Kairos Power

Systems Engineer

• Provide technical authority to shape the long-term technical vision, system architecture, and engineering strategy for Reactor Systems consistent with Kairos Power’s commercialization roadmap, set by the Head of Reactor Systems.
• Serve as the highest-level technical authority for reactor systems design philosophy, integration strategy, and technical decision-making.
• Drive enterprise-wide technical consistency across reactor systems design, integration, analysis, testing, qualification, and deployment activities.
• Guide development and oversight of reactor system architecture, system requirements, design bases, interface definitions, verification plans, and supporting technical documentation.
• Lead resolution of complex cross-disciplinary technical issues involving reactor vessel systems, reactor internals, auxiliary systems, nuclear design, design margin, thermal hydraulics, safety analysis, I&C, manufacturing, testing, licensing, and operations.
• Develop engineering standards, technical methodologies, design principles, and best practices that improve engineering quality and organizational effectiveness.
• Influence corporate technology strategy through collaboration with executive leadership and engineering management teams.
• Identify emerging technical risks and opportunities affecting reactor technology development and commercialization.
• Communicate complex technical issues and provide direction on key design trades, technical decisions, requirements allocation, system interfaces, and design margins affecting reactor system performance and safety.
• Lead or support major design integration reviews to ensure structures, systems, and components are compatible, accessible for installation and maintenance, and aligned with safety, construction, and lifecycle requirements.
• Prepare and review reactor systems design documentation and supporting engineering analyses, including design descriptions, drawings, test plans, reports, specifications, calculations, design decision records, thermal/structural/system analyses, FMEAs, hazard analyses, and design margin assessments.
• Maintain knowledge of and assess compliance with applicable codes and standards such as ASME, ANSI, ASTM, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, and other relevant industry standards.
• Assist in cost, schedule, and risk assessments related to reactor system design, testing, fabrication, integration, and deployment activities.
• Mentor engineers across Reactor Systems and adjacent technical teams, including coaching on design rigor, engineering judgment, documentation quality, and cross-functional integration.
• Represent Reactor Systems in high-impact technical discussions, design reviews, readiness reviews, audits, and executive-level technical briefings.
• Promote a strong engineering culture focused on safety, technical excellence, accountability, clarity, and efficient execution.
• Other duties as assigned.

Distinguished Engineer, Reactor Systems