Kairos Power
Process Engineer, TRISO Fuels Facility
Albuquerque, NM +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States - Experience
- 10+ years of process engineering experience in the listed industries.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Work requires authorization by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries not on DOE’s general authorization list may not work at the facility unless DOE issues the company an export control license. Kairos Power participates in E-Verify.
About the job
Supports the design, construction, commissioning, startup, and operational readiness of a TRISO fuels facility by developing chemical and physical process systems for nuclear fuel manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Develop process deliverables, equipment requirements, and integrated facility designs, coordinating with other engineering disciplines and vendors.
- Lead process hazard evaluations and support safety controls, operating philosophies, commissioning plans, startup, and operational readiness.
- Provide technical oversight through procurement, equipment fabrication, acceptance testing, installation, and commissioning; troubleshoot systems and improve operations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
- 10+ years of process engineering experience in chemical processing, industrial manufacturing, nuclear, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, or similar highly regulated industries.
- Experience developing process deliverables such as PFDs, H&MBs, P&IDs, equipment specifications, equipment lists, and utility consumption calculations.
- Experience with facility integration, commissioning and startup, hazardous chemicals and process safety controls, vendor procurement, and engineering/modeling tools.
Nice to have
- Nuclear industry, fuel cycle, chemical processing, or advanced manufacturing experience.
Tools
AutoCAD, SolidWorks, PFDs, H&MBs, P&IDs
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