Fuel Fabrication Project Engineer

Oklo•Santa Clara, CA

8d•$100,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

As a Project Engineer on Oklo’s fuel fabrication team, you’ll be responsible for supporting multidisciplinary nuclear design, licensing, procurement, and construction activities by coordinating project schedules, initiating nuclear-grade purchasing, and ensuring clear task tracking across multiple facility deployments for all team members. This role plays a critical part in maintaining nuclear safety, regulatory compliance, and disciplined project execution. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, technically capable, and well-versed in the rigor required in nuclear environments. This is a highly cross-functional role where technical excellence and a collaborative mindset are equally valued.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or higher degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Nuclear Engineering or a related engineering discipline
2–5+ years of experience in greenfield or brownfield engineering projects in a regulated industrial environment preferred.
Understanding of quality management systems and functioned under at least one licensed system.
Experience with project scheduling tools.
Strong understanding of technical drawings, engineering deliverables, and procurement packages.
Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Solid understanding of mechanical and electrical design principles
Working knowledge of material selection (particularly metals), manufacturing methods, and fabrication techniques
Proven ability to function in a collaborative team environment on projects through the full development cycle—from concept and design to testing and production
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly document and present engineering work
Comfortable working with external manufacturers and engineering consultants

Nice To Haves

Experience with advanced reactor technologies (e.g., microreactors, fast reactors, SMRs).
Familiarity with regulatory processes (NRC, DOE, ASME code compliance).
Familiarity with nuclear QA requirements (NQA-1 or equivalent)
Exposure to vendor qualification, commercial-grade dedication, or nuclear-grade procurement.
Knowledge of ERP tools used in nuclear supply chain environments.
Prior involvement in safety analyses, design reviews, or licensing workflows.
Basic knowledge of nuclear fission and radiation effects on materials and components

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain integrated schedules for nuclear system design, equipment qualification, procurement, and construction activities.
Incorporate regulatory milestones, QA/QC steps, readiness reviews, and hold points into project timelines.
Track progress across engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical, I&C, safety analysis, licensing).
Identify schedule risks, critical-path items, and long-lead nuclear components.
Lead recurring project coordination meetings, ensuring alignment between engineering, licensing, procurement, and construction teams.
Prepare status reports for internal leadership and regulators (as applicable).
Generate procurement documentation for safety-related, ASME-coded, and nuclear-grade equipment.
Manage RFQs, vendor communications, and verification of technical and quality requirements (e.g., material certs, CMTRs, FATs, documentation packages).
Track lead times, manufacturing progress, inspections, and delivery schedules of critical nuclear components.
Work closely with supply chain quality, engineering, and project managers to ensure compliance with nuclear procurement processes.
Maintain detailed engineering task lists, design action logs, and configuration-controlled revision tracking.
Use workflow tools (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, etc.) to monitor engineering deliverables, safety analyses, and change requests.
Track cross-functional tasks involving design, safety analysis, licensing, quality, and fabrication teams.
Drive timely completion of design outputs required for regulatory submittals, procurement packages, or construction milestones.
Produce weekly progress reports with status indicators, overdue items, and resource gaps.
Support preparation for audits, design reviews, readiness assessments, and regulatory inspections.
Present schedule impacts, procurement status, and risk mitigation updates to leadership and regulatory stakeholders.
Document project decisions, change impacts, and maintain traceability for regulated engineering activities.
Ensure project documentation follows nuclear QA requirements (e.g., NQA-1 or equivalent).
Manage design records, procurement documentation, inspection results, and nonconformance follow-up.
Assist in developing and improving internal processes related to scheduling, procurement, and engineering workflow.
Support risk assessments, cost tracking, and project performance reporting.