Software Engineer, Cyber Physical Systems

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Software Engineer, Cyber Physical Systems in USA

Kairos Power
Full time
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USA
10/22/2026
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Alameda, CA

Responsibilities

Build and maintain software for test systems, industrial operations, SCADA workflows, data acquisition, and analysis.
Develop operator and engineering tools using Ignition Perspective or similar SCADA/HMI platforms.
Create PostgreSQL-backed applications, including schemas, queries, integrations, and data quality improvements.
Build APIs and integrations among software tools, databases, SCADA systems, PLCs, and plant data systems.
Support interfaces with PLC-controlled systems, including Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 environments.
Develop software connecting applications, data systems, and hardware systems.
Support live applications used during industrial facility operations.
Develop tools and algorithms for trend, anomaly, and off-normal behavior identification.
Improve software delivery through automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, deployment tooling, documentation, and developer workflow improvements.
Collaborate with software engineers, controls engineers, operators, and other stakeholders to deliver maintainable solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Data Science, or equivalent experience.
2–4 years of experience developing software applications, services, scripts, APIs, or data integrations.
Programming experience in one or more of Python, Java, React, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
Experience with PostgreSQL or other SQL-based relational databases.
Preferred experience with Ignition Perspective or similar SCADA/HMI platforms.
Preferred familiarity with SCADA, HMI, electronic procedures, plant simulators, control-system programming, PLC systems, industrial protocols, or PLC-to-SCADA integration.
Preferred experience with automated testing, CI/CD, deployment automation, DevOps workflows, GitHub Actions, and Docker.
Preferred experience with data acquisition, control, analysis, visualization, AI/ML, anomaly detection, or engineering and operational analytics.
Preferred experience in laboratory, research, test, industrial, manufacturing, energy, aerospace, semiconductor, robotics, or other hardware-oriented environments.
Familiarity with cybersecurity, access control, data governance, backup and recovery, observability, or regulated technical environments is preferred.
Ability to troubleshoot across software applications, data systems, APIs, data acquisition systems, and industrial control environments.
Ability to document technical designs, interfaces, configurations, troubleshooting procedures, and software behavior clearly.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents.
Paid vacation.
401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits through FSA programs.
Onsite position at the Alameda, California headquarters.
Some travel may be required, listed as 10%.
Occasional overtime, weekend work, schedule flexibility, non-standard work-week hours, and extended hours may be required.

Salary: $92k - $109k/yr

Kairos Power

Kairos Power designs and commercializes advanced nuclear reactors using a fluoride-salt coolant to deliver high-temperature, low-carbon energy for utilities and industrial customers. The company develops, licenses, and builds demonstration systems as a path to fleet deployment, with offerings spa...

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