- Proven team player with excellent verbal, written communication/presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Assessing the accuracy and thoroughness of the work assigned
- 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
- Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges and issues
Physical Conditions
- Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
- Communicating with others to exchange information
Environmental Conditions
- General office environment
- High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced
Safety and PPE
- Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
- Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes
Travel
- Some travel may be required (up to 5%)
Additional Requirements
- Seldomly requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines
The salary range for this position is $116,400 to $137,000 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.
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 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
Top Skills
What We Do
Kairos Power has a mission to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal of dramatically improving people’s quality of life while protecting the environment.
We are an engineering company focused on the delivery of a clean, affordable and safe energy solution through the integrated design, licensing and demonstration of advanced reactor technology.
Growing from a broad research effort at U.S. universities and national laboratories, Kairos Power was founded to accelerate the development of an innovative nuclear technology that has the potential to transform the energy landscape in the United States and internationally.
Kairos Power is focused on reducing technical risk through a novel approach to test iteration often lacking in the nuclear space. Our schedule is driven by the goal of a U.S. demonstration plant before 2030 and a rapid deployment thereafter.
The challenge is great, but so too is the opportunity.
