Kairos Power
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Fuels Program
Albuquerque, NM +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States - Experience
- 6+ years of relevant engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Requires authorization by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list may not work at the facility unless the Department of Energy issues the company an export control license.
About the job
Designs, commissions, and improves mechanical and process equipment for Kairos Power’s TRISO annular fuel pebble fabrication program.
What you'll do
- Design, build, test, commission, and operate equipment for fuel production systems.
- Create engineering analyses and process documentation; troubleshoot equipment and implement reliability improvements.
- Coordinate equipment integration across engineering and operations teams, support safety and design reviews, and manage assigned project deliverables.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a similar discipline.
- 6+ years of relevant engineering experience in a chemical, pharmaceutical, industrial, manufacturing, or comparable process-based setting.
- Experience designing, developing, commissioning, or supporting mechanical or process equipment in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
- Experience with PFDs, H&MBs, P&IDs, equipment lists, and utility consumption lists; hazardous-process safety controls; and commissioning vendor-supplied and in-house-designed equipment.
Nice to have
- Mechatronics or electromechanical experience.
- Hands-on experience with process automation systems such as PLCs, DCS, or SCADA systems.
Tools
CAD, SolidWorks, PLCs, DCS, SCADA systems, PFDs, H&MBs, P&IDs
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