Kairos Power

Accountant

• Manage the Manufacturing Enterprise System (MES) project implementation and operation from an accounting perspective, to support accurate project-level and grant-level financial tracking.
• Support the month-end close process by validating accruals, reviewing journal entries for proper accounting, performing fluctuation analyses on account balances, and preparing or reviewing account reconciliations.
• Monitor & ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, company procedures and reporting requirements.
• Provide reporting support as needed including census and state reporting requirements.
• Monitor upcoming actions for month-end close impact (events, projects, releases, etc.).
• Document and help develop processes and assist with projects to improve performance and efficiencies.
• Provide support for external audits, including general ledger extracts and variance analysis.
• Drive compliance initiatives across the business to establish strong governance and enhance the control environment.
• Review existing processes to assess risk, internal control and overall effectiveness and efficiency, as well as the risks associated with financial reporting and/or fraud.
• Execute report queries to ensure accuracy of substantive financial reports.
• Work in a cross functional role spanning Finance, Accounting, KP Business, IT, etc.
• Identify, lead, support, and/or implement continuous improvement initiatives for various processes including the month-end close, reporting, data gathering, and analysis.
• Support new business initiatives through identification of accounting requirements and ensure implementation of financial controls and process and system solutions.
• Partner with Finance team to align accounting operations with the company’s broader financial strategy and growth roadmap.
• Lead accounting system strategy, including optimization of ERP platforms, procurement tools, expense systems, and financial reporting workflows.
• Support new tools and technologies evaluation to improve accuracy, scalability and efficiency across the accounting function.
• Act as a business partner across departments to align financial processes with operational needs.

Senior Accountant

Mechanical Engineer

• Kairos Power: nuclear energy technology company commercializing the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) to enable clean energy transitions.
• Lead and manage designers delivering integrated systems, assemblies, and ASME pressure vessels in collaboration with engineering and pressure vessel specialists.
• Provide design leadership across mechanical development activities, ensuring alignment with system requirements, performance goals and integration milestones.
• Oversee the creation of detailed design deliverables and drawing packages, ensuring accuracy, manufacturability, and alignment with system-level objectives.
• Establish and maintain robust CAD standards, design workflows, and review processes to ensure consistency, traceability, and efficiency.
• Coordinate mechanical design efforts across engineering teams and external stakeholders, liaising with ASME pressure vessel group.
• Guide support execution with technical insight, particularly for layout integration and high-temperature componentry.
• Maintain a hands-on presence in design efforts to resolve technical or execution-related challenges.
• Oversee engineering design deliverables across multiple projects, ensuring timeliness, quality, and scope requirements are met.
• Mentor and develop designers and engineers, providing coaching, feedback, and career development support.
• Foster collaborative design environment across R&D, systems engineering, manufacturing, and other functional groups.
• Lead resolution of complex engineering challenges using system-thinking approaches.
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering Design

Systems Engineer

• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, lifecycle models (e.g. V-model), and requirements management, and best practices
• Proficiency in requirements definition, analysis, and traceability tools such as DOORS, Jama Connect
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and lead engineering teams, fostering collaboration across diverse technical disciplines.
• Skilled at translating complex technical challenges into actional engineering workstreams.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic engineering environment, managing shifting priorities and tight development timelines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Passionate about promoting a culture of technical rigor, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work with highly collaborative team
• Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently
• Prioritizes and ensures safety of one self and others
• Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge
• Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges and issues

Senior Accountant

Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering Design

Systems Engineering Manager