Materials Computational Scientist Intern

Kairos Power • Alameda, CA

1d • $32 - $34 • Onsite

About The Position

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.
Kairos Power is seeking a highly motivated Intern with expertise in the development and application of numerical material models to metallic systems, structures and components. In this role, you will help with the development and deployment of advanced modeling and simulation tools to support the timely and cost effective delivery of major engineering programs and test systems. You will act as a key interface between the Materials and Modeling & Simulation teams.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing M.S. or PhD degree in Applied Mathematics, Materials Science, Mechanical/Nuclear Engineering, or equivalent
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: UQ, PDE-constrained and risk-averse optimization, optimization under uncertainty, verification and validation, inverse problems, model calibration, mesh generation and machine learning
• Experience developing scientific codes and softwares using C++, Fortran, python or similar programming language
• Experience in handling and analyzing large datasets

Nice To Haves

• Experience/knowledge in Computational Materials Science or Mechanics preferred

Responsibilities

• Support the calibration, verification and validation (V&V) and uncertainty quantification (UQ) efforts associated with the development and deployment of the company’s structural material models;
• Participate to the deployment of the company’s material data management systems;
• Collaborate with the Materials team on the definition of test matrices aimed at improving overall goodness of fit and / or reducing modeling uncertainty;
• Publish engineering reports documenting
• Maintain knowledge of and assess compliance with applicable codes and standards
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• 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)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees