Process Engineer, TRISO Fuels Facility

Kairos Power • Albuquerque, NM

3d • Onsite

About The Position

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. The successful candidate will play a key role in advancing process technology while ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable fuel fabrication operations.

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.

Nice To Haves

• Nuclear industry, fuel cycle, chemical processing, or advanced manufacturing experience preferred.

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.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance will be provided in accordance with company policy.
• 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

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior