Fuel Performance Engineer

Oklo•Santa Clara, CA

2d•$120,000 - $165,000•Remote

About The Position

Fuel Performance Engineers at Oklo are responsible for the fuel performance analyses and verification of current and future fuel design for Oklo's Aurora powerhouses. This includes engineering analyses, modeling and simulation, clear and thorough documentation of the analyses, as well as interfacing with our reactor design, fuel fabrication, and licensing teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, plus 3 years of experience
Experience with multi-physics system performance analyses
Experience with finite element simulation software (e.g., Ansys, Abaqus)
Experience with material analysis
Experience with object-oriented programming language (e.g., Python, C++)

Nice To Haves

Experience with nuclear fuel performance analysis
Familiarity with metallic fuels
Experience with fuel analysis and fuel performance software (e.g., BISON, LIFE-METAL, etc.)
Experience in material selection and material analysis
Fluency in Python

Responsibilities

Analyzing current and novel fuel design performance across expected operating conditions and postulated off-normal conditions.
Devising analysis methodologies that efficiently and effectively build confidence in a design, which can include software development of modeling and simulation tools.
Verification and validation of modeling and simulation tools in support of analyses.
Supporting experimental fuel campaigns.
Collaborating cross-functionally to provide technical feedback to design teams.
Documenting work using modern tools and techniques, and writing well-written, thoughtful technical reports.