Systems Engineering Manager

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August 22

🏄 California – Remote

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🌶️ New Mexico – Remote

Although this job is listed in New Mexico, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $175k - $218.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Systems Engineer

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Kairos Power

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Energy • Science • Engineering

Kairos Power is a mission-driven engineering company focused on delivering clean, affordable, and safe energy through advanced reactor technology. The company specializes in the integrated design, licensing, and demonstration of a fluoride salt-cooled high temperature reactor, known as KP-FHR, which aims to be cost-competitive with natural gas and offers a path to a clean energy system with a near zero carbon footprint. With a focus on innovative engineering and a mission to improve quality of life while protecting the environment, Kairos Power's advanced reactor technology is designed for high availability, performance, and safety, featuring accident-resistant fuel and low-pressure coolant. The technology supports grid resiliency and security by providing dispatchable power, reducing maintenance and lifecycle costs, and enhancing the integration with renewable energy sources.

201 - 500 employees

⚡ Energy

🔬 Science

📋 Description

• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, lifecycle models (e.g. V-model), and requirements management, and best practices • Proficiency in requirements definition, analysis, and traceability tools such as DOORS, Jama Connect • Demonstrated ability to mentor and lead engineering teams, fostering collaboration across diverse technical disciplines. • Skilled at translating complex technical challenges into actional engineering workstreams. • Able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic engineering environment, managing shifting priorities and tight development timelines. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization. • Passionate about promoting a culture of technical rigor, innovation, and continuous improvement. • Ability to work with highly collaborative team • Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently • Prioritizes and ensures safety of one self 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

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related design discipline • 6+ years of relevant engineering experience, at least 3 years in technical leadership or managerial role involving: • Functional analysis, trade studies, requirement decomposition and allocation • Defining and documenting system interfaces and specifications, as well as developing and implementing structured engineering programs and processes • Leading systems engineering teams and cross-functional working groups • Demonstrated success in managing complex, multi-disciplinary projects in a regulated environment such as nuclear, aerospace, defense, or medical devices • Experience with safety-critical or mission-critical systems with an understanding of graded approaches to quality and the implication on requirements is required • Experience with configuration management • Proficiency with MBSE tools and system architecture framework is preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages • Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents • Paid Vacation • 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)