Test Engineer
Kairos PowerAlameda, Canada
Full Time
Posted September 23, 2026
$127k - $144k
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Job Description
Kairos Power is seeking a highly capable Test Engineer to support the design, development, and operation of experimental hardware, laboratory infrastructure, and first-of-a-kind test systems supporting advanced reactor technology.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, fabricate, commission, and continuously improve experimental systems, prototype hardware, and laboratory equipment supporting advanced reactor technology development.
- Investigate technical problems by combining engineering analysis with hands-on experimentation to identify root causes and develop practical solutions.
- Design and integrate mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, instrumentation, and control system components into functioning experimental hardware.water
- Develop, modify, and optimize laboratory equipment, manufacturing tooling, fixtures, and prototype systems to improve capability, reliability, safety, and throughput.
- Plan, execute, and document engineering experiments that reduce technical uncertainty and generate actionable engineering knowledge.
- Collaborate closely with design engineers, analysts, technicians, software engineers, and operations personnel to rapidly iterate hardware designs.
- Design and implement instrumentation, data acquisition, automation, and control solutions supporting laboratory testing.
- Troubleshoot multidisciplinary hardware systems using first-principles engineering methods, empirical testing, and systematic root cause analysis.
- Produce engineering documentation including design packages, test procedures, operating procedures, technical reports, and design review materials.
- Support commissioning, operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of laboratory infrastructure and experimental facilities.
- Provide technical guidance to less-experienced engineers and technicians and may coordinate or direct technical tasks within assigned areas of work.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Engineering Physics, or related engineering discipline or equivalent demonstrated experience developing complex multidisciplinary engineering systems.
- 5+ years of experience designing, building, integrating, testing, commissioning, or troubleshooting experimental hardware or electromechanical systems.
- Experience developing laboratory equipment, prototype systems, manufacturing tooling, robotics, automation systems, or research infrastructure.
- Demonstrated experience integrating mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, pneumatic, or software systems.
- Experience with CAD and mechanical design.
- Experience with instrumentation, data acquisition, controls, LabVIEW, PLCs, Python, embedded systems, or similar engineering tools is desirable.
- Experience in nuclear, aerospace, robotics, scientific instrumentation, semiconductor, or other advanced technology environments is preferred.
- Occasionally requires working weekends
- Occasionally requires schedule flexibility
- Occasionally requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines
- The salary range for this position is $127,270 to $143,847 for employees working onsite at our Alameda, CA headquarters. The range provided in this job posting represents the typical range or starting rate of candidates hired in California. Factors that maybe used to determine your actual salary may include your education, experience, knowledge, skills, ability and the market data for your work location, and a comparison to other employees already in the role.
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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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