Process Equipment Design Engineer

Summary

Join Oklo's fuel recycling engineering team as a Process Equipment Design Engineer! You will be responsible for designing, prototyping, and refining production-scale, remotely-operated electrochemical molten salt process equipment. Daily tasks involve design, testing, and validation, collaborating with cross-functional teams. This role requires engineering experience in process equipment design, CAD software proficiency, and strong systems engineering intuition. Oklo offers a fast-paced, iterative startup environment where creativity and problem-solving are highly valued. The company provides competitive compensation, including salary, flexible time off, equity, 401k, health insurance, FSA, and flexible work hours.

Requirements

• 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 with CAD software
• Broad familiarity with engineering principles, and having strong systems engineering intuition

Responsibilities

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with electrochemical manufacturing processes such as electroplating or electrowinning
• Experience designing equipment for high (>500 C) temperature operation
• Experience with design for manufacturing, incorporating GD&T
• Experience with engineering simulation software, such as ANSYS
• Experience designing for high reliability and extended maintenance intervals
• Experience with automation and robotics for "lights out" manufacturing environments
• Experience deploying or working on pilot plants
• Experience in the commercial or governmental nuclear industry
• Experience with balance of plant facility design

Benefits

• Salary: $80,000-$155,000
• Flexible time off
• Equity
• Competitive pay
• 401k
• Health insurance
• FSA
• Flexible work hours