Fuel Licensing Manager

Oklo Inc•Santa Clara, CA

60d•$50,000 - $166,000

About The Position

The Fuel Licensing Manager at Oklo is expected to apply nuclear regulatory knowledge and experience to support engineering development towards meeting licensing requirements. The Fuel Licensing Manager will work closely with design engineers, with responsibility for understanding, interpreting, and informing our design basis as needed to comply with U.S. nuclear regulations. The Fuel Licensing Manager will help develop documentation to support licensing associated with both pre-application activities and license application submittal and review.

Requirements

BS in engineering from an accredited college or university or related experience
Knowledge of 10 CFR 70 along with NRC Regulatory Guides and other regulatory guidance
Demonstrated coordination skills: ability to earn the trust of team members and management
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Proven team player with excellent verbal, written communication/presentation, and interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

Passionate about clean energy, the environment, and making advanced fission and nuclear fuel recycling a reality
Willing and able to learn quickly and to think differently in a highly regulated industry
Ability to managing and coordinate complex projects with a variety of stakeholders
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate highly technical content verbally
Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment
Eager to work on a dynamic team, receive constructive feedback, and grow with us
Flexible and open to new ideas; ability to work with a highly collaborative team
Ability to translate strategic regulatory decisions into licensing deliverables
Ability to handle projects that include many competing objectives and design constraints, with ability to resolve conflicts between objectives
An excellent writer who can write in a modern, active voice-make your cover letter compelling and write it well!

Responsibilities

Prepare, review, and maintain licensing document content, programs, and supporting licensing related products and activities for Oklo's fuel fabrication and recycling technologies
Plan, organize, and perform complex assignments in a team environment
Support project management of licensing activities and deliverables, including the submittal of licensing documents and associated schedules, milestones, etc.
Support development of engineering and licensing requirements and documentation for nuclear systems and components in an interactive manner with other engineering functional areas
Coordinate and interface with design engineers, including the review of technical materials, to ensure new designs and design changes meet regulatory requirements
Coordinate and interface with the nuclear regulator, both from a regulatory and planning perspective
Prepare and defend Oklo's licensing positions for areas where the existing regulatory framework either does not apply, or for which there is need for the development of new or revised regulatory requirements or guidance
Prepare and deliver licensing presentations to internal and external organizations
Lead resolution of key strategic licensing issues