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Kairos Power · 3 days ago

Senior Structural FEA Engineer

Alameda, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$141K/yr - $165K/yr

5+ years exp

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy. They are seeking a Senior Structural FEA Engineer to lead the structural analysis efforts on medium to large projects for a generation IV Nuclear Power Plant and related scaled prototype and test plants.

EnergyEnvironmental EngineeringNuclearOil and Gas

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support both Engineering Design and Modeling/Simulation activities

Develop new design-by-analysis methodologies and implement existing standardized design-by-analysis tools for stress and failure analyses of metallic and graphite systems, structures, and components (SSCs)

Develop models and perform thermal-mechanical analysis of metallic and graphite SSCs using Finite Element Methods (FEA) to support the Engineering Design, Safety Analysis, and Testing teams

Prepare structural calculations and design analysis reports

Support the company’s effort to improve the robustness, consistency, and efficacy of its design analysis workflow

Support uncertainty quantification (UQ) efforts for Kairos structural components and systems

Support management and work program leadership in meeting company’s licensing milestones and deliverables, including NQA-1 activities and V&V (Verification and Validation)

Provide mentorship to junior engineers and analysts

Support Software Quality Assurance (SQA) implementation

Support software and hardware acquisition activities, including cloud computing resources

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Finite Element MethodsPythonANSYSComputer-aided designIndustrial CodesStandardsHigh-performance computingTechnical reportsC++FortranUncertainty quantificationVerificationValidationProblem-solvingCollaborationCommunication skills

Required

Ph.D. or MS with equivalent PhD experience in Applied Mathematics, Materials Science, Structural/Mechanical/Nuclear Engineering, or related field, or M.S. with equivalent professional experience

A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with Finite Element Methods applied to graphite and/or metallic SSCs

Strong experience in the development of scientific code and software using Python, C++, Fortran, or similar programming languages

ANSYS or Abaqus experience is required

Computer-aided design (CAD) experience is required

Experience with preparing high-quality engineering calculation packages and technical reports is required

Experience with industrial Codes and Standards, particularly ASME BPVC Section III/VIII, is required

Experience with high-performance computing and managing software