Senior Process Controls Engineer

Oklo•Santa Clara, CA

21h•$85,000 - $175,000•Remote

About The Position

The person in this role will be responsible for designing, implementing, troubleshooting, scaling, and monitoring various process control systems for the Oklo fuel recycling facility. Some subsystems may include off-gas separation, and waste immobilization. It will include collaboration with cross-functional teams including those with a focus on facility design, unit process equipment design, and licensing. This position could alternatively be fulfilled by someone with experience and/or education in instrumentation and controls, electrical, chemical, or process engineering.

Requirements

Degree in Chemical or Electrical Engineering or similar
10+ years of experience in process controls engineering or similar field
Motivated by building, and getting technology deployed
Energized by tackling and overcoming challenges
Passionate about clean energy, and making advanced fission a reality
Willing and able to learn quickly
Willing to think differently and do things in new ways
Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly-iterative startup environment
Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before
Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems
Able to communicate technical content and results verbally
An excellent writer who can write in a modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!

Nice To Haves

Experience with nuclear fuel cycle and/or high-temperature/-corrosion facilities and operations
Experience with control narratives/philosophies, piping and instrumentation diagrams, interlock lists, instrument specifications, and instrument set points
Experience designing, managing, commissioning, and operating DCS, PLC, alarm, safety, and HMI systems
Experience leading or serving as a subject matter expert in process hazard analysis studies
Experience deploying or working on first-of-a-kind or pilot plants
Commercial or governmental nuclear industry experience

Responsibilities

Develop systems that meet facility and regulatory requirements
Develop and document overall control philosophy – define key control variables, setpoints, and rationale to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient process operations
Prepare and review control system documentation – including instrument loop drawings, logic drawings, cause-and-effect matrices, and interlock schemes
Define and manage control and alarm strategies – establish alarm priorities, setpoints, and functional descriptions to support operator awareness and system safety
Design and specify control system architecture – covering hardware, software, and network requirements for distributed control systems (DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and human-machine interface (HMI) applications
Generate technical documentation to be included in regulatory filings