Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Nuclear, Chemical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Electrical, Civil, or other relevant engineering discipline.
- 6+ years of relevant experience in engineering, construction, manufacturing, assembly, integration, commissioning, testing, maintenance, field engineering, or hands-on technical projects, including experience translating technical requirements into executable work packages and supporting hands-on field activities.
- Demonstrated experience in translating technical definition into executable work and practical hands-on skills are more important than a specific industry pedigree.
- Demonstrated experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, bills of material, procedures, and technical requirements. with CAD software
- Technical writing and structured problem-solving skills. working directly with technicians and trades in a field environment.
- AI proficiency or demonstrated ability and motivation to become proficient rapidly is strongly desired.
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Independent, resourceful, and proactive when information is incomplete.
About this role
Kairos Power is seeking Build Engineers to develop, execute, and continuously improve the work packages used to integrate and build reactor systems. Build Engineers bridge planning, scheduling, and field execution: they establish Clear to Build (CTB) before technicians begin, spend substantial time alongside the team during execution, and then incorporate observed lessons into the next revision.
Responsibilities
- Develop safe, clear, correct, concise, and complete work instructions/travelers for reactor construction, integration, test, activation, rework, and related activities.
- Translate drawings, bills of material, specifications, engineering requirements, safety controls, quality inspection requirements, tolerances, acceptance criteria, tooling, and prerequisites into executable work packages.
- Establish Clear to Build (CTB) readiness by identifying missing people, parts, plans, process, tooling, approvals, engineering inputs, or other prerequisites before work begins.
- Work alongside technicians during field execution to observe work firsthand, answer questions, capture deviations and lessons, and understand actual labor and serial duration.
- Perform hands-on activities such as tube bending, swaging, panel buildouts, electrical terminations, and more.
- Use approved AI-assisted retrieval and review to identify missing requirements, outdated references, configuration conflicts, applicable lessons, and unclear steps.
- Capture field observations using structured text, voice, photographs, and other approved multimodal methods.
- Develop lightweight AI-enabled tools or workflows within approved enterprise platforms and processes when they improve local execution.
- Maintain work-package and configuration traceability and adhere to designated engineering authority, quality hold points, and controlled systems of record.
- Identify, troubleshoot, and propose solutions for build and construction non-conformances and solve complex assembly problems that may arise during fabrication and assembly of modular skids.
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