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Oklo Inc · 4 months ago

Neutronics Analysis Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$102K/yr - $225K/yr

Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale. They are seeking a Neutronics Analysis Engineer to define, develop, and execute neutronics analyses to support reactor design, performance evaluation, and safety assurance.

Clean EnergyEnergyManufacturingNuclearRenewable Energy

Responsibilities

Perform the complete range of actions involved in supporting core design and fuel cycle analysis using Monte Carlo and deterministic codes on Oklo reactors

Perform calculations and analyses in Monte Carlo based codes such as Serpent, MCNP, SCALE, and OpenMC

Perform calculations and analyses with fast reactor deterministic codes such as DIF3D, PERSENT

Support the qualification and verification of neutronic analyses, including validation against experiments and benchmarks

Be aware of and familiar with fast reactor core design and analysis work being performed internationally, as well as related benchmark calculations and experiments being performed internationally

Provide technical feedback to quick-iterating design teams

Document work using modern tools and techniques, and write well-written, thoughtful technical reports

Qualification

Neutronics analysisMonte Carlo methodsFast reactor designPythonC++MCNPSERPENTSCALEHigh performance computingCommunicationTeam playerCreative problem solvingDetail-oriented

Required

Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in a technical field, such as nuclear engineering, with experience in reactor design and analysis (Masters or PhD may be preferable)

Fluency with Python

Experience with modern object oriented languages, preferably C++

Proficiency with high performance computing systems

Experience with fast reactor design and analysis is highly recommended

Proficiency with MCNP and SERPENT is highly recommended

Proficiency with ORNL's SCALE code system (TRITON, KENO, SAMPLER, etc.) is recommended

Proficiency with Argonne's ARC codes (MC2, DIF3D, etc.) is recommended

Benefits

Untracked paid time off

Competitive pay

Equity

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