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Salary: USD 80,000 - 155,000 / annual
Oklo is developing advanced fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale. We are seeking a Process Engineer to join our engineering team and take ownership of the design, engineering analyses, systems engineering, and operations of the fluids and power process systems used in our power plants.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design fluid and process systems including piping, valves, compressors, pumps, and heat exchangers
- Define process equipment architecture, specifications, operational modes, and performance criteria
- Design, assemble, and operate prototypes for iterative design refinement
- Generate comprehensive documentation for system layout, fabrication, installation, commissioning, operation, and maintenance
- Serve as process system owner through multiple lifecycle stages
- Create technical documentation for regulatory filings
- Collaborate with external vendors on process equipment analysis, procurement, and testing
- Produce well-written technical reports using modern documentation tools and techniques
This is a startup environment where you will work in a fast-paced, highly iterative setting. You will be expected to think creatively, propose novel solutions, and operate with minimal micromanagement. The role requires up to 50% travel to support vendors and integration. Remote employees must travel to Santa Clara headquarters twice quarterly and be in-person for the first two weeks of onboarding.
We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, an excellent communicator, detail-oriented, and genuinely passionate about clean energy and advancing fission technology. You should thrive in a collaborative team environment where hierarchy is minimal and efficiency is valued over process.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Engineering degree (Mechanical, Chemical, Petroleum, or Aerospace preferred)
- Experience performing design or modification engineering on process equipment in petroleum, nuclear, petrochemical, or pharmaceutical industries
- Strong systems engineering and operations intuition with broad familiarity of engineering principles
- Experience with fluids/process system design, power generation, heat transfer equipment, and/or systems engineering
- Experience with compressible gas system designs (air and inert gases)
- Ability to learn quickly and think differently
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable proposing creative solutions to technical problems
