Fuel Performance Engineer
Quick Summary
Fuel Performance Engineer responsible for analyzing and verifying fuel design performance for advanced fission reactors at Oklo.
Skills & Keywords
Specific responsibilities may include
Competencies
We are looking for a Fuel Performance Engineer that is:
Minimum Qualifications
Bonus Qualifications
- Analyzing current and novel fuel design performance across expected operating conditions and postulated off-normal conditions.
- Devising analysis methodologies that efficiently and effectively build confidence in a design, which can include software development of modeling and simulation tools.
- Verification and validation of modeling and simulation tools in support of analyses.
- Supporting experimental fuel campaigns.
- Collaborating cross-functionally to provide technical feedback to design teams.
- Documenting work using modern tools and techniques, and writing well-written, thoughtful technical reports.
- Passionate about clean energy and making advanced fission a reality
- Willing and able to learn quickly and adapt to evolving challenges
- Eager to work in a dynamic team, receive constructive feedback, and grow with us
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment where we think differently and do things in new ways
- Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving
- Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, plus 3 years of experience
- Experience with multi-physics system performance analyses
- Experience with finite element simulation software (e.g., Ansys, Abaqus)
- Experience with material analysis
- Experience with object-oriented programming language (e.g., Python, C++)
- Experience with nuclear fuel performance analysis
- Familiarity with metallic fuels
- Experience with fuel analysis and fuel performance software (e.g., BISON, LIFE-METAL, etc.)
- Experience in material selection and material analysis
- 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 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. Excellent grammar and spelling matter for both good communication as well as the image of the company that we put forward.
Oklo requires remote employees to travel to headquarters (Santa Clara, CA) twice a quarter annually, based on business or team needs, including attendance at team meetings, off-sites, and other company events or gatherings. For the first two weeks of onboarding, employees are required to be in person at headquarters in Santa Clara, CA.
Compensation & Benefits
Total rewards package
Compensation
$120,000-$165,000
Salary: $120,000-$165,000
Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, and other benefits.
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.
Benefits included
Salary may fall outside of the range provided and will be dependent on applicant experience.
oklo
Mountain View, CA
About oklo
Advanced nuclear fission technology and power plant developer.
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