PITA Pre-Commissioning 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.

A Pre-commissioning Engineer in the Pre-commissioning, Install, Test, and Assembly (PITA) group supports the successful execution of complex manufacturing projects by tracking configuration control, pre-commissioning testing activities, resolving cross-functional roadblocks, and ensuring build quality and completeness. This role serves as a key liaison between those in the field (technicians, assembly engineers), design engineers, and operations teams, driving timely delivery and completion of technical systems in the form of modular skids. With a strong focus on continuous improvement and compliance, PITA Pre-commissioning Engineers promote efficient workflows, clear communication, and operational excellence.

• Support modular skid configuration management and pre-commissioning for the Hermes 2 project in Tennessee.

• Identify, troubleshoot, and propose solutions for build and construction non-conformances and other complex assembly problems that may arise during fabrication and assembly of modular skids.

• Conduct regular field walk-downs during builds to identify and document fabrication, assembly, and configuration discrepancies.

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