Process Engineer, TRISO Fuels Facility
Kairos PowerAlbuquerque, NM
Full Time
Posted September 23, 2026
$123k - $175k· Est.
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- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed September 29, 2026
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Job Description
Kairos Power is seeking a highly motivated Process Engineer to support the design, construction, commissioning, and startup of a TRISO Fuels Facility.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop process designs and technical deliverables including Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Heat and Material Balances (H&MBs), Process Design Basis documents, Utility Consumption Lists, and Process Narratives.
- Develop and maintain Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) in coordination with mechanical, electrical, controls, and facility engineering disciplines.
- Define process design requirements and develop equipment specifications for tanks, vessels, pumps, valves, process skids, thermal systems, chemical handling systems, and supporting utilities.
- Prepare equipment lists, process datasheets, process calculations, and design inputs for procurement and facility integration.
- Support layout development and review facility arrangements to optimize operability, maintainability, constructability, personnel flow, and future expansion capability.
- Work closely with architecture and engineering partners, equipment vendors, and internal stakeholders to develop integrated process solutions.
- Lead process hazard evaluations and support implementation of engineered and administrative controls associated with hazardous chemical and industrial processes.
- Support development of operating philosophies, commissioning plans, startup procedures, and operational readiness activities.
- Provide technical oversight during equipment fabrication, factory acceptance testing, installation, commissioning, and startup.
- Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), Safeguards, and Construction teams to ensure successful deployment of process systems.
- Evaluate process and operating data and drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve throughput, reliability, quality, and process efficiency.
- Support troubleshooting, root cause investigations, and implementation of corrective actions during commissioning and operations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or closely related engineering discipline.
- 10+ years of process engineering experience in chemical processing, industrial manufacturing, nuclear, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, or similar highly regulated industries.
- Experience developing process deliverables including PFDs, H&MBs, P&IDs, equipment specifications, equipment lists, and utility consumption calculations.
- Experience with facility design and integration across process, mechanical, electrical, controls, and civil disciplines.
- Experience with commissioning and startup of industrial process equipment and systems.
- Experience working with hazardous chemicals and implementing appropriate process safety controls.
- Experience supporting vendor equipment procurement, technical reviews, and acceptance testing.
- Experience using engineering and modeling tools such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, process simulation software, or equivalent platforms.
- Nuclear industry, fuel cycle, chemical processing, or advanced manufacturing experience preferred.
- Occasionally requires schedule flexibility.
- Seldom requires weekend work.
- May require extended hours during commissioning, startup, and critical project milestones.
- # onsite
Benefits & Perks
- We know that we have some of the most talented and dedicated employees, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, full-time employees (excludes interns) expect to have access to the benefits below:
- Competitive compensation packages
- Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
- Paid Vacation
- 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)
- Candidates only, no recruiters or agencies please.
- Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility that handles information that is subject to export control restrictions by the Department of Energy under 10 CFR Part 810. To work in this facility, you need to be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list (link below) are not permitted to work in our facility unless the Department of Energy issues an export control license to the company to permit that individual to have access to Part 810-controlled information. The following questions are intended to determine the licensing requirements that may apply. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/10/appendix-A_to_part_810
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