Why This Role Matters

As the Infrastructure Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for overseeing the
integration of mechanical building system requirements for our nuclear fusion
demonstration system. You will work across several teams to develop the
building systems which enables us to achieve net facility gain. During
construction you will work with design consulting engineering and contractors to
ensure a quality installation which can be safely maintained. Following
construction, you will be responsible for the operation, maintenance, and future
upgrades of the building systems.

This position is based in Albuquerque, NM and will require up to 50% travel to
our San Leandro, CA facility during the design and permitting process.

What You'll Do

• Develop facility mechanical equipment requirements and guidelines for
  building systems including HVAC, fire protection, plumbing, and other
  infrastructure systems.
• Assist in the design and development of utility systems including
  pneumatic, fluid, and vacuum systems.
• Interface with engineers, scientists, and technicians to obtain facility
  mechanical inputs.
• Work with the Infrastructure Design Team to ensure building mechanical
  systems are documented and designed appropriately for permitting
  design, construction, commissioning, and operations.
• Develop building systems commissioning, maintenance, and operations
  plans.

What You Bring

• Minimum BS, Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum 7+ years of experience working in design, construction, facility
  operations, and commissioning for industrial, manufacturing, or
  research facilities
• Experience with HVAC, process piping, fire sprinkler, and plumbing
  systems
• Hands on experience with industrial, manufacturing, or research facility
  commissioning and operations
• Strong multidisciplinary program management skills and ability to work
  diligently across cross functional teams
• Proactive, doer, and self starter mindset
• Cooperative and positive attitude which influences your peers to be the
  best versions of themselves
• Track record of reliability and ability to drive results

Bonus Points For

• PE license
• Experience working in a startup
• Experience working in industries such as: fusion, energy, aerospace,
  chemical

Why This Role Matters

As the Infrastructure Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for overseeing the integration of facility electrical equipment for our nuclear fusion demonstration
system. You will work across several teams to develop the facility electrical equipment which enables us to achieve net facility gain. During construction you will work with design consulting engineering and contractors to ensure a quality installation which can be safely maintained. Following construction, you will be responsible for the operation, maintenance, and future upgrades of the facility electrical equipment. This position is based in Albuquerque, NM and will require up to 50% travel to our San Leandro, CA facility during the design and permitting process.

What You'll Do

• Develop facility electrical equipment requirements and guidelines for
  building systems including electrical infrastructure, building electrical
  systems, backup power, and energy management systems.
• Assist in the design and development of building electrical systems.
• Interface with engineers, scientists, and technicians to obtain facility
  electrical inputs.
• Work with the Infrastructure Design Team to ensure building electrical
  systems are documented and designed appropriately for permitting
  design, construction, commissioning, and operations.
• Develop electrical equipment commissioning, maintenance, and
  operations plans.
• Oversee the operation, maintenance, and future upgrades of building
  electrical systems.

What You Bring

• Minimum BS, Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 7+ years of experience working in design, construction, facility
  operations, and commissioning for industrial, manufacturing, or
  research facilities
• Experience with medium and low voltage AC systems and high voltage
  DC systems
• Knowledge of NEC and NFPA 70E
• Hands on experience with industrial, manufacturing, or research facility
  commissioning and operations
• Strong multidisciplinary program management skills and ability to work
  diligently across cross functional teams
• Proactive, doer,  with a self starter mindset
• Cooperative and positive attitude which influences your peers to be the
  best versions of themselves
• Track record of reliability and ability to drive results

Bonus Points For

• PE license
• Experience working in a startup environment 
• Experience working in industries such as: fusion, energy, aerospace, or
  chemical

A New Paradigm For Space Operations. 

Position Overview:

The Electrical Engineer will play a critical role in designing, building, and maturing prototypes for Space Kinetic’s core technology. You will support the team in refining the electrical architecture of the current prototype and driving the system closer to a flight-ready configuration with each iteration. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys taking concepts from schematic to hardware, solving complex electrical challenges, and working closely with mechanical and manufacturing teams to bring cutting-edge space hardware to life. We are exploring electrical engineering opportunities in New Mexico and welcome qualified candidates interested in supporting innovative aerospace programs to connect with us for potential future roles.

What You’ll Do: 

• Design, develop, and build electrical prototypes for Space Kinetic’s core technology.
• Refine and finalize and the current prototype's electrical design to support all phases of prototype maturation.
• Undertake and complete circuit design tasks, generate detailed schematics, and perform component selection aligned with environmental and system requirements.
• Apply detailed tolerancing, design-for-manufacture principles, and thorough documentation across all electrical prototype phases.
• Support PCB layout design and coordinate with external vendors for fabrication and assembly of PCB components.
• Collaborate closely with the Space Kinetic manufacturing and engineering team to integrate electrical systems into mechanical assemblies.
• Verify and validate your electrical designs through testing, troubleshooting, debugging, and iteration to improve system reliability and performance.
• Actively participate in design reviews, contribute to system-level engineering discussions, and ensure the electrical subsystem progresses toward flight-readiness.
• Support the creation and maintenance of electrical documentation, including BOMs, wiring diagrams, interface control documents (ICDs), and test procedures.
• Ensure each design iteration moves the system closer to a flight-ready prototype aligned with Space Kinetic’s 2-year flight demonstration goal.

• The position will be onsite at our Albuquerque, New Mexico facility.  

What We Offer:  

• Competitive Base Salary + Equity-Based Compensation
• Highly Competitive PTO and Holiday Calendar
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Unique Performance-Based Bonus Structure
• Health and Wellness Stipend
• Commuter Benefits

ITAR Requirements:  
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about ITAR here 

Equal Employment Opportunity: 
Space Kinetic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. 

Why This Role Matters

The Rigging, Fixtures and Ground Support Equipment Engineer will design, analyze, and procure custom handling equipment for lifting, in factory movement and overland transportation of Pacific Fusion’s large custom hardware. You will utilize your expertise in heavy lifts, speciality rigging and in factory movement to create innovative designs to address unique installation and transportation challenges on rapid timelines across multiple locations. In this role you will work collaboratively with engineers, production employees, and scientists to optimize equipment designs across the company for safety, efficiency, and cost as we bring our demonstration system online. This role needs to be onsite at our Los Lunas, New Mexico facility. 

What You'll Do

• Design, analyze, and procure a broad range of lifting and transportation fixtures and handling equipment for specialty hardware.

• Working closely with relevant engineers to meet strict technical and operational requirements.

• Use industry standards and relevant regulations to apply best practices for future designs and improve existing designs.

• Review all lift and transport fixture designs for structural integrity under dynamic and static loading.

• Create and/or review detailed CAD models, FEA, and mechanical fabrication drawings of all custom fixtures and handling equipment.

• Document equipment testing requirements and findings to optimize next revision of designs.

• Mentor larger design engineering workforce on lift and transport fixture best practices.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering, with Structural focus or Masters degree preferred.

• 7+ years experience in designing and analyzing lift, transportation, and handling fixtures for large hardware with a proven track record of rigor, creative problem solving, and success.

• Deep knowledge of rigging equipment, lifting techniques, load path analysis, and safety standards (e.g., ASME B30 series, OSHA 1926).

• Expertise in design and analysis (structural and FEA) of custom lift, transportation, and handling fixtures for large and heavy hardware.

• Expertise in variety of cranes (bridge, gantry, mobile, et.c), forklifts, below-the-hook lift fixtures.

• Experience in road-transport vehicle options, custom road-transport container/fixtures, permitting requirements for oversized loads.

• Proficiency in CAD to create detailed design, drawings, and FEA.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced startup environment.

• Strong communication, documentation, and organizational skills.

Bonus Points For

• PE license.

• Design for lift fixtures in nuclear facilities, including remotely connected and operated lift fixtures.

• Experience with integrating hydraulic and/or motorized systems into fixture designs to precisely align large and heavy hardware.

• Experience in designing end of arm manipulator systems for robotic applications.

• Experience working in industries such as: nuclear, energy, aerospace, and/or construction.

Job Summary

Kairos Power is seeking a Director of Product Cost Strategy and Forecasting to lead the development and execution of the company’s product cost architecture and forecasting systems. This leader will own the methodologies, tools, and processes that enable Kairos Power to estimate and forecast the cost of its reactor systems, fuel, salt, and supporting infrastructure with accuracy, transparency, and consistency. These cost insights will directly inform corporate forecasting, pricing, contracting, and investment decisions as the company transitions from demonstration to commercial deployment.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, the Director of Product Cost Strategy and Forecasting will collaborate closely with the Director of FP&A, Cost Accounting Manager, and technical leaders across Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain. The role requires exceptional cross-functional coordination and the ability to bridge technical, financial, and operational disciplines. The successful candidate will combine strong analytical capability with a practical understanding of engineered systems and manufacturing economics to drive predictable, competitive, and continuously improving product costs across Kairos Power’s programs.

Responsibilities

Forecasting and Methodology

• In close collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders, support and coach the relevant technology teams and cost owners in the development of an enterprise-wide cost forecasting framework that integrates engineering, manufacturing, and financial data to inform planning, pricing, and contracting decisions
• Develop and maintain parameterized cost models across major domains—including salt, fuel, reactor hardware, construction, and shared infrastructure—ensuring transparency, traceability, and consistency in assumptions and data sources.
• Define and document cost estimation methodologies, inputs, and governance processes to ensure alignment with corporate forecasting and investor-facing financial models.
• Establish and manage a regular forecasting cadence synchronized with company planning cycles, enabling leadership to make data-driven investment, pricing, and contracting decisions.
• Work closely with Engineering and other technical cost owners to ensure assumptions are well-documented, realistic, and consistently applied across systems, serving as both a coach and partner in developing cost maturity.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Finance, Accounting, and FP&A to ensure cost forecasts directly inform budgeting, scenario analysis, and long-range financial planning.
• Work with the Cost Accounting Manager to reconcile forecasts against actuals, perform root-cause variance analyses, and refine assumptions based on observed performance.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing teams to identify and track cost drivers, anticipate future cost impacts, and inform design and sourcing decisions.
• Coordinate with the Strategy team and FP&A to align product cost models with corporate pro forma, techno-economic, and investor-facing analyses.
• Foster strong communication and data-sharing practices across disciplines to ensure a unified understanding of cost structure, risk, and opportunity.

Insights and Decision Support

• Develop learning-curve and scaling frameworks that quantify expected cost improvements across successive product generations and manufacturing expansions.
• Conduct sensitivity and scenario analyses to assess the impact of design changes, production scaling, introduction of new capabilities, and supply-chain dynamics on total cost.
• Analyze cost trends, anomalies, and one-time events to distinguish between structural and transient cost drivers.
• Provide data-driven recommendations to drive cost reduction, operational efficiency, and improved market competitiveness.
• Support internal pricing and contracting discussions by confirming that proposed pricing and commercial terms align with established cost targets and financial assumptions, and by quantifying impacts when they do not.

Reporting and Communication

• Develop and maintain reporting tools that clearly communicate cost forecasts, trends, and key drivers to executive leadership.
• Translate complex cost analyses into concise and actionable insights that support strategic decision-making.
• Prepare and deliver presentations, summaries, and visualizations that convey cost performance, forecast accuracy, and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure cost transparency in internal and customer-facing reporting, including support for cost-plus and open-book contracting frameworks.
• Collaborate with FP&A, Accounting, and Strategy to maintain consistent cost narratives across internal and external communications.

Team Leadership

• Build and lead a small team responsible for product cost forecasting and analysis, providing mentorship, structure, and technical direction.
• Foster a culture of rigor, transparency, and continuous improvement in cost modeling and forecast accuracy, aligned with the Kairos Power culture and mission.
• Establish clear development paths for team members as the cost forecasting function expands to support commercial deployment.
• Collaborate with leaders across Engineering, Finance, and Manufacturing to reinforce shared ownership of cost outcomes and cross-functional problem-solving.
• Encourage innovation in modeling methods, data integration, and visualization to enhance both accuracy and usability of cost information.

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degrees in Engineering, Corporate Finance or related discipline required; advanced degree in Engineering or Corporate Finance preferred
• 10+ years of experience in cost forecasting, cost engineering, or manufacturing finance, including a minimum of five years in a leadership role
• Experience at a manufacturer or hardware developer within the past five years
• The successful candidate will have a proven track record of developing and managing cost forecasting systems for complex engineered products or large-scale manufacturing programs.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in developing detailed cost and financial models are essential.
• The role requires the ability to integrate technical, operational, and financial data to support decision-making, along with exceptional communication skills and experience presenting to executive stakeholders.
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as NetSuite or Oracle and advanced Excel modeling capability are expected.
• Candidates must be comfortable operating in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment and managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
• An advanced degree in business administration, engineering, data science, economics, or a related field is preferred.
• Candidates with extensive experience leading progressively responsible roles in cost estimation, product cost management, or manufacturing economics will be strongly preferred, particularly those who have built or scaled cost forecasting functions in complex manufacturing or capital project environments.
• Experience in clean energy, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, or other capital-intensive project environments is highly valuable.
• Knowledge of cost accounting principles, variance analysis, and open-book or cost-plus contracting models is preferred.
• Familiarity with learning-curve modeling, sensitivity analysis, and cost scaling methodologies is an advantage.
• Proficiency with data analysis and visualization tools such as Python, Power BI, or Tableau is desirable.
• Candidates with demonstrated success leading cross-functional cost management initiatives and influencing decision-making in dynamic, fast-paced organizations will be especially well suited for this role.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong organizational skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work with highly collaborative team and proven team player working with various teams
• 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
• Communicating with others to exchange information

Environmental Conditions

• General office environment
• Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
• High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced

Safety and PPE

• Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
• Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions

Travel

• If candidate not physically located in Albuquerque, NM, travel is up to 20-30% 

Additional Requirements

• Requires occasional working weekends
• Requires occasional schedule flexibility
• Requires occasional extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines

The salary for this position is $209,400 to $261,800 for employees working onsite at our Alameda, CA headquarters. The range provided in this job posting represents the typical range or starting rate of candidates hired in California. Factors that maybe used to determine your actual salary may include your education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, the market data for your work location, and a comparison to other employees already in the role. 

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