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Oklo Inc · 3 months ago

Safety Analysis Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$80K/yr - $185K/yr

Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale. The Safety Analysis Engineer is responsible for designing and developing analyses that form the safety bases for Oklo's reactor systems, collaborating closely with regulatory and design engineers to execute key design and licensing deliverables.

Clean EnergyEnergyManufacturingNuclearRenewable Energy

Responsibilities

Performing safety analysis using quantitative and qualitative methodologies

Developing safety bases

Working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team to establish functional, performance, safety, and other facility requirements, and to engineer effective optimized mitigations

Executing licensing projects and contributing strategically to licensing deliverables

Managing projects for an interdisciplinary team of engineers

Developing analytical and computational methods and models

Documenting work using modern tools and techniques, and writing well-written, thoughtful technical reports

Qualification

Thermal-hydraulics analysisSystems-level analysis codesReactor transient analysisFluency with PythonHeat transfer principlesFluid dynamics principlesThermodynamics principlesSafety case analysesSafety bases documentationCommunicationCreative problem-solvingDetail-oriented

Required

Proficiency with thermal-hydraulics analysis

Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in a technical field, such as nuclear, mechanical, or aerospace engineering

Experience with systems-level analysis codes such as SAS4A/SASSYS-1, SAM, RELAP, TRACE, GOTHIC, or equivalent is highly recommended

Experience with reactor transient analysis methods

Fluency with Python

Preferred

Core competencies in heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics first principles

Professional experience developing or amending safety case analyses on high-hazard or highly-regulated facilities

Prior experience developing or amending safety bases and associated documentation for NRC-licensed or DOE-authorized nuclear facilities

Experience with specific safety analyses (e.g., steam link break or fuel relocation analysis)

Knowledgeable about fast reactors and fuel cycle activities

Competency with modern software engineering practices and programming languages

Experience with CI/CD computing environments

Benefits

Flexible time off

Equity

Competitive pay

401k

Health insurance

FSA

Flexible work hours

Other benefits

Company

Oklo Inc

Oklo's mission is to provide clean, reliable, affordable energy through the deployment of next-generation fast fission technology and recycling nuclear waste.

Founded in 2013