Chemical and Materials Engineering Internship - Summer 2025
Kairos Power
Date: 4 weeks ago
City: Alameda, CA
Salary:
$28
-
$32
per hour
Contract type: Intern
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 offering exciting opportunities for students to join various Engineering teams in Salt Chemistry, Fuels and Materials teams in Summer 2025! This is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience and contribute to our mission on delivering an innovative technology that will impact climate change.
Areas with internship opportunities:
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:
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
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 offering exciting opportunities for students to join various Engineering teams in Salt Chemistry, Fuels and Materials teams in Summer 2025! This is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience and contribute to our mission on delivering an innovative technology that will impact climate change.
Areas with internship opportunities:
- Characterization Engineering
- Chemical Test Engineering
- Materials Test Engineering
- Process Design Engineering
- Process Development Engineering
- Process Safety and Operations Engineering
- Collaborate with engineering teams on projects and research
- Apply technical skills in laboratory and field settings
- Assist with data collection, analysis, and interpretation
- Contribute to process design, development, and safety initiatives
- Support the development and implementation of new technologies and solutions
- Currently pursuing Bachelors of Science, Master of Science, or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Material Science and Engineering, Materials Engineering or related field
- Demonstrated application of technical skills outside of classroom setting through laboratory, research, extracurricular projects, personal projects, or prior internship/work experience is highly preferred
- Familiarity with engineering software (e.g., MATLAB, AutoCAD, Python)
- Understanding of basic engineering principles and practices
- Experience with experimental design, data collection, and analysis
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office application (Outlook, Excel, Word)
- Self-starter, critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Proven team player with excellent verbal, written communication/presentation, and interpersonal skills
- 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
- Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
- Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
- Communicating with others to exchange information
- General office environment
- Odors or fumes from chemicals or chemical reactions
- Accessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
- High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced
- Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
- Manipulating, cleaning and disposal of hazardous materials
- Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions
- Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes
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 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
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