Kairos Power
Fuels IC&E Engineer
Albuquerque, NM +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States - Experience
- 4+ years of relevant experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, or a related engineering discipline; an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.
- Visa sponsorship
- Work requires Department of Energy authorization to access Part 810-controlled information. 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
Designs, integrates, commissions, and troubleshoots instrumentation, controls, and automation systems for prototype and production equipment used in TRISO fuel fabrication.
What you'll do
- Develop IC&E designs, specifications, equipment selections, and technical documentation for fuel fabrication systems.
- Support system fabrication, installation, commissioning, functional testing, and troubleshooting.
- Coordinate with engineering, operations, vendors, and safety teams to integrate and improve process automation systems.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, or a related engineering discipline; an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.
- 4+ years of relevant experience in instrumentation, controls, electrical, process automation, or related engineering work in a chemical, pharmaceutical, industrial, manufacturing, or similar process environment.
- Experience developing or implementing instrumentation and control solutions for industrial or process equipment.
- Experience reading engineering documentation and supporting equipment selection, installation, integration, testing, commissioning, or startup.
Nice to have
- Experience with Rockwell / Allen-Bradley platforms (Studio 5000, CompactLogix or ControlLogix), Ignition or comparable SCADA, EtherNet/IP remote I/O, or IO-Link.
- Experience in regulated or nuclear manufacturing, TRISO fuel or high-temperature processes, scripting (Python or VBA), or design software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks or equivalent).
Tools
PLCs, VFDs, Rockwell / Allen-Bradley, Studio 5000, CompactLogix, ControlLogix, Ignition, EtherNet/IP
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