Kairos Power
Process Engineer, TRISO Fuels Facility
Albuquerque, NM +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States - Experience
- 10+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or closely related engineering discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- The facility handles information subject to Department of Energy export control restrictions under 10 CFR Part 810. Workers must be authorized by the Department of Energy to access this information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list may not work in the facility unless the Department issues the company an export control license.
About the job
Designs and integrates process systems for a TRISO fuels manufacturing facility, supporting equipment procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and operations.
What you'll do
- Develop process deliverables, equipment specifications, and utility requirements, coordinating facility interfaces across engineering disciplines and vendors.
- Lead process hazard evaluations and support operating philosophies, commissioning plans, startup procedures, and operational readiness.
- Provide technical oversight during fabrication, testing, installation, and startup; troubleshoot systems and improve process performance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or 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, integrating facility design across engineering disciplines, and commissioning and starting up industrial process equipment.
- Experience with hazardous chemicals and process safety controls, vendor procurement and acceptance testing, and engineering or modeling tools such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, process simulation software, or equivalent platforms.
Nice to have
- Nuclear industry, fuel cycle, chemical processing, or advanced manufacturing experience.
Tools
AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Heat and Material Balances (H&MBs), Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
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