Kairos Power
Manager, Manufacturing Operations
Albuquerque, NM +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States - Experience
- Minimum 10 years in fabrication, welding, and/or CNC machining; minimum 5 years managing teams in those areas.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be authorized by the Department of Energy 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
Leads shop-floor execution for component manufacturing supporting Kairos Power’s reactor development programs, coordinating people, schedules, equipment, safety, and quality.
What you'll do
- Coordinate machining, fabrication, welding, assembly, and work-order execution against schedules and priorities.
- Assess job readiness, shop capacity, staffing, constraints, and schedule risks with Planning and Production Control.
- Maintain safe, reliable shop operations and drive improvements in workflow, quality, productivity, and responsiveness.
What they ask for
- At least 10 years of experience in fabrication, welding, and/or CNC machining.
- At least 5 years managing fabrication, welding, and/or CNC machining teams.
- Demonstrated CNC machining experience, including mills, lathes, routers, and 3-axis and 5-axis equipment.
- Experience with fabrication and welding processes, applicable ASME standards and ISO 9001, and high-mix, R&D, prototype, or rapidly changing manufacturing environments.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of CAD/CAM software such as Mastercam and SolidWorks.
- Experience with stainless steel, piping, pressure vessels, graphite, and ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code; ASME B31.3 GTAW or D1.1 structural GMAW welding qualification ability is desirable.
Tools
CNC machining, mills, lathes, routers, 3-axis, 5-axis, Mastercam, SolidWorks
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