Machinist III

Kairos Power; Richmond (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation packages

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) and pre-tax health insurance

Job summary

A clean energy technology company in California is seeking a skilled Machinist to operate multi-axis machines and produce precision parts. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of machining experience, including knowledge of CAM-CAD software like MasterCam. This role involves interpreting blueprints, ensuring quality standards, and working collaboratively within a team. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant machining experience required.
• Knowledge of CAM-CAD software like MasterCam preferred.
• Ability to maintain precision measuring tools.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints for product specifications and tooling instructions.
• Set up and operate machines, ensuring conformance to specs.
• Maintain compliance with internal quality standards.

Skills

Machining experience

CAM-CAD knowledge

Ability to interpret blueprints

Collaboration skills

Problem-solving ability

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

MasterCam

SolidWorks

Job description

About Kairos Power

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 highly skilled and motivated Machinist with experience setting up, programming, and operating a variety of multi‑axis machine tools including lathes, milling machines, boring machines, and grinders to produce precision parts and components from both metallic and nonmetallic materials. Responsibilities include interpreting blueprints and technical drawings, selecting appropriate tooling and materials, and ensuring all work meets tight tolerances and quality standards. The Machinist creates and edits NC programs for CNC machines, performs in‑process inspections, and adjusts setups as needed to maintain accuracy and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Job Planning: Read blueprint or job order for product specifications such as dimensions and tolerances, and tooling instructions such as fixtures, feed rates, cutting speeds, depth of cut, and determine sequence of operations.
• Machine Setup and Operation: Position and secure workpiece in holding device, machine table, chuck, centers, or fixtures; set up and operate machines and equipment other than machine tools; observe operation of machine and verify conformance of machined workpiece to specifications.
• Programming: Create and edit NC programs using industry software such as MasterCam.
• Production Control: Maintain compliance with internal quality standards and proficiently utilize job scheduling software to track production and shop floor operations.
• Documentation: Complete and maintain accurate job travelers and first article inspection reports to ensure documentation compliance and traceability throughout the manufacturing process.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Skills

• High school diploma or GED required, along with 5+ years of relevant machining experience (including mill, lathe, 3‑axis, 5‑axis, and live‑tooling).
• Knowledge of CAM‑CAD software and G‑Code; experience in SolidWorks is a plus.
• Ability to create and edit machining programs CAM software (MasterCam preferred).
• Understanding of basic and advanced GD&T such as tolerancing, flatness, parallelism, thread tolerances, profile tolerances, perpendicularity.
• Ability to work with shop mathematical concepts to practical situations.
• Ability to maintain and use precision measuring tools such as Vernier calipers, micrometers, height gages, gauge pins, gauge blocks, thread gauges, etc.
• Knowledge and understanding of CNC cutting tool selections, cutting tool surface footage, and chip load feed rates.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to utilize computers and company‑specific software, including timekeeping tools, training platforms, and work order systems to perform daily responsibilities effectively.
• Ability to work with highly collaborative team.
• Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently.
• Prioritizes and ensures safety of oneself and others.
• Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge.
• Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges and issues.

Physical Demands

• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
• Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 25 pounds in all directions.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Operating motor vehicles, heavy equipment or machinery.
• Use hand tools.
• Repetitive assembly operations of manufacturing test fixtures and test setups in collaboration with engineering and manufacturing teams.

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).

Equal Employment

Kairos Power is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities where we do business. Kairos Power is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We actively welcome people of different experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility that handles information that is subject to export control restrictions by the Department of Energy under 10 CFR Part 810. To work in this facility, you need to be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810‑controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list are not permitted to work in our facility unless the Department of Energy issues an export control license to the company to permit that individual to have access to Part 810‑controlled information. https://www.law.cornell.gov/cfr/text/10/appendix-A_to_part_810

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