Fuel Fabrication Project Engineer

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Project Engineer to join our team.

Position Description

As a Project Engineer on Oklo’s fuel fabrication team, you’ll be responsible for supporting multidisciplinary nuclear design, licensing, procurement, and construction activities by coordinating project schedules, initiating nuclear-grade purchasing, and ensuring clear task tracking across multiple facility deployments for all team members. This role plays a critical part in maintaining nuclear safety, regulatory compliance, and disciplined project execution. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, technically capable, and well-versed in the rigor required in nuclear environments.

This is a highly cross-functional role where technical excellence and a collaborative mindset are equally valued.

Specific responsibilities may include:

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Develop and maintain integrated schedules for nuclear system design, equipment qualification, procurement, and construction activities.

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Incorporate regulatory milestones, QA/QC steps, readiness reviews, and hold points into project timelines.

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Track progress across engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical, I&C, safety analysis, licensing).

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Identify schedule risks, critical-path items, and long-lead nuclear components.

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Lead recurring project coordination meetings, ensuring alignment between engineering, licensing, procurement, and construction teams.

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Prepare status reports for internal leadership and regulators (as applicable).

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Generate procurement documentation for safety-related, ASME-coded, and nuclear-grade equipment.

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Manage RFQs, vendor communications, and verification of technical and quality requirements (e.g., material certs, CMTRs, FATs, documentation packages).

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Track lead times, manufacturing progress, inspections, and delivery schedules of critical nuclear components.

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Work closely with supply chain quality, engineering, and project managers to ensure compliance with nuclear procurement processes.

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Maintain detailed engineering task lists, design action logs, and configuration-controlled revision tracking.

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Use workflow tools (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, etc.) to monitor engineering deliverables, safety analyses, and change requests.

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Track cross-functional tasks involving design, safety analysis, licensing, quality, and fabrication teams.

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Drive timely completion of design outputs required for regulatory submittals, procurement packages, or construction milestones.

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Produce weekly progress reports with status indicators, overdue items, and resource gaps.

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Support preparation for audits, design reviews, readiness assessments, and regulatory inspections.

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Present schedule impacts, procurement status, and risk mitigation updates to leadership and regulatory stakeholders.

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Document project decisions, change impacts, and maintain traceability for regulated engineering activities.

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Ensure project documentation follows nuclear QA requirements (e.g., NQA-1 or equivalent).

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Manage design records, procurement documentation, inspection results, and nonconformance follow-up.

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Assist in developing and improving internal processes related to scheduling, procurement, and engineering workflow.

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Support risk assessments, cost tracking, and project performance reporting.

Minimum Qualifications:

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Bachelor’s or higher degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Nuclear Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

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Understanding of quality management systems and functioned under at least one licensed system.

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Experience with project scheduling tools.

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Strong understanding of technical drawings, engineering deliverables, and procurement packages.

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Excellent communication and organizational skills.

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Solid understanding of mechanical and electrical design principles

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Working knowledge of material selection (particularly metals), manufacturing methods, and fabrication techniques

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Proven ability to function in a collaborative team environment on projects through the full development cycle—from concept and design to testing and production

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Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly document and present engineering work

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Comfortable working with external manufacturers and engineering consultants

Bonus Qualifications:

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Experience with advanced reactor technologies (e.g., microreactors, fast reactors, SMRs).

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Familiarity with regulatory processes (NRC, DOE, ASME code compliance).

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Familiarity with nuclear QA requirements (NQA-1 or equivalent)

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Exposure to vendor qualification, commercial-grade dedication, or nuclear-grade procurement.

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Knowledge of ERP tools used in nuclear supply chain environments.

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Prior involvement in safety analyses, design reviews, or licensing workflows.

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Basic knowledge of nuclear fission and radiation effects on materials and components

Competencies

We are looking for a Project Engineer that is:

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Competent in drawing, project tracking, document control and digital workflow systems (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, etc ).

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An experienced team player who can work effectively across both internal resources and external suppliers.

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Proficient in developing and managing detailed engineering and construction schedules.

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Well versed in understanding critical path methodology, logic ties, resource loading, and milestone tracking.

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Able to translate technical requirements into actionable schedule tasks.

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Solid at understanding engineering fundamentals relevant to nuclear systems (mechanical, electrical, I&C, thermal-hydraulics, etc.).

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Able to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical requirements.

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Able to support design coordination and identify technical dependencies that impact schedule and procurement.

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Skilled at managing RFQs, vendor communications, and long-lead procurement activities.

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Strongly capable in organizing, tracking, and driving completion of cross-functional tasks.

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Capable of proactively identifying technical, schedule, and procurement risks.

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Familiar with documentation standards, readiness reviews, audits, and inspection processes.

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Able to track multiple simultaneous tasks without losing sight of deadlines or dependencies.

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Comfortable presenting timelines, risks, and progress to leadership and technical teams.

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Passionate about clean energy

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An optimist at heart

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Passionate about making advanced fission a reality

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Willing and able to learn quickly

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Willing to think differently and do things in new ways

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Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment

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Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before

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Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems

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

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Able to communicate technical content and results verbally

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.

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