Kairos Power
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Fuels Program
Albuquerque, NM +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 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 Department of Energy authorization to access Part 810-controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries not on the DOE general authorization list cannot work at the facility unless DOE issues the company an export control license.
About the job
Designs, commissions, and improves process equipment and integrated systems for Kairos Power’s TRISO annular fuel pebble production program.
What you'll do
- Design, build, test, commission, and optimize first-of-a-kind fuel production equipment.
- Develop engineering analyses, process documentation, operating procedures, and design records; troubleshoot issues and implement corrective actions.
- Coordinate system integration with other engineering teams, vendors, and facility functions, while supporting safety, quality, and project delivery.
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; experience with hazardous processes 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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