Quality Engineer

Company Overview

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 

Kairos Power is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to independently lead quality assurance assessments of hardware processes and projects against safety and delivery commitments for design, testing, component manufacturing, construction, and operation. The Senior Quality Engineer uses assessment results to drive continuous improvement of Kairos Power’s quality management system in partnership with design, testing, manufacturing, construction, and operations teams. 

Responsibilities 

• Partner with design, testing, manufacturing, construction, and operations teams developing quality plans, processes and procedures to support hardware development and delivery. 
• Independently lead quality assurance assessments of hardware design, testing, component manufacturing, construction, and operation processes and projects, partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance, ensure work effectiveness and drive continuous improvement. 
• Translate quality assurance assessment findings from unsatisfied commitments to clearly defined and actionable corrective and preventative actions supported by causal analyses. 
• Communicate quality assurance assessment outcomes and the evaluation of process compliance and hardware effectiveness to technical teams, stakeholders, associated leaders, and senior leadership. 
• Mentor Quality Engineers in the application of quality assurance methods and analyses across the technology development lifecycle. 
• Improve the Kairos Power quality management system and quality assurance processes and guidance based on project needs and lessons learned from quality assurance assessment outcomes, nonconformances and operating experience. 
• Collaborate with teams across Kairos Power sites, including travel as needed to support project activities. 
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned, which may include hands-on work involving hardware fabrication, assembly, testing, commissioning, and operation. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree (or greater) in engineering or other technical discipline.