Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

The posting, as Oklo wrote it

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to join our engineering team.

Position Description

The Instrumentation and Controls Engineer is responsible for developing, analyzing, and integrating measurement and control systems to support reactor operation. This position may reside within powerhouse engineering supporting power generation or within the isotopes organization supporting isotope reactors.

Specific responsibilities may include

• Design instrumentation and control systems that integrate sensors, instrumentation, actuators, and other control components
• Lead the technical execution of assigned systems as a responsible engineer that coordinates requirements, design, testing, and commissioning
• Develop control strategies and algorithms for industrial equipment
• Support our engineering team in integrating and coupling engineering analyses
• Provide technical feedback to quick-iterating design teams
• Document work using modern tools and techniques, and write well-written, thoughtful technical reports

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience specifying, designing, and integrating instrumentation that spans temperature, pressure, radiation, neutron instrumentation, and other process measurement technologies
• Experience with measurement techniques, signal conditioning, data acquisition, and logic diagrams
• Experience developing system and component level requirements
• Experience designing control strategies and automating industrial equipment and processes
• Experience managing, communicating with, and providing oversight to EPC contractors, vendors, and equipment manufacturers
• Experience with analog and digital circuits
• Experience with digital networks and communication protocols
• A valid U.S. Citizenship is required for this position based on NRC and DOE requirements

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with thermal energy conversion systems and components
• Experience with electricity transmission and power electronics
• Experience with Python

Competencies

We are looking for an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer that is:

• Passionate about clean energy
• Passionate about making advanced fission a reality
• Willing and able to learn quickly
• Eager to work on a dynamic team, receive constructive feedback, and grow with us
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment
• Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving, while not leaning only on what has been done before
• 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 import
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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.

#CHOP: Oklo’s Values
Collaboration : We go further, together. We bring diverse perspectives, listen actively, and build trust through transparency and respect. We work across disciplines, sharing ownership to turn complex challenges into shared successes.
Humility : We are team players who act for the good of the company and for the world. We are focused on our mission, not personal recognition.
Ownership : We take pride in what we do and how we do it. We are proactive in finding solutions and see tasks through to completion. We are committed to delivering on our promises to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy.
Pathfinding : We chart new ground where no path exists by approaching challenges with curiosity, courage, and creativity while navigating ambiguity.

Candidates should be aware that employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening, and employees may be subject to drug testing at any time in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.

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