Kairos Power
The Senior Director of Power Plant Engineering leads the technical and organizational direction for the Power Plant Engineering department, ensuring the design, maturity, and execution of nuclear power plant systems. This senior leadership role involves making critical technical decisions, managing engineering standards, and overseeing multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, compliant, and executable plant designs. The position requires hands-on engagement in design reviews, issue resolution, and the management of technical risks and baselines.
Headquarters
Alameda, California, United States
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2016
Kairos Power is a U.S.-based advanced reactor company focused on enabling the clean-energy transition by commercializing fluoride salt–cooled high-temperature reactors (FHRs). Their design pairs TRISO particle fuel with a liquid fluoride salt coolant to deliver high outlet temperatures, passive safety features, and dispatchable, low‑carbon power and industrial heat. Kairos is developing demonstration projects in the United States to validate the technology and de-risk a path to commercial deployment for utilities and industrial customers. The company positions its reactors as a scalable, resilient option for decarbonizing electricity and process heat.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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