Associate Operator, Engineering Test Unit
Kairos Power
Support safe operation, commissioning, and maintenance of the Engineering Test Unit.
1 days ago ago
Entry-level, Junior (1-3 years)
Full Time
Albuquerque, NM
Onsite
Company Size
419 Employees
Service Specialisms
Engineering
Consulting
Design
Technical Services
Project Management
Sector Specialisms
Energy
Nuclear
Clean Energy
Advanced Reactor Technology
Engineering
Role
What you would be doing
process monitoring
equipment troubleshooting
acceptance testing
commissioning
kpi monitoring
safety procedures
- Maintains qualification in assigned areas, per Kairos’ policy, and completes training goals in a timely manner; this includes using discretionary time to address skills and knowledge gaps.
- Develop, maintain, and improve comprehensive operating procedures, control room manuals, and emergency response protocols.
- Operating motor vehicles, heavy equipment or machinery
- Prioritizes and ensures safety of one self and others
- Performs scheduled operational and related tasks and respond effectively to unplanned events and abnormal conditions.
- Follows policies, principles, procedures, standards, and practices to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of plant areas.
- Operates and field checks process equipment in accordance with established policies, procedures, and standards to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation.
- Monitors process conditions, key performance metrics, equipment and control systems and makes appropriate decisions to maintain and/or achieve desired rates and conditions aligned with Kairos’ goals.
- Performs acceptance testing following new equipment installation including hydrostatic, pneumatic, I/O checks, and electrical component calibration checks.
- Performs Immediate Response activities, as assigned.
- Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to (50) pounds in all directions
- Performs minor maintenance, including minor repairs and preventative maintenance, utilizing appropriate policies, procedures, processes, and disciplines.
- Coordinate with engineering, construction, and vendor teams to ensure proper integration and functionality of control systems
- Performs equipment troubleshooting as necessary.
- Communicating with others to exchange information
- Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions
- Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
- Performs chemistry sampling and analysis using standardized analytical instruments and procedures.
- Regularly requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines
- Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
- Monitors and applies key performance indicators (KPIs) relevant to plant operations to optimize performance and identify improvement opportunities; uses process knowledge to enhance plant efficiency and operational discipline, proactively recommending improvements through established facility improvement, management of change, and communication processes.
- Manipulating, cleaning and disposal of hazardous materials
- Use hand tools
- Participate actively in pre-commissioning and commissioning activities, including system walk-downs, loop checks, function testing, and validation of control systems.
- Perform Lockout/Tagout of mechanical and electrical equipment.
- Supports day-to-day operations of the assigned facility including startup, monitor, and shutdown processes and auxiliary equipment.
- Commissions and operates mechanical and electrical equipment.
- Ensure all procedures meet regulatory, safety, and operational standards and are accessible and understandable for all operations personnel.
- Prepares, reviews, and executes system and component level commissioning, and operating procedures.
- Initiates and documents preliminary investigations in accordance with plant-specific processes and participates in formal and informal root cause analyses for assigned or relevant events.
- Reviews and executes hazardous operations per standardized operating procedures.
- Conducts effective shift relief, as defined in facility specific operating discipline and tools, to ensure effective communication and handoff to arriving shift team.
- Works with shift team members and other shift teams to leverage skills and knowledge to balance workload ensuring assigned tasks are completed by due dates.
- Review and update technical documentation to reflect changes in plant design, control strategies, and operational practices.
What you bring
associate degree
forklift
boom lift
spreadsheet
instrumentation
p&id
- Ability and interest in being cross trained and learning different processes to perform other jobs as needed.
- Regularly requires working 3rd shift, beginning at 11:00pm local time
- Capable of obtaining forklift and boom lift certification
- Computer skills including spreadsheet use.
- Handling of Beryllium (Be)
- Ability to work with highly collaborative team
- Ability to communicate with others effectively.
- Ability and willingness to work with hazardous materials in PPE including SCBA, full-face respirator and Tyvek suit.
- Ability to read P&ID and mechanical/electrical drawings.
- Associate degree in a Nuclear Technology or related program or equivalent or 2+ years of experience as a plant operator or technician (mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, chemicals, power plant, military, or similar backgrounds are highly desired)
- Regularly requires non-standard work-week hours
- Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge
- Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently
- Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges and issues
- Regularly requires working 2nd shift, beginning at 3:00pm local time
- Ability to understand, follow and create technical procedures.
- Familiarity with basic hand tools
- Some travel may be required (5%)
- Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes, self-contained breathing apparatus, full-face respirator, Tyvek suit, etc.
- Color identification: detecting, distinguishing, recognizing and identifying colors
- Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
- Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces
- Always works in a safe and compliant manner.
- Experience with Instrumentation and Controls systems
- High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced
- Mechanically inclined with an ability to operate plant equipment, hands-on experience with plant equipment and operations desired
- Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts and the like
- Elevated heights
- Low temperatures
- Regularly requires overtime
- 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)
- Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
- High temperatures
- Regularly requires working weekends
- Competitive compensation packages
- Paid Vacation
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Company
Overview
500 MW Power Purchase Deal
Landmark Agreement with Google
Signed a major power-purchase agreement with Google to deliver scalable energy from small modular reactors by the early 2030s.
2024 Milestone
First-of-Its-Kind Permit
Received the first NRC permit in decades for a non-water-cooled nuclear system, marking a historic breakthrough.
- Revolutionizing nuclear energy with molten-salt reactors since 2016.
- Headquartered in Alameda, CA, with R&D hubs from Tennessee to New Mexico, integrating research and manufacturing.
- Pioneers in fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature reactors (KP-FHR), using TRISO fuel for enhanced safety in low-pressure operations.
- Planning factories for salt coolant and TRISO fuel, expanding testbeds in New Mexico to advance their vertically integrated strategy.
- Aiming to supply both commercial and research campuses, driving a new era of nuclear deployment.
- Modular approach targets cost-predictable, factory-built reactors to support AI centers, strengthen power grids, and decarbonize energy.
- Safety is our highest priority.
- We value curiosity and encourage continuous learning.
- We are a team of dedicated and motivated individuals working towards a shared mission.
- We foster an environment of accountability and transparency.
- We emphasize innovation and creative problem-solving.
2040
Net-Zero Target Year
Committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions through innovative nuclear power solutions.
- Create clean, reliable, and affordable nuclear power to address the climate crisis.
- Make nuclear energy a viable solution for decarbonizing electricity generation.
- Reduce waste and improve safety and efficiency with advanced reactor designs.
- Commit to reducing environmental impact through cutting-edge technology.
- People of all backgrounds can thrive and contribute in this inclusive environment.
- Various perspectives are valued and encouraged to ensure diverse participation.
- Gender representation data is not currently publicly available.
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