Senior Engineer, Instrumentation & Controls Test
Kairos Power
Lead I&C design, testing, and control for nuclear R&D platforms
18 days ago ago
$140,600 - $165,400
Expert & Leadership (13+ years)
Full Time
Alameda, CA
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
instrumentation
control systems
schematics
data acquisition
modeling
safety leadership
- Leads collaboration across departments, mentors junior team members, and aligns teams on test strategy and execution.
- Promote a culture of safety, quality, and innovation, incorporating lessons learned into future system designs and test planning.
- Prioritizes and ensures safety of oneself and others
- Accessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
- Oversee and support the installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting of I&C systems, collaborating with technicians, engineers, and cross-functional teams.
- Makes strategic technical decisions and leads trade-off evaluations across cross-functional test, control, and instrumentation requirements.
- Promotes structured knowledge sharing, documents modeling/test strategies, and codifies lessons learned to inform future system development.
- Develop and review electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and one-line drawings to guide system integration and troubleshooting.
- Mentor early career engineers and technicians, developing best practices for panel wiring, instrumentation setup, and data integrity.
- Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 20 pounds in all directions
- Communicating with others to exchange information
- Identify and resolve technical challenges involving electromechanical systems, instrumentation reliability, and control stability.
- Specify and validate system components such as sensors, signal conditioners, data acquisition hardware, and control interfaces, ensuring alignment with test and system-level requirements.
- Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
- Solves complex, ambiguous technical problems involving multi-system interactions, control dynamics, and instrumentation constraints.
- Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions
- Applies cross-disciplinary knowledge to bridge electrical, controls, and mechanical systems in support of system-level performance and test fidelity.
- Provide technical leadership for multidisciplinary instrumentation efforts, bridging mechanical, electrical, and controls engineering.
- Requires occasional extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines
- Develops and applies innovative modeling and testing methods, leveraging Simulink and system-level insight to optimize test architecture.
- Leads safety-first design reviews, proactively identifies system risks, and ensures instrumentation and controls comply with safety and operational standards.
- Collaborate across departments to align test platforms with evolving design, safety, and control architecture requirements.
What you bring
simulink
matlab
labview
pe license
bs electrical
problem solving
- High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced
- Ability to develop and apply modeling and testing methods, leveraging tools like Simulink to optimize test architecture is preferred.
- Proven track record delivering I&C solutions in complex test, R&D, or high-reliability industries (e.g., nuclear, aerospace, automotive).
- Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge
- Extensive experience in controls system design, sensor integration, DAQ systems, and industrial instrumentation.
- Proficiency with electrical schematic creation and control panel design.
- Ability to problem solve quickly and efficiently
- Some travel may be required, up to 10%
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) for I&C scope on major test campaigns, ensuring system readiness and test execution quality.
- PE license in CA (Electrical) is a plus.
- Experience using Simulink, MATLAB, or similar tools for control modeling and test planning is a plus
- Ability to work with highly collaborative team
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline with 10+ years of relevant engineering experience, or MS with 8+ years.
- Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes
- Expert understanding of sensor technologies, signal conditioning, and system integration for transient, real-time, and safety-critical environments.
- Experience using Simulink, MATLAB, or similar tools for control modeling and test planning is a plus.
- Strong troubleshooting skills for electromechanical and automation systems.
- Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical collaboration across teams.
- Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges and issues
- Familiarity with SolidWorks Electrical or CAD tools is a plus.
- Electrical Engineering (EE) Professional Engineering license is a plus but not required
- Demonstrated ability to operate independently and lead without close supervision.
- Experience with LabVIEW
- Paid Vacation
- 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)
- Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
- Requires occasional working weekends
- Competitive compensation packages
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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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