Senior IC&E Embedded Systems Engineer
Kairos Power · Alameda, CA
Posted about a month ago · $140,600 - $165,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 33 days Kairos Power's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 61% of Kairos Power's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Kairos Power
- high 17 stale, 0 reposted of 23 open
- Hiring momentum
- 32 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Kairos Power's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Kairos Power.
About this role
The Senior IC&E Embedded Systems Engineer at Kairos Power will focus on the design and development of custom, safety-critical instrumentation and control hardware systems for advanced nuclear power plants. Responsibilities include circuit design, PCB development, system integration, and qualification testing, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-reliability designs and compliance with nuclear safety standards.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 3/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Kairos Power as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- Experience in regulated or high-reliability environments (nuclear, aerospace, medical, etc.)
- 6 years of relevant engineering experience involving electronic hardware, instrumentation and control systems, or related systems design
- Demonstrated experience in analog and digital circuit design
- Experience with schematic capture and PCB design tools (e.g., Altium, Cadence, Ki Cad)
- Experience with lab instrumentation and debugging
Nice to have
- Experience with PCB layout considerations (stack-up, routing constraints, EMI/EMC awareness)
- Experience with structured root-cause analysis to debugging and failure analysis
- Exposure to system integration and hardware interfaces
- Exposure to FPGA or programmable logic (e.g., basic HDL, Verilog, interfacing)
- Experience with embedded systems (microcontrollers, firmware bring-up)
What you get
- 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)
Worth weighing
- Salary range provided is $140,600 - $165,000, which may vary based on several factors
- Some travel may be required - 10%
- Requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines occasionally
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Listed by Kairos Power on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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