Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team. We are looking to fill this position immediately.

Description

Mechanical Design Engineers at Oklo are responsible for the design and verification of structural components. This includes creative conceptual design, selection of materials, selection of manufacturing techniques, and clear and thorough documentation of the design.

Responsibilities

• Designing mechanical components and subsystems, including using CAD.
• Collaborating cross-functionally with other engineering teams to define design requirements and ensure the design meets those requirements.
• Providing technical feedback to other engineering design teams.
• Identifying deficiencies in mechanical designs and proactively making improvements.
• Planning for manufacturing and assembly of components and subsystems.
• Documenting work using modern tools and techniques, and writing well-written, thoughtful technical reports.
• Working with engineering analysis teams to support performing analyses, which can include thermal, stress, fatigue, tolerance, safety, manufacturability, and cost.

Experience level: Intermediate (2-5 yrs) or Experienced (5-10 yrs)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in mechanical engineering or other engineering discipline

• Experience designing mechanical systems and products

• Experience in design for manufacturing 

• Proficiency in a CAD software

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience with engineering simulation software, such as ANSYS

• Fluency in Python

Who you are:

A startup person: You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process. You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast-paced team. If you prefer the culture and feel of a large organization, that is great, but you likely won’t enjoy working with us! There is plenty of important work and plenty of good opportunities with organizations like that.

Motivated: You are self-motivated. You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and imbue a sense of passion that goes beyond clocking in and clocking out. This isn’t about a fake or arbitrary “pieces of flair” mentality or lack of work-life balance! It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.

A team-player: Oklo genuinely is a team. We aren’t about taking …