Process Controls Engineer

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Process Controls Engineer for our recycling engineering team.

Position Description:

The person in this role is responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing various process control systems for the Oklo fuel recycling facility. Some subsystems may include electrochemical process modules, off-gas separation equipment, and the waste immobilization line. The role includes collaboration with cross-functional teams including those responsible for facility design, unit process equipment design, and licensing.

Specific responsibilities may include:

• Evaluate existing technologies in the national lab and commercial space

• Develop systems that meet facility and regulatory requirements

• Define control methodology for process systems and equipment

• Establish performance criteria, test protocols, and test equipment

• Develop technical parameters, deploy, and operate a test bed to use in refining subsystem design and operation

• Generate documentation guiding the fabrication, installation, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of control systems

• Serve as system and/or subsystem technical lead through multiple lifecycle stages

• Generate technical documentation to be included in regulatory filings

Competencies:

• Passionate about energy

• Motivated by building, and getting technology deployed

• Energized by tackling and overcoming challenges

• Excited to make 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

• Is an excellent writer who can write in a modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree in Chemical or Electrical Engineering, or similar

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience with control narratives and philosophies, piping and instrumentation diagrams, interlock lists, instrument specifications, ladder logic, or instrument set points

• Experience designing, managing, commissioning, and operating DCS, PLC, and HMI systems

• Experience leading or serving as a subject matter expert in process hazard analysis studies

• Experience deploying or working on pilot or first-of-a-kind plant facilities

• Commercial or government nuclear experience

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 credit for ourselves, and we aren’t about pushing blame to others. We do incredible things because we work as a team.

An excellent communicator: We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator.

Creative: Being creative means that when things fall outside clear scopes or processes or problems arise without clear solutions, you are able to identify it as well as invent ways to solve a problem or fill a need without micromanagement. The successful person in this job will not only be creative, but also enjoy being creative and solving open-ended problems which may change day-by-day.

Detail-oriented: This focus is a big part of excellence, consistency, and quality. Even excellent grammar and spelling matter for both good communication as well as the image of the company that we put forward.

About Oklo compensation: $85,000-175,000

Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, and other benefits.

We are looking to fill this position immediately!

About Oklo Inc.: Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale; establishing a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes; and advancing nuclear fuel recycling to convert nuclear waste into clean energy. Oklo was the first to receive a site use permit from the U.S. Department of Energy for a commercial advanced fission plant, was awarded fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, and submitted the first custom combined license application for an advanced reactor to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Oklo is also developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Laboratories.