Required qualifications
- Bachelors, Masters, or Ph D in nuclear engineering or a related field Experience with core design from a multidisciplinary perspective Experience with object-oriented programming language (e.g., Python, C++) Experience with neutronic analyses Experience with thermal hydraulic analysis Experience with material analysis
About this role
Core Design Engineers at Oklo are responsible for designing performant and manufacturable reactor cores which balance neutronic, thermal hydraulic, material, mechanical, and economic considerations.
Responsibilities
- Traveling to headquarters (Santa Clara, CA) 2x per calendar quarter for team meetings, company offsite, or other business gatherings Translating top-level stakeholder requirements into well-written system functional requirements Modeling core performance over time through multiphysics simulations and first principles approaches Documenting work using modern tools and techniques, and producing well-written technical reports Collaborating cross-functionally to define performance requirements, and providing technical feedback to methods development teams
Preferred qualifications
- Familiarity with principles of fast reactor core design Experience with fuel cycle optimization Familiarity/experience with ternary fuel and ternary fuel cycles Experience with CI/CD computing environments Experience with Monte Carlo neutronics tools (e.g., SERPENT, MCNP, SCALE, etc.) Experience with deterministic neutronics tools (e.g., DIF 3 D, PERSENT, etc.) Experience with reactor systems codes (e.g., SAS 4 A/SASSYS-1, SAM, RELAP, TRACE, GOTHIC, etc.) Experience with fuel analysis and fuel performance software (e.g., BISON, LIFE-METAL, etc.) Fluency in Python Competencies We are looking for a Core Design Engineer that is: Passionate about clean energy An optimist at heart Passionate about making advanced fission a reality Willing and able to learn quickly Willing to think differently and do things in new ways 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 Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems An excellent writer who can write in a modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!
- 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.
Location, schedule, and travel
Oklo requires remote employees to travel to headquarters (Santa Clara, CA) twice a quarter annually, based on business or team needs, including attendance at team meetings, off-sites, and other company events or gatherings.
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