Senior Nuclear Plant Reliability Engineer

Kairos Power; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kairos Power in Albuquerque seeks a Senior Plant Reliability Engineer to lead reliability assessments and investigations across nuclear and non-nuclear hardware demos, shaping design, manufacturing, testing, commissioning, and operation. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve reliability practices and support major demonstrations.

The role requires extensive experience in reliability analyses and risk assessment, with travel to Kairos Power sites as

Qualifications

• BS degree in a relevant technical discipline.
• 10+ years in reliability and performance of plant systems.
• Ability to lead technical assessments independently.
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative analysis methods such as FMEA, HAZOP, fault/event tree analyses.
• Strong cross-disciplinary communication.
• Mentoring other engineers.
• Experience analyzing operating, failure, maintenance and outage data.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead integrated reliability assessments and hazard evaluations, partnering with cross-functional teams.
• Evaluate risk analyses against acceptance criteria and characterize residual risk.
• Communicate technical conclusions clearly to teams and leadership.
• Capture operating experience to inform reliability and plant availability.
• Mentor reliability engineers in applying methods.
• Improve reliability program methods and processes based on lessons learned.
• Provide reliability support for major hardware projects during commissioning and operations.
• Collaborate across Kairos Power sites, with travel as needed.
• Perform other duties, including hands-on work with hardware.

Skills

Reliability engineering

FMEA

HAZOP

Risk analysis

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline

Job description

Kairos Power in Albuquerque seeks a Senior Plant Reliability Engineer to lead reliability assessments and investigations across nuclear and non-nuclear hardware demos, shaping design, manufacturing, testing, commissioning, and operation. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve reliability practices and support major demonstrations.

The role requires extensive experience in reliability analyses and risk assessment, with travel to Kairos Power sites as