> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # Applications Integration Engineer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67dcb52baa360aa2 Kairos Power posts a FDE role to build for teams inside the company in Oak Ridge, TN with no pay posted. An Applications Integration Engineer embedded in Oak Ridge Operations builds and maintains AI-enabled workflows and bespoke tools for reactor construction, integration, testing, fueling, and operations. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Kairos Power](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kairos-power) Posted Oct 14, 2026 by Kairos Power · open on Greenhouse as of Nov 8, 2026 Pay not posted Oak Ridge, TN On-site An Applications Integration Engineer embedded in Oak Ridge Operations builds and maintains AI-enabled workflows and bespoke tools for reactor construction, integration, testing, fueling, and operations. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F67dcb52baa360aa2&placement=top) - [View posting at Kairos Power](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/kairospower/jobs/6206174004) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay Not posted Senior FDE postings, 1,864 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Builds for teams inside the company Balance **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations Travel **Required, amount not stated** - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: Internal teams - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **2+ years** Software, data, automation, AI/ML, or technically sophisticated engineering experience *Preferred* Background - **Software engineering** - **Implementation and data engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in Oak Ridge, TN. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? 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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 an Applications Integration Engineer embedded directly within the Operations Team in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This role combines operational problem solving with deeper software and AI development capability. The engineer will work alongside Build Engineers, Operations Engineers, technicians, and leaders to create higher-complexity AI-enabled workflows and bespoke tools using secure capabilities provided by Kairos’s internal Development Team. The mission is not generic software development; it is to solve real problems in reactor build, integration, Test and Activation, fueling, and operations while respecting established engineering, Quality, Licensing, and operational approval authorities. ### Responsibilities - Troubleshoot integration failures, application defects, and data-flow issues across connected systems, and implement appropriate corrective actions. - Validate application behavior and outputs against defined operational requirements, source data, and acceptance criteria before deployment or release. - Monitor deployed applications and integrations for reliability, performance, and data-quality issues and support timely remediation. - Identify high-value operational problems through direct engagement with field teams and translate them into practical AI-enabled solutions. - Build applications and workflows for work-instruction augmentation, lessons-learned capture, RFI support, configuration monitoring, engineering-change impact analysis, operational dashboards, and related use cases. - Develop RAG pipelines and application logic that combine controlled enterprise knowledge with operational workflows. - Integrate applications with approved APIs, MCP servers, model gateways, MES, PLM, ERP, issue-tracking systems, schedules, and other enterprise capabilities. - Develop structured outputs suitable for controlled downstream systems while preserving human review and approval. - Prototype rapidly with operational users, observe real use, and iterate based on field feedback. - Implement testing, evaluation, error handling, source traceability, observability, and appropriate human-in-the-loop controls. - Work with the Enterprise AI, Infosec, and IT teams on reusable integrations and deployment and maintenance of operational tools. - Help Build Engineers and Operations Engineers develop their own lightweight tools and raise the AI fluency of the broader Operations organization. - Maintain strong understanding of build execution and remain physically connected to the work. - Other duties as assigned. ### Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Engineering, or another technical discipline with strong demonstrated software capability, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. - Typically 2+ years of software, data, automation, AI/ML, or technically sophisticated engineering experience; exceptional new graduates with substantial project portfolios may be considered. - Strong Python proficiency and working knowledge of APIs, JSON, SQL, Git, testing, and modern software development. - Hands-on experience building and deploying LLM applications, RAG systems, agents/tool-use workflows, or AI-enabled automation. - Hands-on experience integrating applications with APIs, databases, or other software systems and troubleshooting application, data, or integration issues. - Familiarity with one or more LLM orchestration or retrieval frameworks, vector databases, structured-output/schema tools, AI evaluation or tracing tools, and cloud or containerized deployment environments is preferred. - Familiarity with MCP client/server concepts or comparable approaches for integrating AI applications with tools and enterprise systems is preferred. - Familiarity with cloud services and containerized application deployment in AWS, Azure, GCP, or comparable environments is preferred. - Familiarity with operational enterprise systems and engineering data such as MES, PLM, ERP, issue-tracking/work-management systems, Git repositories, CAD/BOM data, or comparable systems and data sources is preferred. - Experience in industrial operations, manufacturing, aerospace, energy, construction, robotics, hardware integration, or other physical operations is strongly preferred. ### Knowledge, Skills & Abilities - Ability to trace and troubleshoot issues across application, API, data, and enterprise-system boundaries. - Ability to validate, transform, and reconcile data exchanged among applications and enterprise systems. - Ability to translate operational requirements into testable application behaviors and acceptance criteria. - Ability to work with ambiguous operational requirements and turn them into usable prototypes quickly. - Ability to communicate with engineers and technicians and learn unfamiliar technical domains rapidly. - Ability to design and iterate solutions around operational user needs, adoption, and practical utility. - Strong debugging, decomposition, and rapid-prototyping skills. - Ability to distinguish a platform problem from an application problem. - Comfort with incomplete data and imperfect enterprise interfaces. - Strong security and configuration-control judgment. - Strong Python proficiency and working knowledge of APIs, JSON, SQL, Git, testing, and modern software development. - Ability to teach and enable non-software engineers rather than becoming a bottleneck. - Excellent technical communication and documentation. ### Physical Demands - 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 ### Environmental Conditions - General office environment - High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced - Prototyping/Testing environment - Manufacturing/Industrial Environment ### Safety and PPE - Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs - Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions - Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety footwear, or other PPE as required ### Travel - Some travel between Kairos sites and partner facilities may be required. ### Certification ### Additional Requirements - Occasionally requires working weekends - Occasionally requires schedule flexibility - Occasionally requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines ### #LI-Onsite ### 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 [View posting at Kairos Power](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/kairospower/jobs/6206174004) ## About Kairos Power Builds vertically integrated fluoride-salt-cooled reactors, fuel, coolant, and demonstration hardware to deliver modular carbon-free power for utilities and hyperscalers. 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