External Hazards Regulatory Engineer

2 months, 2 weeks ago
Full-time
Mid Level
Project and Program Management
Oklo

Oklo

Oklo Inc. designs and deploys advanced fission power plants for clean, reliable, and affordable energy, utilizing innovative technology with inherent safety and nuclear waste as fuel.

Electric Utilities
51-250

Description

  • Define scopes of work, review technical proposals, and oversee external hazards analyses performed by internal teams and contractors.
  • Manage progress on external hazards analyses, regulatory submittals, and licensing support activities.
  • Integrate seismic, flooding, meteorological, and other external hazard assessments into licensing strategy and design-basis evaluations.
  • Identify early safety challenges from external hazards and recommend mitigation measures or design modifications.
  • Track NRC regulatory changes, including 10 CFR Part 100, Regulatory Guides, and NUREGs, and assess their impact on compliance strategy.
  • Develop and maintain regulatory strategy documents, white papers, and briefing materials related to external hazard requirements.
  • Represent external hazards considerations in cross-functional planning and strategic meetings with internal stakeholders.
  • Oversee internal project management systems for external hazards work.
  • Collaborate with engineering, design, and licensing teams to incorporate hazard analysis results into probabilistic risk assessments, safety evaluations, and licensing deliverables.
  • Coordinate preparation and review of responses to NRC requests for additional information related to external hazards.
  • Author, edit, and finalize technical reports, regulatory filings, presentations, and licensing documents.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience performing or evaluating external hazards assessments.
  • Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in civil engineering, environmental engineering, nuclear engineering, or a similar field.
  • Technical expertise in external hazards and their impact on facilities.
  • Ability to perform risk-informed analysis, deterministic safety analysis, and hazard modeling.
  • Familiarity with licensing processes and safety case development.
  • Ability to interpret regulations and guidance documents and prepare or review regulatory submittals.
  • Experience with Nuclear Regulatory Commission or Department of Energy requirements is preferred.
  • Experience with the International Building Code is preferred.
  • Familiarity with industry codes and standards such as IBC and ASCE.
  • Must be eligible for access to information subject to U.S. export control laws as a U.S. person.
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment.

Benefits

  • Salary range of $70,000 to $150,000.
  • Flexible time off.
  • Equity.
  • Competitive pay.
  • 401(k).
  • Health insurance.
  • FSA.
  • Flexible work hours.
  • Remote work with required travel to Santa Clara, CA twice per quarter, plus two weeks onsite for onboarding.

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