Senior Engineering Operations Engineer

Kairos Power - Albuquerque, NM

Full-time - Senior

Albuquerque, NM

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Kairos Power is seeking a highly motivated Senior Engineering Operations Engineer with expertise in the commissioning and operations of complex plants. In this role, you will be the lead operations support through continuous testing operations and salt production facility operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead successful commissioning, testing, and operations of the Engineering Test Unit (ETU) alongside other Lead Operators
• Develop procedures and training material for the Engineering Test Unit and Salt Production Facility plants
• Troubleshoot equipment, electrical and instrumentation issues
• Lead and conduct Pre-Job briefs to various stakeholders within the organization
• Collaborate with Engineering Teams to understand the scope of test and hazards associated with the test
• Operate SCADA/HMI/Control Boards, high temperature pilot systems, pumps, valves, heaters, blowers, compressors
• Periodically make rounds of the plant to visually check equipment to validate proper operation
• Follow standard operating and emergency procedures until issues are resolved
• Develop testing procedures
• Prioritize and ensure safety of oneself and others
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or similar field
• Experience with commissioning and operations activities associated with complex plants
• Expertise in several NDT methods (e.g. ultrasonic testing included phased-array methods, radiography including computed tomography, eddy current methods, potential drop methods, etc.)
• 7 years or greater of experience working within an operations environment
• Proven team player with excellent verbal, written communication/presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Preferred experience with high temperature test systems, including molten salt applications
• Experience with writing, revising, and executing procedures while utilizing formal procedure writing and performance methods
• Ability to work with a highly collaborative team
• Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently
• 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