Fuel Fabrication Project Engineer

2 days 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

  • Develop and maintain integrated schedules for nuclear system design, equipment qualification, procurement, and construction activities.
  • Incorporate regulatory milestones, QA/QC steps, readiness reviews, and hold points into project timelines.
  • Track progress across engineering disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, I&C, safety analysis, and licensing.
  • Identify schedule risks, critical-path items, and long-lead nuclear components.
  • Lead recurring coordination meetings across engineering, licensing, procurement, and construction teams.
  • Prepare status reports and present schedule, procurement, and risk updates to leadership and regulatory stakeholders.
  • Generate procurement documentation and manage RFQs, vendor communications, and technical/quality verification for nuclear-grade equipment.
  • Track lead times, manufacturing progress, inspections, and deliveries for critical nuclear components.
  • Maintain task lists, design action logs, and configuration-controlled revision tracking using workflow tools such as Jira or Smartsheet.
  • Support audits, design reviews, readiness assessments, regulatory inspections, risk assessments, cost tracking, and performance reporting.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical, Electrical, Nuclear Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
  • 2–5+ years of experience in greenfield or brownfield engineering projects in a regulated industrial environment preferred.
  • Understanding of quality management systems and experience working under at least one licensed system.
  • Experience with project scheduling tools.
  • Strong understanding of technical drawings, engineering deliverables, and procurement packages.
  • Solid understanding of mechanical and electrical design principles.
  • Working knowledge of material selection, especially metals, manufacturing methods, and fabrication techniques.
  • Proven ability to work collaboratively through the full development cycle from concept and design to testing and production.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document and present engineering work clearly.
  • Comfort working with external manufacturers and engineering consultants.
  • Experience with advanced reactor technologies such as microreactors, fast reactors, or SMRs.
  • Familiarity with regulatory processes including NRC, DOE, and ASME code compliance.
  • Familiarity with nuclear QA requirements such as NQA-1 or equivalent.
  • Exposure to vendor qualification, commercial-grade dedication, or nuclear-grade procurement.
  • Knowledge of ERP tools used in nuclear supply chain environments.
  • Prior involvement in safety analyses, design reviews, or licensing workflows.
  • Basic knowledge of nuclear fission and radiation effects on materials and components.

Benefits

  • Salary of $100,000–$150,000.
  • Equity compensation.
  • Competitive pay.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Health insurance.
  • Flexible spending account (FSA).
  • Flexible time off.
  • Flexible work hours.
  • Remote employees travel to headquarters in Santa Clara, CA twice per quarter, with the first two weeks of onboarding in person at headquarters.

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