Senior IC&E Embedded Systems Engineer

Company Overview 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. Job Summary The Senior Engineer IC&E Systems Design Engineer is responsible for the design and development of custom, safety-critical instrumentation and control hardware systems for an advanced nuclear power plant. This role is focused on hands-on hardware and system design, spanning circuit design, PCB development, system integration, and qualification testing. Engineers in this role work closely with experienced team members to deliver high-reliability designs while building deep expertise in nuclear-grade electronics and rigorous engineering processes. The person will work with an integrated design team to perform the following duties: Primary Responsibilities Design and develop  analog and digital circuits  for IC&E systems, including signal conditioning, power distribution, and control logic. Create and review  schematics and PCB layouts , working closely with layout engineers and manufacturers. Support  system architecture development , including interface definition and hardware integration. Contribute to design trade studies balancing performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost. Prototyping, Integration & Testing. Support bring-up, debugging and validation of hardware prototypes. Develop and execute  test plans and procedures  for functional and qualification testing. Analyze test data and implement design improvements. Work hands-on with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, DAQs, etc.) to characterize and troublesho ot hardware. Safety-Critical System Development. Contribute to the design of Reactor Protection System (RPS) hardware under guidance. Apply principles of fault tolerance, redundancy and fail-safe design. Interpret and implement requirements derived from nuclear safety standards. Identify technical risks and design issues and develop or recommend solutions consistent with system requirements and engineering processes. Documentation & Nuclear Quality. Produce and maintain high-quality engineering documentation: Schematics and design descriptions. In terface definitions. Test plans, procedures and reports. Bills of materials and configuration records. Ensure traceability of requirements, design decisions and test results. Participate in formal design reviews and configuration control processes. Configuration management, design control and change-control processes in accordance with applicable quality requirements.…