Kairos Power
Distinguished Engineer, Reactor Systems
$200K–$220K
Remote in the US or at one Kairos Power's existing U.S location +4 · Remote · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jul 8, 2026
- Location
- Remote in the US or at one Kairos Power's existing U.S location
Alameda, California, United States
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Oak Ridge (KPTN)
Remote in the U.S. - Experience
- 20+ years; no stated alternatives.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Access to Part 810-controlled information requires Department of Energy authorization. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries not on the DOE general authorization list may not work at the facility unless DOE issues the company an export control license.
About the job
Provides senior technical leadership for the design, integration, analysis, testing, qualification, and deployment of Kairos Power’s fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor systems.
What you'll do
- Set reactor systems’ technical vision, architecture, engineering strategy, standards, and design principles.
- Lead cross-disciplinary technical decisions and resolution of complex design, safety, integration, and deployment challenges.
- Guide design documentation, analyses, reviews, risk assessments, and mentoring across engineering teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 20+ years of progressively increasing technical leadership experience in nuclear reactor design, reactor systems engineering, advanced technology development, complex mechanical systems, high-temperature systems, or similarly regulated engineering environments.
- Demonstrated experience leading major technical scope across complex engineering programs.
- Experience participating in or leading formal technical, readiness, design, or safety-related engineering reviews.
Nice to have
- Recognized technical contributions to advanced reactor technology, complex engineered systems, or related disciplines, such as publications, patents, standards development, or invited presentations.
- Experience with formal configuration management or design control under a quality program, and applicable industry codes and standards.
Pay
$200,000 - $220,000 USD base salary
Tools
ASME, ANSI, ASTM, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, SolidWorks, AVEVA, FEA, CFD
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