Process Engineer

Oklo•Santa Clara, CA

23d•$80,000 - $155,000

About The Position

Oklo is seeking a Process Engineer to join its engineering team. The role focuses on the design, engineering analyses, systems engineering, specifications development, and operation of fluids and power process systems used in Oklo power plants. The engineer will support process equipment throughout multiple lifecycle stages, from design and prototyping through fabrication, installation, commissioning, operation, and maintenance, and will prepare technical documentation for regulatory filings. The position is expected to travel up to 50% to support vendors and integration. Remote employees are required to travel to Oklo’s Santa Clara, California headquarters twice per quarter based on business or team needs. Employees must work in person at headquarters for the first two weeks of onboarding. Oklo is developing fast fission power plants, a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes, and nuclear fuel recycling technologies.

Requirements

Engineering education, potentially in Mechanical, Chemical, Petroleum, or Aerospace Engineering.
Experience performing design or modification engineering on process equipment, such as equipment used in the petroleum, nuclear, petrochemical, or pharmaceutical industries.
Broad familiarity with engineering principles and strong systems engineering and operations intuition.
Experience in fluids or process system design, power generation, heat transfer equipment, and/or systems engineering.
Experience with compressible gas system designs, including air and inert gases.
Ability to communicate technical content and results verbally.
Excellent technical writing, including clear writing in a modern active voice.
Able and willing to learn quickly, think differently, propose creative solutions, and work in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment.
Self-motivated, collaborative, communicative, creative, and detail-oriented.
Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% to support vendors and integration.
For remote employees, willingness to travel to headquarters in Santa Clara, California twice per quarter based on business or team needs, and to work in person there for the first two weeks of onboarding.
Employment may be contingent on successful completion of a drug screening; employees may be subject to drug testing under company policy and applicable laws.

Responsibilities

Design fluid and process systems, including piping, valves, compressors, pumps, and heat exchangers.
Define process equipment architecture, specifications, operational modes, and performance criteria.
Design, assemble, and operate prototypes for iterative design refinement.
Generate documentation guiding system layout, fabrication, installation, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of process equipment.
Serve as process system owner through multiple lifecycle stages.
Generate technical documentation for regulatory filings.
Work with external vendors on process equipment analysis, procurement, and testing.
Document work using modern tools and techniques and compose technical reports.