Process Equipment Design Engineer

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Process Equipment Design Engineer to join our fuel recycling engineering team.

Position Description:

The person in this role is responsible for conducting design, prototyping, and iterative refinement of production-scale remotely-operated electrochemical molten salt process equipment. Day-to-day activities will include design, testing, and validation. This role will include participation in cross-functional teams such as those with a focus on facility design, chemical and electrochemical engineering, I&C and software engineering, process modeling, quality assurance, and licensing.

Specific responsibilities may include:

• Define process equipment architecture, specifications, operational modes, and performance criteria

• Benchmark lab and engineering-scale equipment design and performance

• Design, assemble, and operate prototypes to use for iterative design refinement

• Generate documentation guiding the fabrication, installation, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of process equipment

• Serve as process equipment technical lead through multiple lifecycle stages

• Generate technical documentation to be included in regulatory filings

• Document work using modern tools and techniques, and compose well-written, thoughtful technical reports

Competencies:

We are looking for a Process Equipment Design Engineer that is:

• Passionate about clean energy 

• Proficient in 3D modeling

• Motivated by building, and getting technology deployed

• Energized by tackling and overcoming challenges

• Passionate about 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!

Minimum Qualifications:

• Engineering education, potentially Mechanical, Materials, Petroleum, Aerospace, or Chemical

• Experience performing design or modification engineering on process equipment, such as that used in the petroleum, nuclear, petrochemical, or pharmaceutical industries

• Experience …