Process Engineer, TRISO Fuels Facility
Kairos Power · Albuquerque, NM · 3 wk ago
ManufacturingFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we have Company Overview, Job Summary, Work Location, Responsibilities, Qualifications And Related Relevant Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities, Physical Conditions, Environmental Conditions, Safety and PPE, Travel, Additional Requirements, About Our Benefits, etc. We must use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We should only include sections where there is real specific content. We should not repeat job title as heading. We should not include Job ID etc. We should remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove EEO statements, E-Verify, export control restrictions, etc. Also remove "About Our Benefits" maybe we keep Benefits section if there is content. The posting includes benefits: Competitive compensation packages, Medical, dental and vision benefits..., Paid Vacation, 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA). That's specific. So we can include Benefits section.
We should not include Pay or Schedule unless specified. There's no explicit pay or schedule. So omit those.
We need to decide which sections to include: About the role (maybe Job Summary), Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities), Benefits, Work Location maybe as a subsection? The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We should only include sections where there is real specific content. We should not repeat job title as heading. We should not include Job ID etc. We should remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove EEO statements, E-Verify, export control restrictions, etc. Also remove "About Our Benefits" maybe we keep Benefits section if there is content. The posting includes benefits: Competitive compensation packages, Medical, dental and vision benefits..., Paid Vacation, 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA). That's specific. So we can include Benefits section.
We should not include Pay or Schedule unless specified. There's no explicit pay or schedule. So omit those.
We need to decide which sections to include: About the role (maybe Job Summary), Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities), Benefits, Work Location maybe as a subsection? The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings but suggests those. We could include "Work Location" as a heading? Might be okay but not in list. Safer to stick to those headings. We can embed work location within About the role or a separate paragraph. Probably better to have About the role (Job Summary + Work Location). Responsibilities as list. Qualifications as list. Skills as list (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities). Benefits as list. Possibly also Physical Conditions etc? Not in list; maybe we could include under "Requirements"? But we should not create sections without real content? The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we can combine Physical Conditions, Environmental Conditions, Safety and PPE, Travel, Additional Requirements into maybe a "Working Conditions" section? But not in the example headings. Might be better to omit those as they are not requested headings. However we must preserve ALL substantive information; we cannot omit details. So we need to include that info somewhere. Could embed within a section like "Working Conditions" but not in the prescribed list; but the instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says "use for section headings (e.g. ...)" meaning those are examples; we can use other headings if needed. However they say "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could create a section like "Working Conditions & Requirements" that includes Physical Conditions, Environmental Conditions, Safety and PPE, Travel, Additional Requirements. That would be substantive.
We also have "Qualifications And Related Relevant Experience" and "Knowledge, Skills & Abilities". Could combine into Qualifications and Skills sections.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, E-Verify, export control, etc. So we need to strip those paragraphs.
Let's extract substantive content:
Company Overview: description of Kairos Power mission. Could be part of About the role? Might be considered company overview; we could include as a paragraph under About the role.
Job Summary: description of role.
Work Location: details about Albuquerque then relocation to Gillette, relocation assistance.
Responsibilities: bullet list (already bullet-like sentences). We'll convert to - .
Qualifications And Related Relevant Experience: bullet list.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: bullet list.
Physical Conditions: bullet list.
Environmental Conditions: bullet list.
Safety and PPE: bullet list.
Travel: bullet list.
Additional Requirements: bullet list.
Benefits: list.
We need to avoid duplication: some bullet points may be similar across sections; but we keep as given.
We'll produce HTML:
About the role
Company Overview ... Job Summary ... Work Location ...
maybe separate paragraphs.
Better: separate paragraphs for company overview, job summary, work location.
Then Responsibilities
...
Qualifications
...
Skills
...
Working Conditions
...
(combining Physical, Environmental, Safety/PPE, Travel, Additional Requirements)
Benefits
...
We must not include Pay or Schedule.
Check for any placeholders like "commensurate with experience" etc. Not present.
Now we need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. Let's extract each piece.
Company Overview paragraph:
"Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people’s quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables."
Job Summary paragraph:
"Kairos Power is seeking a highly motivated Process Engineer to support the design, construction, commissioning, and startup of a TRISO Fuels Facility. This role will be responsible for developing and implementing chemical and physical process systems required to support nuclear fuel manufacturing operations. The Process Engineer will work within a multidisciplinary engineering team to translate process requirements into operable, maintainable, and constructible facility solutions. Responsibilities span process design, equipment definition, utility integration, vendor coordination, commissioning, and operational readiness. During the early phases of the project, the successful candidate will work closely with engineering, procurement, and project teams to develop the facility design and support equipment procurement and factory acceptance testing. As the project transitions into construction and commissioning, the role will become increasingly field-oriented, supporting installation, startup, and operational readiness activities."
Work Location paragraph:
"This position will initially be based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the facility engineering and design activities are being executed. The successful candidate will be expected to relocate to Gillette, Wyoming when construction of the facility begins, where they will support construction, commissioning, startup, and ongoing operations. Relocation assistance will be provided in accordance with company policy. The successful candidate will play a key role in advancing process technology while ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable fuel fabrication operations."
Now Responsibilities list: each sentence starting with a verb. Let's copy them exactly as given (but ensure no duplication). The responsibilities block:
- 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.
Qualifications list:
- 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.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities list (each bullet):
- Strong understanding of process engineering fundamentals and industrial system integration.
- Ability to interpret process requirements and translate them into practical equipment and facility solutions.
- Ability to review mechanical and facility designs to ensure alignment with process intent and operational requirements.
- Familiarity with industrial utility systems including process gases, chilled water, cooling systems, exhaust, wastewater, and chemical distribution systems.
- Ability to develop and interpret PFDs, H&MBs, P&IDs, process calculations, equipment datasheets, specifications, and other process engineering documentation.
- Ability to review equipment, mechanical, and facility designs for alignment with process intent, operability, maintainability, constructability, and operational requirements.
- Knowledge of process hazards and appropriate engineered and administrative controls for hazardous chemical and industrial processes.
- Ability to apply structured problem-solving and root cause analysis methods to process and equipment issues.
- Ability to analyze operating and process data to identify opportunities for improved throughput, reliability, quality, and process efficiency.
- Ability to develop clear technical documents, calculations, specifications, evaluations, and engineering recommendations.
- Ability to coordinate technical requirements and interfaces across engineering disciplines, vendors, contractors, commissioning teams, and Operations.
- Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
- Excellent verbal communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in dynamic project environments.
- Ability to identify opportunities for process optimization and continuous improvement.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
- Ability to proactively collect, organize, and transfer technical knowledge.
- Prioritizes and ensures safety of oneself and others.
Physical Conditions list:
- Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts, and similar access equipment.
- Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments.
- Remaining in a stationary position for prolonged periods.
- Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
- Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 10 pounds in all directions.
- Communicating with others to exchange information.
Environmental Conditions list:
- General office environment.
- Industrial and manufacturing environments.
- Construction and commissioning environments.
- Noisy environments.
- Exposure to odors or fumes associated with chemicals and industrial operations.
- High concentration, demanding, and fast-paced work environments.
Safety and PPE list:
- Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs.
- Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions.
- Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes, etc.
Travel list:
- Travel between Albuquerque, NM and Gillette, WY will be required during the design and construction phases of the project.
- Occasional travel to equipment vendors and engineering partners for design reviews, factory acceptance testing (FAT), and project meetings.
- Following
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says "use for section headings (e.g. ...)" meaning those are examples; we can use other headings if needed. However they say "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could create a section like "Working Conditions & Requirements" that includes Physical Conditions, Environmental Conditions, Safety and PPE, Travel, Additional Requirements. That would be substantive.
We also have "Qualifications And Related Relevant Experience" and "Knowledge, Skills & Abilities". Could combine into Qualifications and Skills sections.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, E-Verify, export control, etc. So we need to strip those paragraphs.
Let's extract substantive content:
Company Overview: description of Kairos Power mission. Could be part of About the role? Might be considered company overview; we could include as a paragraph under About the role.
Job Summary: description of role.
Work Location: details about Albuquerque then relocation to Gillette, relocation assistance.
Responsibilities: bullet list (already bullet-like sentences). We'll convert to - .
Qualifications And Related Relevant Experience: bullet list.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: bullet list.
Physical Conditions: bullet list.
Environmental Conditions: bullet list.
Safety and PPE: bullet list.
Travel: bullet list.
Additional Requirements: bullet list.
Benefits: list.
We need to avoid duplication: some bullet points may be similar across sections; but we keep as given.
We'll produce HTML:
About the role
Company Overview ... Job Summary ... Work Location ...
maybe separate paragraphs.
Better: separate paragraphs for company overview, job summary, work location.
Then Responsibilities
...
Qualifications
...
Skills
...
Working Conditions
...
(combining Physical, Environmental, Safety/PPE, Travel, Additional Requirements)
Benefits
...
We must not include Pay or Schedule.
Check for any placeholders like "commensurate with experience" etc. Not present.
Now we need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. Let's extract each piece.
Company Overview paragraph:
"Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people’s quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables."
Job Summary paragraph:
"Kairos Power is seeking a highly motivated Process Engineer to support the design, construction, commissioning, and startup of a TRISO Fuels Facility. This role will be responsible for developing and implementing chemical and physical process systems required to support nuclear fuel manufacturing operations. The Process Engineer will work within a multidisciplinary engineering team to translate process requirements into operable, maintainable, and constructible facility solutions. Responsibilities span process design, equipment definition, utility integration, vendor coordination, commissioning, and operational readiness. During the early phases of the project, the successful candidate will work closely with engineering, procurement, and project teams to develop the facility design and support equipment procurement and factory acceptance testing. As the project transitions into construction and commissioning, the role will become increasingly field-oriented, supporting installation, startup, and operational readiness activities."
Work Location paragraph:
"This position will initially be based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the facility engineering and design activities are being executed. The successful candidate will be expected to relocate to Gillette, Wyoming when construction of the facility begins, where they will support construction, commissioning, startup, and ongoing operations. Relocation assistance will be provided in accordance with company policy. The successful candidate will play a key role in advancing process technology while ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable fuel fabrication operations."
Now Responsibilities list: each sentence starting with a verb. Let's copy them exactly as given (but ensure no duplication). The responsibilities block:
- 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.
Qualifications list:
- 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.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities list (each bullet):
- Strong understanding of process engineering fundamentals and industrial system integration.
- Ability to interpret process requirements and translate them into practical equipment and facility solutions.
- Ability to review mechanical and facility designs to ensure alignment with process intent and operational requirements.
- Familiarity with industrial utility systems including process gases, chilled water, cooling systems, exhaust, wastewater, and chemical distribution systems.
- Ability to develop and interpret PFDs, H&MBs, P&IDs, process calculations, equipment datasheets, specifications, and other process engineering documentation.
- Ability to review equipment, mechanical, and facility designs for alignment with process intent, operability, maintainability, constructability, and operational requirements.
- Knowledge of process hazards and appropriate engineered and administrative controls for hazardous chemical and industrial processes.
- Ability to apply structured problem-solving and root cause analysis methods to process and equipment issues.
- Ability to analyze operating and process data to identify opportunities for improved throughput, reliability, quality, and process efficiency.
- Ability to develop clear technical documents, calculations, specifications, evaluations, and engineering recommendations.
- Ability to coordinate technical requirements and interfaces across engineering disciplines, vendors, contractors, commissioning teams, and Operations.
- Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
- Excellent verbal communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in dynamic project environments.
- Ability to identify opportunities for process optimization and continuous improvement.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
- Ability to proactively collect, organize, and transfer technical knowledge.
- Prioritizes and ensures safety of oneself and others.
Physical Conditions list:
- Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts, and similar access equipment.
- Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments.
- Remaining in a stationary position for prolonged periods.
- Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
- Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 10 pounds in all directions.
- Communicating with others to exchange information.
Environmental Conditions list:
- General office environment.
- Industrial and manufacturing environments.
- Construction and commissioning environments.
- Noisy environments.
- Exposure to odors or fumes associated with chemicals and industrial operations.
- High concentration, demanding, and fast-paced work environments.
Safety and PPE list:
- Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs.
- Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions.
- Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes, etc.
Travel list:
- Travel between Albuquerque, NM and Gillette, WY will be required during the design and construction phases of the project.
- Occasional travel to equipment vendors and engineering partners for design reviews, factory acceptance testing (FAT), and project meetings.
- Following
- .
Qualifications And Related Relevant Experience: bullet list.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: bullet list.
Physical Conditions: bullet list.
Environmental Conditions: bullet list.
Safety and PPE: bullet list.
Travel: bullet list.
Additional Requirements: bullet list.
Benefits: list.
We need to avoid duplication: some bullet points may be similar across sections; but we keep as given.
We'll produce HTML:
About the role
Company Overview ... Job Summary ... Work Location ...
maybe separate paragraphs. Better: separate paragraphs for company overview, job summary, work location. ThenResponsibilities
- ...
Qualifications
- ...
Skills
- ...
Working Conditions
- ...
Benefits
- ...