Software Engineer, Cyber Physical Systems

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.

Kairos Power is seeking an early- to mid-career Software Engineer to join the Cyber-Physical Systems team within the Instrumentation, Controls, & Electrical department. In this role, you will build and maintain software that connects applications, data systems, SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) workflows, and physical infrastructure. You will support operations and test systems, industrial plant computer infrastructure, data acquisition, analysis, and tools used in advanced nuclear technology development. This role is a good fit for a software engineer who enjoys building practical, reliable tools close to hardware, data, and real-world systems.

• Build and maintain software for test systems, industrial operations, SCADA workflows, data acquisition, and analysis.

• Develop operator and engineering tools using Inductive Automation Ignition Perspective or similar SCADA/HMI platforms.

• Create and maintain PostgreSQL-backed applications, including schemas, queries, integrations, and data quality improvements.

• Build APIs and integrations between software tools, databases, SCADA systems, PLCs, and plant data systems.

• Support software interfaces with PLC-controlled systems, including environments using Rockwell Automation Studio 5000.

• Develop software that connects applications, data systems, and hardware systems.

• Support live applications used during industrial facility operations.

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