Kairos Power
Senior Director, Power Plant Engineering
$258K–$330K
Alameda, CA +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Location
- Alameda, CA
Alameda, California, United States - Experience
- 20+ years of relevant engineering experience; 10+ years of progressive engineering leadership.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Requires Department of Energy authorization 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.
About the job
Leads Power Plant Engineering and holds final design decision authority, ensuring integrated, mature, technically sound plant designs that meet requirements, safety objectives, and program commitments.
What you'll do
- Set technical direction and oversee multidisciplinary plant engineering teams and design execution.
- Make or approve consequential technical decisions, resolve cross-discipline issues, and manage technical risks and design changes.
- Ensure engineering deliverables and technical baselines support licensing, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and operations.
What they ask for
- B.S. or M.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- 20+ years of engineering experience supporting nuclear power generation, nuclear design, analysis, licensing, construction, or plant operations.
- 10+ years of progressive engineering leadership, including managing large multidisciplinary organizations, typically comprising 100 or more employees.
- Prior Chief Engineer, Design Authority, Engineering Director, or comparable senior technical leadership experience; demonstrated expertise in a core engineering discipline and experience with design control and technical baselines.
Nice to have
- Experience with first-of-a-kind technologies or programs involving significant technical uncertainty, evolving requirements, and development of organizational capability.
Pay
$258,300 to $330,000 USD base salary
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