Controls Engineer, Fuel Fabrication

Controls Engineer for Oklo's Fuel Fabrication team, responsible for developing instrumentation and controls systems and managing the complete data lifecycle for fuel manufacturing facilities currently under design and construction. You'll lead commissioning efforts, integrating process equipment with SCADA systems while ensuring digital traceability and nuclear regulatory compliance.

Program, troubleshoot, and optimize Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Distributed Control Systems (DCS), and Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs)

Select, calibrate, and maintain field devices including temperature, pressure, flow, and level transmitters

Collaborate with equipment vendors and process engineers to integrate machine-level data (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, etc.) into facility-wide SCADA systems

Design, implement, and manage SQL databases to store high-fidelity process data and product quality metrics

Design and implement manufacturing facility digital tools such as preventative maintenance tracking, work order management, and inventory control

Develop automated Pass/Fail logic within SCADA/MES layer to ensure product genealogy and traceability meet nuclear regulatory standards

Develop digital product reports generated from manufacturing facility SQL databases

Perform Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) for software and control interfaces

Draft and execute validation protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ) for digital systems to ensure inspection-readiness for quality audits

Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, or related engineering discipline

3+ years of industry experience in instrumentation and controls engineering, including PLC, SCADA, SQL database, and software verification and validation (V&V) experience

Experience in highly regulated manufacturing environment

Ability to write scripts in Python, VBA, or similar for data manipulation

Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, P&IDs, process flow diagrams, and manufacturing facility documentation

Demonstrated ability to collaborate on cross-functional teams

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Comfortable working with external manufacturers and engineering consultants

Experience integrating custom manufacturing equipment into facility SCADA systems

Experience building custom manufacturing facility SQL databases for process data, product quality data, and auxiliary facility functions

Experience in the nuclear industry, including working under NQA-1 or similar quality standards

Proficiency in SQL (PostgreSQL, MS SQL, or similar) and SCADA platforms (Ignition, Wonderware, Aveva)

Familiarity with ISO quality standards