Senior Licensing Engineer, Civil Structural

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 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 seeks a dedicated Senior Civil Structural Licensing Engineer with a strong background in civil and structural engineering, ideally with civil or structural engineering experience. This role will provide day-to-day support in the development of KP-FHR reactor facility licensing applications as well as supporting topical reports. While prior nuclear licensing experience is not required, candidates with civil or structural design experience and a willingness to learn will be given priority, as we are committed to providing comprehensive training in licensing and regulatory processes.

As a Senior Licensing Engineer, you will work closely with engineering design, safety analysis, construction, and technology development teams to ensure that regulatory requirements are identified and implemented in alignment with Kairos Power’s licensing strategies. You will contribute to the preparation of regulatory submittals, reports and materials for pre-application interactions with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

• Develops licensing document content, programs and supporting licensing-related products and activities specifically geared toward reactor facility civil and structural systems, with a focus on building structures, foundations, structural supports, concrete and steel structures, and other safety-related or safety-significant structures.
• Leads the planning, development and defense of Kairos Power license applications.
• Prepares for and supports pre-application meeting interactions with the NRC.
• Develops and prepares licensing strategies to support license application development and execution.
• Leads resolution of key strategic licensing issues, including development of regulatory strategies and submittals addressing topics such as structural design criteria, seismic design and qualification, structural material qualification, and applicable design-basis loads.
• Coordinates with engineering and safety analysis teams to support development of safety analysis documentation.
• Coordinates with engineering, construction and technology development teams to support development of analysis, testing, inspection, and qualification programs that meet regulatory requirements.
• Supports Project Management and Engineering teams in developing execution plans, including schedules, milestones, cost models, and decision criteria, that meet Kairos Power’s objectives.
• Identifies and translates top-level regulatory requirements into civil and structural design requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Civil, Structural, Nuclear, or a related engineering field.
• At least 6 years of experience in facility or…