Chemical, Fuels, and Materials Science and Engineering Internship - Summer 2023
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
Kairos Power is seeking highly motivated early career individuals to join various Engineering teams in Salt Chemistry, Fuels and Materials this coming summer 2023! Contributions from each team is instrumental to Kairos Power's mission on delivering an innovative technology that will impact climate change.
Areas with internship opportunities:
- Chemical Process Engineering
- Chemistry
- Fuels Engineering
- Material Science
- Materials Test Engineering
Qualifications
- Current student pursuing Bachelors of Science, Master of Science, or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Material Science, Materials Engineering or related field
- Previous internship experience of application of technical skills outside of classroom setting (i.e. laboratory, research, extracurricular projects, personal projects, or prior internship or work experience) is preferred
- Proven team player with excellent verbal, written communication/presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Self-starter, critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment and manage competing priorities
- Ability to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment, including frequent interactions with cross-functional teams
- Proficient in Microsoft Office application (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word) and other software systems
About our Benefits
We know that we have some of the most talented and dedicated employees, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, full-time employees (excludes interns) expect to have access to the benefits below:
- 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)
Kairos Power is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities where we do business. Kairos Power is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We actively welcome people of different experiences, abilities, and perspectives.
Kairos Power participates in E-Verify.
Candidates only, no recruiters or agencies please.
Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility that handles information that is subject to export control restrictions by the Department of Energy under 10 CFR Part 810. To work in this facility, you need to be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list (link below) are not permitted to work in our facility unless the Department of Energy issues an export control license to the company to permit that individual to have access to Part 810-controlled information. The following questions are intended to determine the licensing requirements that may apply. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/10/appendix-A_to_part_810